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Publications by Year & Unconfirmed Source 21 "May the sun bring you energy by day, May the moon softly restore you by night, May the rain wash away your worries, May the breeze blow new strength into your being. May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life." Apache Blessing “I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.” — Goyahkla a.k.a. Geronimo (1829-1909), a POW for 23 years “Win with grace, lose with dignity!” ― Susan Polgar “What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, personal and professional discipline, focus, concentration, strong nerves, the will to win, and yes, talent!” ― Susan Polgar “No matter how successful you are (or will be), never ever forget the people who helped you along the way, and pay it forward! Don’t become arrogant and conceited just because you gained a few rating points or made a few bucks. Stay humble and be nice, especially to your fans!” ― Susan Polgar All that glitters is not gold – this line can be found in a text from c.1220: ‘ Nis hit nower neh gold al that ter schineth.’ A friend in need is a friend indeed – a proverb from c.1035 say this: ‘Friend shall be known in time of need.’ All’s well that ends well – a line from the mid-13th century is similar: ‘Wel is him te wel ende mai.’ Meanwhile, Henry Knighton’s Chronicle from the late 14th-century one can read: ‘ If the ende be wele, than is alle wele.’ Hay dos maneras de hermosura: una del alma y otra del cuerpo; la del alma campea y se muestra en el entendimiento, en la honestidad, en el buen proceder, en la liberalidad y en la buena crianza, y todas estas partes caben y pueden estar en un hombre feo; y cuando se pone la mira en esta hermosura, y no en la del cuerpo, suele nacer el amor con ímpetu y con ventajas. (There are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body; that of the soul shows and demonstrates itself in understanding, in honesty, in good behavior, in generosity and in good breeding, and all these things can find room and exist in an ugly man; and when one looks at this type of beauty, and not bodily beauty, love is inclined to spring up forcefully and overpoweringly.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) Cuando una puerta se cierra, otra se abre. (When one door is closed, another is opened.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) Dijo la sartén a la caldera, quítate allá ojinegra. (The frying pan said to the cauldron, "Get out of here, black-eyed one." This is believed to be the source of the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black.") ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra * Black Storms: Game Collection: Tal - The Modern Benoni * Starting Out 1d4: Game Collection: Starting Out: 1 d4! Riddle: The one who has it does not keep it. It is large and small. It is any shape. Answer: A gift. The Blossom by William Blake Merry, merry sparrow! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Sees you, swift as arrow, Seek your cradle narrow, Near my bosom. Pretty, pretty robin! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Hears you sobbing, sobbing, Pretty, pretty robin, Near my bosom. * Checkmate brevities: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate * Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch) * KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98 * Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam H.T. Bland. On page 207 of the December 1929 American Chess Bulletin he exalted the challenger in that year’s world championship match: Bravo ‘Bogol’, you’ve shown pluck. One and all we wish you luck. Gee, some thought you’d barged between Other players who’d have been Less likely straightaway to lose Just as friend Alekhine might choose; Undaunted, ‘Bogol’, you went in Believing you’d a chance to win. Or failing that, to make a fight, Which you are doing as we write. “Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other’s little failings.” ― Jean de La Bruyère “Out of difficulties, grow miracles” ― Jean de La Bruyère “Not to be able to bear with all bad-tempered people with whom the world is crowded, shows that a man has not a good temper himself.” ― Jean de La Bruyère “The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool.” ― Jean de La Bruyère “A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him.” ― Jean de La Bruyère “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” ― Will Rogers “Things ain't what they used to be and probably never was.” ― Will Rogers “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else.” ― Will Rogers “Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.” ― Will Rogers “Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow.” ― Minnie Pearl “Since religion was so much a part of my life as a child, and since my childhood was so happy and so full of laughter and joy, I associate the two. Even my concept of Jesus goes along with this association of happiness and religion.” ― Minnie Pearl “They were taking pictures and everything. When we got down off the plane, the minute Elvis made his appearance at the door of the plane, the screaming got even worse.” ― Minnie Pearl “When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one.” ― Emanuel Lasker The Portuguese chess player and author Pedro Damiano (1480–1544) first wrote this in his book "Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti" published in Rome, Italy, in 1512. “Capablanca didn't make separate moves - he was creating a chess picture. Nobody could compare with him in this.” ― Mikhail Botvinnik “Whether this advantage is theoretically sufficient to win or not does not worry Capablanca. He simply wins the ending. That is why he is Capablanca!” ― Max Euwe “He (Capablanca) makes the game look easy. Art lies in the concealment of art.” ― Philip W. Sergeant “It's entirely possible that Capa could not imagine that there could be a better move than one he thought was good and he was usually right.” ― Mike Franett “Capablanca's games generally take the following course: he begins with a series of extremely fine prophylactic maneuvers, which neutralize his opponent's attempts to complicate the game; he then proceeds, slowly but surely, to set up an attacking position. This attacking position, after a series of simplifications, is transformed into a favorable endgame, which he conducts with matchless technique.” ― Aaron Nimzowitsch “What others could not see in a month's study, he (Capablanca) saw at a glance.” ― Reuben Fine “Capablanca invariably chose the right option, no matter how intricate the position.” ― Garry Kasparov. “He (Capablanca) had the totally undeserved reputation of being the greatest living endgame player. His trick was to keep his openings simple and then play with such brilliance that it was decided in the middle game before reaching the ending - even though his opponent didn't always know it. His almost complete lack of book knowledge forced him to push harder to squeeze the utmost out of every position.” ― Bobby Fischer “A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca * Read The Planet Greenpawn - https://www.redhotpawn.com/ * 10 Best to Watch: https://www.chessjournal.com/best-c... * 23 Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5... * CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel In Melitopol, terrible terror has been reigning for over a year. It's quiet, you can't see it on the streets - reported CNN. Anyone who has rejected a Russian passport may become a victim of repression. They can't access the hospital, can't function normally. The "incredible" occupant also takes away the land. Arrests and torture, unfortunately, are common practices. Partisans are engaged in attacking Russian logistics and eliminating collaborators and Russian officers. They actively cooperate with Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) and are ready for sabotage activities in case the front arrives. Before the war, Melitopol had a population of 154,000. The city, located in the southeastern part of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, was occupied by the Russians on March 1, 2022 Eastern Time. Since then, it has been waiting for liberation, but that does not mean that the inhabitants are idle. From the beginning of the war, there has been a partisan movement in and around the city. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.” ― Elizabeth Green “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” ― Andy (Tim Robbins), “The Shawshank Redemption” Psalms 31:24 - Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you’re not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there’s no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section. The Dog That Dropped The Substance For The Shadow This world is full of shadow-chasers, Most easily deceived. Should I enumerate these racers, I should not be believed. I send them all to Aesop's dog, Which, crossing water on a log, Espied the meat he bore, below; To seize its image, let it go; Plunged in; to reach the shore was glad, With neither what he hoped, nor what he'd had. French Proverb: “Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard.” ― (Nothing should be left to chance.) “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 “As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight.” — The Revenant Chess Quotes from Garry Kasparov Mr. Kasparov needs no introduction. He was ranked world’s number one for 225 out of 228 months from 1986 to his retirement from chess in 2005. Kasparov holds a record of 15 consecutive professional tournament victories and 11 chess Oscars! He became a youngest ever world champion at the age of 22, defeating Anatoly Karpov. Kasparov held the title for 15 years! “Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing.” ― Garry Kasparov “This is the essential element that cannot be measured by any analysis or device, and I believe it’s at the heart of success in all things: the power of intuition and the ability to harness and use it like a master.” ― Garry Kasparov “Nowadays games immediately appear on the Internet and thus the life of novelties is measured in hours. Modern professionals do not have the right to be forgetful – it is ‘life threatening’.” ― Garry Kasparov “Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood.” ― Garry Kasparov “By the time a player becomes a Grandmaster, almost all of his training time is dedicated to work on this first phase. The opening is the only phase that holds out the potential for true creativity and doing something entirely new.” ― Garry Kasparov “When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queen side.” ― Garry Kasparov “Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by.” ― Garry Kasparov “By strictly observing Botvinnik’s rule regarding the thorough analysis of one’s own games, with the years I have come to realize that this provides the foundation for the continues development of chess mastery.” ― Garry Kasparov “The best chess masters of every epoch have been closely linked with the values of the society in which they lived and worked. All the changes of a cultural, political, and psychological background are reflected in the style and ideas of their play.” ― Garry Kasparov “I see my own style as being a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer.” ― Garry Kasparov “In general there is something puzzling about the fact that the most renowned figures in chess – Morphy, Pillsbury, Capablanca and Fischer – were born in America.” ― Garry Kasparov “Who else in chess history has won so many serious games with the help of brilliant tactical strokes?” – on Alexander Alekhine ― Garry Kasparov “When I was preparing for one term’s work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games I knew the winning method.” ― Garry Kasparov “Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.” ― Garry Kasparov “The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent.” ― Garry Kasparov “Brute-force programs play the best chess, so why bother with anything else? Why waste time and money experimenting with new and innovative ideas when we already know what works? Such thinking should horrify anyone worthy of the name of scientist, but it seems, tragically, to be the norm. Our best minds have gone into financial engineering instead of real engineering, with catastrophic results for both sectors.” ― Garry Kasparov “Winning is not a secret that belongs to a very few, winning is something that we can learn by studying ourselves, studying the environment and making ourselves ready for any challenge that is in front of us.” ― Garry Kasparov “Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules and regulations allow them to play serious chess. But it will likely be a long time before anyone spends 20 consecutive years as number, one as I did.” ― Garry Kasparov “I have found that after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.” ― Garry Kasparov “The highest art of the chess player lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do.” ― Garry Kasparov “The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren’t as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds true: make good decisions and you’ll succeed; make bad ones and you’ll fail.” ― Garry Kasparov “Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy.” ― Garry Kasparov “For me, chess is a language, and if it’s not my native tongue, it is one I learned via the immersion method at a young age.” ― Garry Kasparov “I’ve seen – both in myself and my competitors – how satisfaction can lead to a lack of vigilance, then to mistakes and missed opportunities.” ― Garry Kasparov “Few things are as psychologically brutal as chess.” ― Garry Kasparov “Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don’t have enough of it, your concentration will fade. If you have a surplus, the results will explode.” ― Garry Kasparov “The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough.” ― Garry Kasparov “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” ― Garry Kasparov “Vishy is a brilliant player. But it is very difficult to compete at 40. He is up against people half his age. I will be surprised if he can go on any longer. He can fight against anyone but time.” ― Garry Kasparov Refranes españoles / Spanish Sayings Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando. A bird in the hand is worth more than 100 flying. (A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.) Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. Eyes that do not see, heart that does not feel. No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano. Not through much awaking early does the dawn come earlier. El amor es ciego. Love is blind. Perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso. The dog that doesn't walk doesn't find a bone. (You can't succeed if you don't try.) Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. Tell me with whom you walk and I will tell you who you are. (A man is known by the company he keeps.) El diablo sabe más por viejo que por diablo. The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil. A la luz de la tea, no hay mujer fea. By the light of the torch there is no ugly woman. Haz el bien, y no mires a quién. Do the good, and don't look at whom. (Do what is right, not what will gain approval.) El que nació para tamal, del cielo le caen las hojas. The leaves fall from the sky for him who was born for the tamal (a traditional Mexican food made from corn leaves). No hay mal que por bien no venga. There is no bad from which good doesn't come. Quien no tiene, perder no puede. He who doesn't have is unable to lose. (You can't lose what you don't have.) No todo lo que brilla es oro. Not all that shines is gold. (Not everything that glitters is gold.) Perro que ladra no muerde. The dog that barks doesn't bite. A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente. Don't look at the tooth of a horse that was given. (Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.) A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando. To God praying and with the mallet using. (God helps those who help themselves.) Eso es harina de otro costal. That is wheat from a different bag. (It's a bird of a different feather.) De tal palo, tal astilla. From such a stick, such a splinter. (A chip off the old block.) Para el hombre no hay mal pan. (O, para el hambre no hay mal pan.) There is no bad bread for man. (Or, there is no bad bread for hunger.) Las desgracias nunca vienen solas. Misfortunes never come alone. (Bad things happen in threes.) De buen vino, buen vinagre. From good wine, good vinegar. El que la sigue, la consigue. He who follows it attains it. (You get what you work for.) Saliste de Guatemala y te metiste en Guatepeor. You left Guate-bad and went to Guate-worse. A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda. God helps the one who arises early. (God helps those who help themselves. The early bird catches the worm. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.) Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente. The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried away by the current. Del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho. From the saying to the act, there is much distance. (Saying something and doing it are two different things.) Si quieres el perro, acepta las pulgas. If you want the dog, accept the fleas. (If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Love me, love my faults.) De noche todos los gatos son negros. At night all cats are black. Lo que en los libros no está, la vida te enseñará. That which isn't in books, life will teach you. (Life is the best teacher.) La ignorancia es atrevida. Ignorance is courageous. Cada uno lleva su cruz. Everyone carries his cross. (We each have our own cross to bear.) 352 games, 1580-2021 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed 13 Baron * "Chess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its execution a science." - Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa “For in the idea of chess and the development of the chess mind we have a picture of the intellectual struggle of mankind.” – Richard Réti “Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” – Albert Einstein “You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.” – José Raúl Capablanca “Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for.” – Hans Ree “A chess game in progress is… a cosmos unto itself, fully insulated from an infant’s cry, an erotic invitation, or war.” – David Shenk “Of chess, it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.” – William Napier “Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!” ― Susan Polgar “When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win….” ― Susan Polgar “The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you.” ― Susan Polgar “The player who plays best in a tournament never wins first. He finishes second behind the guy with the most luck.” ― Savielly Tartakower “Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.” ― Winston S. Churchill On March 7, 1942 Jose Capablanca suffered a stroke at the Manhattan Chess Club while watching a skittles game. He died on March 8, 1942 at Mount Sinai hospital, the same hospital that Emanuel Lasker died in a year earlier. He was the shortest lived world champion, dieing at age 53 years, 109 days. He was buried with full honors in Havana. General Batista, President of Cuba, took personal charge of the funeral arrangements. Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Zhaoqin Peng * Half-a-Hundred: https://www.ichess.net/blog/chess-q... * LJ's Favs: Game Collection: LJ.Davison's favorite games * Chess in the Newspaper: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-... Install more Greco games. Chess made easy: or, The games of Gioachino Greco, the Calabrian: No more Morphy 1857 games. 22z wee Zhaoqin Peng long after Ah, St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." 495 games, 1590-2019 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 15 * Great links: http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/ * Openings List: http://eudesign.com/chessops/ch-lis... * There's more: http://162.203.35.1:78/mediawiki/in... I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. - Siegbert Tarrasch * Mankind's Savior said it, proved it: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bib... The Cock and the Fox On a tree there mounted guard A veteran cock, adroit and cunning; When to the roots a fox up running, Spoke thus, in tones of kind regard: "Our quarrel, brother, "s at an end; Henceforth I hope to live your friend; For peace now reigns Throughout the animal domains. I bear the news: come down, I pray, And give me the embrace fraternal; And please, my brother, don't delay. So much the tidings do concern all, That I must spread them far today. Now you and yours can take your walks Without a fear or thought of hawks. And should you clash with them or others, In us you'll find the best of brothers; – For which you may, this joyful night, Your merry bonfires light. But, first, let's seal the bliss With one fraternal kiss." "Good friend," the cock replied, "on my word, A better thing I never heard; And doubly I rejoice To hear it from your voice; And, really there must be something in it, For yonder come two greyhounds, which I flatter Myself are couriers on this very matter. They come so fast, they'll be here in a minute. I'll down, and all of us will seal the blessing With general kissing and caressing." "Adieu," said fox; "my errand's pressing; I'll hurry on my way, And we'll rejoice some other day." So off the fellow scampered, quick and light, To gain the fox-holes of a neighbouring height, Less happy in his stratagem than flight. The cock laughed sweetly in his sleeve; – It's doubly sweet deceiver to deceive. War Pigs: Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields, the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh lord, yeah! Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah! Now in darkness, world stops turning Ashes where their bodies burning No more war pigs have the power Hand of God has struck the hour Day of judgement, God is calling On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging mercy for their sins Satan laughing, spreads his wings Oh lord, yeah! 499 games, 1590-2020 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 15 * Great links: http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/ * Openings List: http://eudesign.com/chessops/ch-lis... * There's more: http://162.203.35.1:78/mediawiki/in... I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. - Siegbert Tarrasch * Mankind's Savior said it, proved it: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bib... The Cock and the Fox On a tree there mounted guard A veteran cock, adroit and cunning; When to the roots a fox up running, Spoke thus, in tones of kind regard: "Our quarrel, brother, "s at an end; Henceforth I hope to live your friend; For peace now reigns Throughout the animal domains. I bear the news: come down, I pray, And give me the embrace fraternal; And please, my brother, don't delay. So much the tidings do concern all, That I must spread them far today. Now you and yours can take your walks Without a fear or thought of hawks. And should you clash with them or others, In us you'll find the best of brothers; – For which you may, this joyful night, Your merry bonfires light. But, first, let's seal the bliss With one fraternal kiss." "Good friend," the cock replied, "on my word, A better thing I never heard; And doubly I rejoice To hear it from your voice; And, really there must be something in it, For yonder come two greyhounds, which I flatter Myself are couriers on this very matter. They come so fast, they'll be here in a minute. I'll down, and all of us will seal the blessing With general kissing and caressing." "Adieu," said fox; "my errand's pressing; I'll hurry on my way, And we'll rejoice some other day." So off the fellow scampered, quick and light, To gain the fox-holes of a neighbouring height, Less happy in his stratagem than flight. The cock laughed sweetly in his sleeve; – It's doubly sweet deceiver to deceive. War Pigs: Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields, the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh lord, yeah! Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah! Now in darkness, world stops turning Ashes where their bodies burning No more war pigs have the power Hand of God has struck the hour Day of judgement, God is calling On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging mercy for their sins Satan laughing, spreads his wings Oh lord, yeah! 499 games, 1590-2020 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 17 * Chess in the Newspaper: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-... Search-for-the-best-move Checklist: Assorted kibitzer comments modified below... What to think about? What checklist should one follow before making a move? Basic Search: 1) Checks. Consider all possible checks. What is the follow-up after the check? If there's no immediate follow-up checkmate, continual checks, capture, pawn promotion, etc. then the check should be saved for later when it will have more follow-up impact. 1B) Cut-offs: Should I cut-off the king's mobility (to prevent his castling, his escape off the edge, his advance to a pawn, but avoid stalemate)? 2) Captures. Consider all possible captures. What happens after the re-capture? Can the re-capturing piece be removed after it arrives on it's new square? 3) Threats. I prepare to check, capture, or tactical double attack such as a fork, pin, skewer, discovery, etc. on my next move or the move after. Plan two or three consecutive moves: Do this here now, then this and that if allowed. 4) Stop my opponent's plan. What is s/he trying to do next? 5) Improve my position. Do I have any sleeping pieces not being useful? Wake them up and Make War! After everything above, what must always be done is blunder check! Even a check or capture can be a blunder. The saying "Patzer sees a check, patzer plays a check" is only about the patzer who forgot to blunder check his move. The first step to stop being a patzer is the final blunder check. Don't play giveaway! Some players would say that "4) Stop my opponent's plan." is too far down the list. It is more important. "What will my opponent do next if I allow it to happen?" General Thoughts: - Analyze Quietly: It is not allowed to do things that disturb your opponent during his turn to move (table talk, eat chips and spill on the board, make funny faces, touch the pieces when it's not your turn, rock back and forth, click a million times with your pen, etc.). - Touch-Move Rule: The mere act of touching one of your pieces obligates your opponent to capture it (if legally permitted) on his current move (at least according to USCF standards), unless he explicitly declares ("j'adoube" or "I adjust") his intent to adjust the piece beforehand. If the opponent didn't end up properly capturing the piece after touching it and before punching his clock, you would've unquestionably been justified in complaining to the official arbiter. There is no time limit (except for the overall limit) on any one move. - The elevated "eagle claw" is a bad habit. A player is about to move, but continues thinking while his hand hovers over the board, sometimes for minutes. The best method is to think about your move, make a decision, write it on your score sheet, and then make the move without interruption, and punch your clock with the same hand that moved the piece. - Identify possible targets, then look for moves to hit the targets: https://chessfox.com/8-tactical-tar... - Apply tactics when possible. https://thechessworld.com/articles/... Otherwise, consider general principles. - Centralize. Control of the center yields the upper hand. - Castle the king safely out of the battle in the center (unless a central pawn chain by each side has locked the center closed) and connect your rooks. Castling is a developing move for the rook. Maintain connected rooks for protection until the opposing queen comes off the board. - Seize open lines for long range pieces. Absent pawns increase piece activity. - Aim at opposing pieces on the same line or color, and/or aim at my own pieces for protection. - Have a preponderance of force aimed at a square or along the same line. Get there first with the most units. - Are my king and queen safe from attack/being aimed at? Royal safety is paramount. - The three ways of responding to check: C-B-A. C = Capture the opposing unit giving check. B = Block between the check (interpose), especially by retreating an en prise unit, or a unit that returns fire and threatens to capture the checker. A = Fly Away: Move my king Away to a safe square. - Which pieces are immobile, stuck on their square? Pinned in place, passively tied down to guard duty of another square, restricted movement by congestion? - Give every piece a job to do. Improve my worst piece to a more active square. - When you see a good move -- WAIT -- look for a better one. Sit on your hands and keep looking for something even better. You can always go back and play your original thought after surveying the rest of the pieces on board. - Don't go for "cheapos." A cheapo is a trick that only works if your opponent makes the worst move. Always assume your opponent sees your trap, and if your plan fails, and it makes your position worse, you can lose the game. Only go for cheap tricks if they improve, not worsen your position. - Who is ahead on material? Trade pawns, not pieces, when behind on material. The player ahead on material wants to simplify: retain pawns on both sides of the board and trade like pieces off (Q for Q, R for R, B for B, etc.) to reduce the possibility of a swindle. * The Forcing Move: https://www.chesstactics.org/introd... Look first for FORCING moves that dictate the opponent's response: Checks, Captures, Pile-up on a target (Add an attacker or subtract a defender), Passed Pawn Promotion, etc. Then consider moves that give some positional edge: Advance/Penetrate, Protect/Support Battery, Blockade a weak pawn, Develop/Involve another piece off my back rank, etc. There are two different steps here: 1. Select various candidate moves when calculating lines (start with forcing moves is good advice) and compare which one is best... 2. When settled on a particular move that seems best, verify that it is safe and sound before actually playing it. Do a blunder prevention search: - How does this move impact who controls the center? - How will this move be attacked on it's new square? - Is anything hanging loose? Loose Pieces Drop Off. - Does the hot spot under fire need more protection? Strive for overprotection, which is not always possible, or protection by a pawn (the least expensive defender). - Does the piece I'm about to move have any necessary function where it stands now? Is it free to move without being severely punished for leaving? - Does my opponent have forcing moves elsewhere that I forgot to consider? - Should I just stick to my aggressive plan and let go of my endangered piece because I'll have the stronger initiative to continue my attack? - If I do this move, what will my opponent do next? - Should I take the time to prevent my opponent's best response from happening, then make this move (increase it's impact)? The ChessUniversity Approach: 1) Did my opponent�s last move contain a threat? Is the threat real and something I need to respond to? Or am I able to ignore that move and continue with my plan? 2) Do my pieces have sufficient protection? Do I have a piece that is hanging? Does my opponent have an under-protected piece? 3) Is my king safe? What about the opponent�s king? Can I take advantage of my opponent�s king by, for example, preventing him from castling? 4) Did my opponent�s last move prevent the threat posed by my previous move? 5) Do I still need to develop my pieces? 6) Can I bring my rooks to an open file or in general, make them useful? Can I double up rooks on an open file? Do I need to still open files for my rooks? 7) Does my opponent have any weaknesses? What are the targets I should considering attacking (undefended pieces, under-protected pieces or squares, open king, etc.)? 8) How can I attack the target(s)? Any other weaknesses that can be exploited? What�s the plan? 9) After looking away for a few seconds and revisiting the position with a completely clean, unbiased mindset, does the move I am about to make appear to be a mistake? Am I hanging a piece? Am I falling for a forced checkmate? Did I analyze all forcing moves (checks, captures, and threats)? Are my thoughts consistent with what I am calculating? Taken from ChessUniversity.com, but is taught to students everywhere. There is a section about this in Michael de la Maza's book Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study Plan for Adult Players (Everyman Chess, 2002). Below is a summary. http://www.masschess.org/Chess_Hori... 1. Make a physical movement. (This may sound strange, but Michael de la Maza found this important for himself.) 2. Look at the board with "chess vision". (The book describes exercises to develop your "chess vision". See also Microdrills to Improve Your Chess! on Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/article/view/...) 3. Understand what your opponent is threatening. 4. Write down your opponent's move on your score sheet. 5. If the opponent makes a serious threat, then respond. If not, calculate a tactical sequence. If no tactical sequence exists, implement a plan: `Improve the mobility of your pieces. `Prevent the opponent from castling. `Trade off pawns. `Keep the queen on the board. 6. Write down your move. 7. Imagine the position after the intended move and use "chess vision" to check the position. 8. Make your move and press the clock. Write your move down. Dan Heisman also describes a thought process in his book The Improving Chess Thinker: 1. Write down your opponent's move. 2. Ask yourself: what are all the things your opponent's move does? Look at checks, captures and threats, in that order. 3. What are all the positive things you want to do? This includes potential tactics. 4. What are all the candidate moves which might accomplish on or more of your goals. 5. Which of these candidate moves can you reject immediately because they are not safe? (Find checks, captures and threats that defeat the move.) 6. Of the final candidate moves, which one is the best you can find in a reasonable amount of time? The Naysayer: The best & shortest checklist before making a move is... Find out which opponent's move is most aggressive COMING IN my territory or CROSSING half of the board. Sometimes when you miss the above a volley of moves come in and seizes the initiative and renders it to your opponent. From your side find out if any of your pieces need PROTECTION and the king is safe. You can make a long list for yourself but practically sometimes it is not feasible to remember all the steps but this suggestion is the best suited for all formats of the game including blitz. The first three steps of the Karpov Method: 1) Material presence 2) Direct threats. This includes any and all captures, even if they do not lead to anything conclusive - some could be used as in-between moves. 3) King Safety That alone is enough to avoid blunders. Read the book? "Find the Right Plan With Anatoly Karpov" (Batsford 2010) by Anatoly Karpov and Anatoly Matsukevich. The original Russian book was actually published in 1999, and just translated 11 years later. In Russian, the name of the book is "Evaluation of the Position and Plan". "I think that Karpov should be more careful next time he lends his name to a book," says one unflattering review. Practice Solving Puzzles: �Chess is 99% Tactics� � Richard Teichmann https://www.chess.com/article/view/... Pattern Recognition is the recognition of similar structures, ideas, and plans in positions. Benefits of Pattern Recognition: `Improved accuracy `Less time thinking over the board `More confidence `https://chessfox.com/checkmate-patt... `https://chessfox.com/chess-tactics-... Understanding and Acuity Comes With Experience: Blogger wrote: "In an implicit way everyone uses a checklist. Weaker (or more inexperienced) players, maybe need to mentally go through all the points in order, whereas stronger (or more experienced) players are able to do so automatically at every move. When my opponent moves a piece, I automatically check which of my squares and pieces are now attacked and create a threat to me. Similarly I also check which squares are now less defended and if that opens an opportunity for me. Similarly I check for king's safety, tactical motives and other opportunities. This is however not explicitly checking if there is, for example, a fork attack pending, but more the realization that two pieces are in a position where a fork attack might happen (regardless if it is currently possible or not). Nevertheless I sometimes take some time to evaluate the whole situation on the board. This includes tactical motives but rather focuses on strengths and weaknesses of my position and my opponent position, ideally leading to a plan that can later be executed. Here I often fall back to a checklist, looking for common features such as weak pawns, inactive pieces or open lines and diagonals. As advice, there is no shame in trying to avoid blunders. If you have to look explicitly for tactical motives, then do it. With time you will get used to the most common patterns and find them more easily and quickly. Maybe you will also be able to find these patterns "by heart" (that is without having to look for them). But even if not, your opponent will never know and your strength doesn't come from the way that you look for blunders, but how effectively you can identify them." * https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/cont... * TOMPACKS: https://markalowery.net/Chess/Tacti... Karpov-Kasparov 1984, rd 9 William Hartston's Better Chess, 1997 “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." 121 pay attention z fell off stone wall keeps zoo asz Nzi Paikidzee laufs 493 games, 1610-2021 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 17 * Chess in the Newspaper: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-... Search-for-the-best-move Checklist: Assorted kibitzer comments modified below... What to think about? What checklist should one follow before making a move? Basic Search: 1) Checks. Consider all possible checks. What is the follow-up after the check? If there's no immediate follow-up checkmate, continual checks, capture, pawn promotion, etc. then the check should be saved for later when it will have more follow-up impact. 1B) Cut-offs: Should I cut-off the king's mobility (to prevent his castling, his escape off the edge, his advance to a pawn, but avoid stalemate)? 2) Captures. Consider all possible captures. What happens after the re-capture? Can the re-capturing piece be removed after it arrives on it's new square? 3) Threats. I prepare to check, capture, or tactical double attack such as a fork, pin, skewer, discovery, etc. on my next move or the move after. Plan two or three consecutive moves: Do this here now, then this and that if allowed. 4) Stop my opponent's plan. What is s/he trying to do next? 5) Improve my position. Do I have any sleeping pieces not being useful? Wake them up and Make War! After everything above, what must always be done is blunder check! Even a check or capture can be a blunder. The saying "Patzer sees a check, patzer plays a check" is only about the patzer who forgot to blunder check his move. The first step to stop being a patzer is the final blunder check. Don't play giveaway! Some players would say that "4) Stop my opponent's plan." is too far down the list. It is more important. "What will my opponent do next if I allow it to happen?" General Thoughts: - Analyze Quietly: It is not allowed to do things that disturb your opponent during his turn to move (table talk, eat chips and spill on the board, make funny faces, touch the pieces when it's not your turn, rock back and forth, click a million times with your pen, etc.). - Touch-Move Rule: The mere act of touching one of your pieces obligates your opponent to capture it (if legally permitted) on his current move (at least according to USCF standards), unless he explicitly declares ("j'adoube" or "I adjust") his intent to adjust the piece beforehand. If the opponent didn't end up properly capturing the piece after touching it and before punching his clock, you would've unquestionably been justified in complaining to the official arbiter. There is no time limit (except for the overall limit) on any one move. - The elevated "eagle claw" is a bad habit. A player is about to move, but continues thinking while his hand hovers over the board, sometimes for minutes. The best method is to think about your move, make a decision, write it on your score sheet, and then make the move without interruption, and punch your clock with the same hand that moved the piece. - Identify possible targets, then look for moves to hit the targets: https://chessfox.com/8-tactical-tar... - Apply tactics when possible. https://thechessworld.com/articles/... Otherwise, consider general principles. - Centralize. Control of the center yields the upper hand. - Castle the king safely out of the battle in the center (unless a central pawn chain by each side has locked the center closed) and connect your rooks. Castling is a developing move for the rook. Maintain connected rooks for protection until the opposing queen comes off the board. - Seize open lines for long range pieces. Absent pawns increase piece activity. - Aim at opposing pieces on the same line or color, and/or aim at my own pieces for protection. - Have a preponderance of force aimed at a square or along the same line. Get there first with the most units. - Are my king and queen safe from attack/being aimed at? Royal safety is paramount. - The three ways of responding to check: C-B-A. C = Capture the opposing unit giving check. B = Block between the check (interpose), especially by retreating an en prise unit, or a unit that returns fire and threatens to capture the checker. A = Fly Away: Move my king Away to a safe square. - Which pieces are immobile, stuck on their square? Pinned in place, passively tied down to guard duty of another square, restricted movement by congestion? - Give every piece a job to do. Improve my worst piece to a more active square. - When you see a good move -- WAIT -- look for a better one. Sit on your hands and keep looking for something even better. You can always go back and play your original thought after surveying the rest of the pieces on board. - Don't go for "cheapos." A cheapo is a trick that only works if your opponent makes the worst move. Always assume your opponent sees your trap, and if your plan fails, and it makes your position worse, you can lose the game. Only go for cheap tricks if they improve, not worsen your position. - Who is ahead on material? Trade pawns, not pieces, when behind on material. The player ahead on material wants to simplify: retain pawns on both sides of the board and trade like pieces off (Q for Q, R for R, B for B, etc.) to reduce the possibility of a swindle. * The Forcing Move: https://www.chesstactics.org/introd... Look first for FORCING moves that dictate the opponent's response: Checks, Captures, Pile-up on a target (Add an attacker or subtract a defender), Passed Pawn Promotion, etc. Then consider moves that give some positional edge: Advance/Penetrate, Protect/Support Battery, Blockade a weak pawn, Develop/Involve another piece off my back rank, etc. There are two different steps here: 1. Select various candidate moves when calculating lines (start with forcing moves is good advice) and compare which one is best... 2. When settled on a particular move that seems best, verify that it is safe and sound before actually playing it. Do a blunder prevention search: - How does this move impact who controls the center? - How will this move be attacked on it's new square? - Is anything hanging loose? Loose Pieces Drop Off. - Does the hot spot under fire need more protection? Strive for overprotection, which is not always possible, or protection by a pawn (the least expensive defender). - Does the piece I'm about to move have any necessary function where it stands now? Is it free to move without being severely punished for leaving? - Does my opponent have forcing moves elsewhere that I forgot to consider? - Should I just stick to my aggressive plan and let go of my endangered piece because I'll have the stronger initiative to continue my attack? - If I do this move, what will my opponent do next? - Should I take the time to prevent my opponent's best response from happening, then make this move (increase it's impact)? The ChessUniversity Approach: 1) Did my opponent�s last move contain a threat? Is the threat real and something I need to respond to? Or am I able to ignore that move and continue with my plan? 2) Do my pieces have sufficient protection? Do I have a piece that is hanging? Does my opponent have an under-protected piece? 3) Is my king safe? What about the opponent�s king? Can I take advantage of my opponent�s king by, for example, preventing him from castling? 4) Did my opponent�s last move prevent the threat posed by my previous move? 5) Do I still need to develop my pieces? 6) Can I bring my rooks to an open file or in general, make them useful? Can I double up rooks on an open file? Do I need to still open files for my rooks? 7) Does my opponent have any weaknesses? What are the targets I should considering attacking (undefended pieces, under-protected pieces or squares, open king, etc.)? 8) How can I attack the target(s)? Any other weaknesses that can be exploited? What�s the plan? 9) After looking away for a few seconds and revisiting the position with a completely clean, unbiased mindset, does the move I am about to make appear to be a mistake? Am I hanging a piece? Am I falling for a forced checkmate? Did I analyze all forcing moves (checks, captures, and threats)? Are my thoughts consistent with what I am calculating? Taken from ChessUniversity.com, but is taught to students everywhere. There is a section about this in Michael de la Maza's book Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study Plan for Adult Players (Everyman Chess, 2002). Below is a summary. http://www.masschess.org/Chess_Hori... 1. Make a physical movement. (This may sound strange, but Michael de la Maza found this important for himself.) 2. Look at the board with "chess vision". (The book describes exercises to develop your "chess vision". See also Microdrills to Improve Your Chess! on Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/article/view/...) 3. Understand what your opponent is threatening. 4. Write down your opponent's move on your score sheet. 5. If the opponent makes a serious threat, then respond. If not, calculate a tactical sequence. If no tactical sequence exists, implement a plan: `Improve the mobility of your pieces. `Prevent the opponent from castling. `Trade off pawns. `Keep the queen on the board. 6. Write down your move. 7. Imagine the position after the intended move and use "chess vision" to check the position. 8. Make your move and press the clock. Write your move down. Dan Heisman also describes a thought process in his book The Improving Chess Thinker: 1. Write down your opponent's move. 2. Ask yourself: what are all the things your opponent's move does? Look at checks, captures and threats, in that order. 3. What are all the positive things you want to do? This includes potential tactics. 4. What are all the candidate moves which might accomplish on or more of your goals. 5. Which of these candidate moves can you reject immediately because they are not safe? (Find checks, captures and threats that defeat the move.) 6. Of the final candidate moves, which one is the best you can find in a reasonable amount of time? The Naysayer: The best & shortest checklist before making a move is... Find out which opponent's move is most aggressive COMING IN my territory or CROSSING half of the board. Sometimes when you miss the above a volley of moves come in and seizes the initiative and renders it to your opponent. From your side find out if any of your pieces need PROTECTION and the king is safe. You can make a long list for yourself but practically sometimes it is not feasible to remember all the steps but this suggestion is the best suited for all formats of the game including blitz. The first three steps of the Karpov Method: 1) Material presence 2) Direct threats. This includes any and all captures, even if they do not lead to anything conclusive - some could be used as in-between moves. 3) King Safety That alone is enough to avoid blunders. Read the book? "Find the Right Plan With Anatoly Karpov" (Batsford 2010) by Anatoly Karpov and Anatoly Matsukevich. The original Russian book was actually published in 1999, and just translated 11 years later. In Russian, the name of the book is "Evaluation of the Position and Plan". "I think that Karpov should be more careful next time he lends his name to a book," says one unflattering review. Practice Solving Puzzles: �Chess is 99% Tactics� � Richard Teichmann https://www.chess.com/article/view/... Pattern Recognition is the recognition of similar structures, ideas, and plans in positions. Benefits of Pattern Recognition: `Improved accuracy `Less time thinking over the board `More confidence `https://chessfox.com/checkmate-patt... `https://chessfox.com/chess-tactics-... Understanding and Acuity Comes With Experience: Blogger wrote: "In an implicit way everyone uses a checklist. Weaker (or more inexperienced) players, maybe need to mentally go through all the points in order, whereas stronger (or more experienced) players are able to do so automatically at every move. When my opponent moves a piece, I automatically check which of my squares and pieces are now attacked and create a threat to me. Similarly I also check which squares are now less defended and if that opens an opportunity for me. Similarly I check for king's safety, tactical motives and other opportunities. This is however not explicitly checking if there is, for example, a fork attack pending, but more the realization that two pieces are in a position where a fork attack might happen (regardless if it is currently possible or not). Nevertheless I sometimes take some time to evaluate the whole situation on the board. This includes tactical motives but rather focuses on strengths and weaknesses of my position and my opponent position, ideally leading to a plan that can later be executed. Here I often fall back to a checklist, looking for common features such as weak pawns, inactive pieces or open lines and diagonals. As advice, there is no shame in trying to avoid blunders. If you have to look explicitly for tactical motives, then do it. With time you will get used to the most common patterns and find them more easily and quickly. Maybe you will also be able to find these patterns "by heart" (that is without having to look for them). But even if not, your opponent will never know and your strength doesn't come from the way that you look for blunders, but how effectively you can identify them." * https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/cont... * TOMPACKS: https://markalowery.net/Chess/Tacti... Karpov-Kasparov 1984, rd 9 William Hartston's Better Chess, 1997 “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." 121 pay attention z fell off stone wall keeps zoo asz Nzi Paikidzee laufs 493 games, 1610-2021 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 23 “Chess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its execution a science.” — Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (known in English as Baron von der Lasa, 17 October 1818, Berlin – 27 July 1899, Storchnest near Lissa, Greater Poland, then German Empire) To the modern chess world he is known above all as the main author of the Handbuch des Schachspiels (first published in 1843), along with his friend Paul Rudolf von Bilguer, who died in 1840. The Baron: Tassilo von der Lasa “Without error there can be no brilliancy.” ― Emanuel Lasker “Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have.” ― Richard Carlson American flags left on the moon will eventually get bleached white by the sun. While they are hibernating, bears do not urinate. Their bodies convert waste into protein. “Be your own Sunshine. Always.” ― Purvi Raniga “Most promises featuring the word 'always' are unkeepable.” ― John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed “You should never say never. Just like you should never say always; because, always and never are always never true.” ― J. R. Krol “Never and Always Never take advantage of someone whom loves you Never avoid someone whom needs you Never betray anyone whom has trust in you Never forget the people that always remember you Never speak ill of a person who is not present Never support something you know is wrong or unethical Always speak to your parents on their birthday and anniversary Always defend those who cannot defend themselves Always forgive those you love whom have made mistakes Always give something to those less fortunate than you Always remember to look back at those who helped you succeed Always call your parents and siblings on New Year’s Eve.” ― R.J. Intindola Engineer Ralph Baer is often held to be the "father of video games." His "Brown Box" video game system, designed in 1967, paved the way for all future consoles. “mãos frias, coração quente“. In English, it means “a cold hand, a warm heart” Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac “mais vale um passarinho na mão do que dois a voar“ Contrary to popular belief, the first video game was not Pong. It was preceded by Tennis for Two in 1958 and Spacewar! in 1962. 'April showers bring forth May flowers 'An army marches on its stomach 'As thick as thieves 'As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it 'As you sow so shall you reap 'Ashes to ashes dust to dust 'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer 'Ask no questions and hear no lies 'Attack is the best form of defence People believe what they want to believe, truth or not. “Search for the grain of truth in other opinions.” ― Richard Carlson The Bear ~ Author Unknown ~ Here is a cave, (make a fist) Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist) Now he comes out To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb) He stays out all summer In sunshine and heat. He hunts in the forest For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle) When snow starts to fall, He hurries inside His warm little cave, And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave Like a fluffy white rug. Inside the bear sleeps All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand) Old Russian Proverb: Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть Pronunciation: ChiMU BYT’, taVOH ni mihnoVAT’ Translation: You can’t avoid that which is meant to happen Meaning: Whatever shall be, will be. "Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him” (James 1:5). Maximo wrote: My Forking Knight's Mare Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative, she likes to fork. She does it across the board, taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two. Sometimes she feels like making quiet moves, at other times, she adopts romantic moods, and makes great sacrifices. But, being hers a zero-sum game, she often forks just out of spite. An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats, skewering men to make some gains. Playing with her risks a conundrum, and also catching Kotov’s syndrome. Nonetheless, despite having been trampled by her strutting ways my trust in her remains, unwavering, until the endgame. * Learn these and burn them! https://herculeschess.com/chess-tac... * Tactics by a different Gary: https://chessdelights.com/chess-tac... * Half-a-Hundred: https://www.ichess.net/blog/chess-q... * Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's little book "How Not to Play Chess" Game 23 of 99 Schönheitspreise (Steinkohl) Install more Greco games. Chess made easy: or, The games of Gioachino Greco, the Calabrian: No more Morphy 1857 games. These games should be returned: Game 3 Chess in the USSR 1945 - 72, Part 2 (Leach) Tal vs Teschner, 1957 (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 27 moves, 1-0 Game 16 The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Tal vs Tolush, 1958 (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0 p.123 from *The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Fischer vs Tal, 1959 (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1 The Raven Wishing To Imitate The Eagle The bird of Jove bore off a mutton, A raven being witness. That weaker bird, but equal glutton, Not doubting of his fitness To do the same with ease, And bent his taste to please, Took round the flock his sweep, And marked among the sheep, The one of fairest flesh and size, A real sheep of sacrifice – A dainty titbit bestial, Reserved for mouth celestial. Our gormand, gloating round, Cried, "Sheep, I wonder much Who could have made you such. You're far the fattest I have found; I'll take you for my eating." And on the creature bleating He settled down. Now, sooth to say, This sheep would weigh More than a cheese; And had a fleece Much like that matting famous Which graced the chin of Polyphemus;[23] So fast it clung to every claw, It was not easy to withdraw. The shepherd came, caught, caged, and, to their joy, Gave croaker to his children for a toy. Ill plays the pilferer the bigger thief; One's self one ought to know; – in brief, Example is a dangerous lure; Death strikes the gnat, where flies the wasp secure. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” — Charles R. Swindoll “When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications.” — Frank J. Marshal M.Hassan: <Eggman>: Scarborough Chess Club which is said to be the biggest chess club in Canada, arranges tournaments under the name of "Howard Rideout" tournaments. Is he the same Rideout that you are mentioning?. I only know that this is to commemorate "Rideout" who has been a player and probably in that club because the club is over 40 years old. This tournament is repeated year after year and at the beginning of the season when the club resumes activity after summer recession in September. Zxp PeterB: Eggman and Mr. Hassan - you are right, Howard Ridout was a long time member of the Scarborough Chess Club! He was very active even when I joined in 1969, and was still organizing tournaments at the time of his death in the 1990s. This game is a good memorial to him! Theodorovitch was a Toronto master rated about 2250 back then, perhaps about 2350 nowadays. "Hikaru explains why he’s not upset about losing Chess Streamer of the Year at Streamer Awards Jacob Hale ❘ Published: Mar 15, 2023, 08:19 ❘ Updated: Mar 15, 2023, 08:19 THE STREAMER AWARDS Chess’ biggest Twitch streamer Hikaru Nakamura, or GMHikaru, has responded to not winning Chess Streamer of the Year at the Streamer Awards, claiming that he doesn’t care and that he’s “won enough” in his career. Chess has always had a decently-sized presence on Twitch, especially when it blew up off the back of the success of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, and spearheading that category was GMHikaru. Even now, he still averages around 10,000 viewers per stream, far ahead of his closest competition, dominating the Chess category. Despite that, Hikaru didn’t win at the Streamer Awards, with the Chess Streamer of the Year accolade instead being handed to Levy ‘GothamChess’ Rozman. Speaking on the snub, Hikaru directly addressed not winning the award, saying that it doesn’t bother him. “Let’s just be honest, I’ve won so many things, so many awards, you think that really I’m going to be super angry about winning this?” Hikaru explained. “If you were to ask me, am I supposed to care about this when I’ve won things like the US Championship? Of course I don’t care.” Hikaru also added that “You look at Levy, you look at Botez, or people of that sort, they’re never going to win anything when it comes to chess. That’s just a reality. So why should I be upset that they win these awards?” Of course, as mentioned, Hikaru doesn’t necessarily need an award to prove his prowess either on the chess board or on Twitch, having won multiple tournaments in his career, played against the very best, and dominated chess streaming for years. If there were to be a tournament among the top chess streamers, you’d be hard-pushed to find someone to beat Hikaru — and ultimately, that’s what his goal is anyway. He just so happens to do it very well while live on Twitch." # # # “You win some, you lose some, and you keep it to yourself.” — Mike Caro Nakamura didn't handle this well. Instead of bragging on himself and insulting the others like perhidious so often does, Nakamura should have simply, graciously given his congratulations to GothamChess and move on. 288 games, 1620-2022 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 252 Eldorado BY EDGAR ALLAN POE Gaily bedight, A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old— This knight so bold— And o’er his heart a shadow— Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like Eldorado. And, as his strength Failed him at length, He met a pilgrim shadow— ‘Shadow,’ said he, ‘Where can it be— This land of Eldorado?’ ‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied,— ‘If you seek for Eldorado!’ * BW links: http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/ * Openings List: http://eudesign.com/chessops/ch-lis... * There's more: http://162.203.35.1:78/mediawiki/in... I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. - Siegbert Tarrasch “All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” ― Walt Disney “Win with grace, lose with dignity!” ― Susan Polgar “What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, personal and professional discipline, focus, concentration, strong nerves, the will to win, and yes, talent!” ― Susan Polgar “No matter how successful you are (or will be), never ever forget the people who helped you along the way, and pay it forward! Don’t become arrogant and conceited just because you gained a few rating points or made a few bucks. Stay humble and be nice, especially to your fans!” ― Susan Polgar * Mankind's Savior said it, proved it: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bib... "The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami * Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess * Bishop's Opening Miniatures: https://www.chessonly.com/bishop-op... * Here's a link to a simple tactics course using miniatures: http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/x/FTP... * Brilliant (and mostly famous)! 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You get the best results not when you apply superhuman effort but when you let the game flow organically and allow yourself to be fully present. You'll often hear scouts say of a great prospect, "The game comes slow to him." It means the prospect is skilled and poised enough to let the game unfold in its own time, paying no attention to the angst or urgency or doubt, funneling all awareness to the athletic task at hand." — R.A. Dickey Question: What is considered the first reality TV show? Answer: The Real World Thank you, Qindarka! Question: Who was Russia's first elected president? Answer: Boris Yeltsin the limerick. Here is one from page 25 of the Chess Amateur, October 1907: A solver, who lived at Devizes, Had won a great number of prizes – A dual or cook, He’d detect at a look, And his head swelled up several sizes. chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland. “and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook. I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is!” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 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’. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 * Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Prov 1:7). Eilfan ywmodryb dda Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” ~ Portuguese Proverb High Flight BY JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR. Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air .... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor ever eagle flew— And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. “No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life.” — Anonymous Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi 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. “The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.” — Daniel Naroditsky You can't make bricks without straw You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds You can't take it with you [when you die] You can't teach an old dog new tricks You can't judge a book by its cover You can't win them all You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar You pays your money and you takes your choice You reap what you sow You win some, you lose some Youth is wasted on the young 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. “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” — Blasie Pascal “Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward.” — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy. In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. ~ Senegalese Proverb “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Prov 1:7). The Cat Metamorphosed Into A Woman A bachelor caressed his cat, A darling, fair, and delicate; So deep in love, he thought her mew The sweetest voice he ever knew. By prayers, and tears, and magic art, The man got Fate to take his part; And, lo! one morning at his side His cat, transformed, became his bride. In wedded state our man was seen The fool in courtship he had been. No lover ever was so bewitched By any maiden's charms As was this husband, so enriched By hers within his arms. He praised her beauties, this and that, And saw there nothing of the cat. In short, by passion's aid, he Thought her a perfect lady. It was night: some carpet-gnawing mice Disturbed the nuptial joys. Excited by the noise, The bride sprang at them in a trice; The mice were scared and fled. The bride, scarce in her bed, The gnawing heard, and sprang again, – And this time not in vain, For, in this novel form arrayed, Of her the mice were less afraid. Through life she loved this mousing course, So great is stubborn nature's force. In mockery of change, the old Will keep their youthful bent. When once the cloth has got its fold, The smelling-pot its scent, In vain your efforts and your care To make them other than they are. To work reform, do what you will, Old habit will be habit still. Nor fork nor strap can mend its manners, Nor cudgel-blows beat down its banners. Secure the doors against the renter, And through the windows it will enter. "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) "Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston "A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb French Proverb: “Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard.” ― (Nothing should be left to chance.) “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 “As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight.” — The Revenant 18bd perjury had surgery on hiz pinky johnson so its suitable for ball point pins <"Greetings, students. Today you will learn to transform a king into a rook. Which of course means you will transform a chess piece into a noble relative of crows and ravens. Today's lesson is no joke, but I will not mark you down for appreciating my wordplay. Watch closely as I demonstrate..." — Professor McGonagall teaching King to Rook to seventh-years[src] A rook is a bird related to crows and ravens.[1] History During the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Minerva McGonagall taught her seventh-year students in Transfiguration how to transform king chess pieces into rooks with the King to Rook spell.[1]> The Rook Cancelled: https://tvline.com/news/the-rook-ca... * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... Why did the rooster cross the road? He had something to cock-a-doodle dooo! Why did the raccoon cross the road? He saw you put out the garbage. Mercury Hg 80 200.59 1.9 Next Verse: * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... * Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam H.T. Bland. On page 207 of the December 1929 American Chess Bulletin he exalted the challenger in that year’s world championship match: Bravo ‘Bogol’, you’ve shown pluck. One and all we wish you luck. Gee, some thought you’d barged between Other players who’d have been Less likely straightaway to lose Just as friend Alekhine might choose; Undaunted, ‘Bogol’, you went in Believing you’d a chance to win. Or failing that, to make a fight, Which you are doing as we write. Don’t trust the smile of your opponent. ~ Babylonian Proverbs Trust me, but look to thyself. ~ Irish Proverbs Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb Don’t trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons. ~ Chinese Proverb If someone puts their trust in you, don’t sever it. ~ Lebanese Proverb Trust your best friend as you would your worst enemy. ~ Mexican Proverbs “The greatest compliment one can pay a master is to compare him with [Jose] Capablanca.” — Irving Chernev “I believe that it is best to know a 'dubious' opening really well, rather than a 'good' opening only slightly.” ― Simon Williams “There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game.” ― Aron Nimzowitsch “Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “A good player is always lucky.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a chess club during the late afternoon or evening to relax and find relief from the preoccupations of their work.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “The game might be divided into three parts: the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca “In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and opening must be studied in relation to the end game.” ― Jose Raul Capablanca I always play carefully and try to avoid unnecessary risks. I consider my method to be right as any superfluous ‘daring' runs counter to the essential character of chess, which is not a gamble but a purely intellectual combat conducted in accordance with the exact rules of logic. – Jose Raul Capablanca 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. “Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” ― Norman Vincent Peale “If you’re too open-minded; your brains will fall out.” ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord. And I’m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir.” — John Durham Steinitz's Theory 1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal. 2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides. 3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake. 4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer. 5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained. 6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage. 7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it. “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 Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds. “In chess, as in life, the best moves are often the ones you don’t play.” ― Savielly Tartakower “A wise man will know what game to play to-day, and play it. We must not be governed by rigid rules, as by the almanac, but let the season rule us. The moods and thoughts of man are revolving just as steadily and incessantly as nature's. Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this, or the like of this. Where the good husbandman is, there is the good soil. Take any other course, and life will be a succession of regrets. Let us see vessels sailing prosperously before the wind, and not simply stranded barks. There is no world for the penitent and regretful.” — Henry David Thoreau “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 “It's not life or death. It's a game, and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser.” — Bernhard Langer Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the Shell station. <A wise old owl sat on an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard, Why aren't we like that wise old bird?> Give a HOOT -- don't pollute!! "Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ― Theodore Roosevelt “If you open it, close it. If you turn it on, turn it off. If you take it out, put it back. If you empty it, fill it. If you fill it, empty it.” — Kathryn Malter, St. Paul, MN * Dec-12-20 MissScarlett: My advice to <acapo> is to close the pop-up ads by clicking on the little <x> in the top right corner. <“From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.” ― William Shakespeare, Henry V> “They made us many promises, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land -- and they did.” — Chief Red Cloud, Oglala-Lakota Sioux, 1822-1909. “There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.” ― Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. Patience is a virtue. Dec-26-23 hemy: I sent email messages to <jessicafischerqueen> and <Tabanus>. I was contacted by email to both of them for many years. Responses from the mail servers were: "Sorry, your message to <her email address> cannot be delivered. This mailbox is disabled" and "Recipient address rejected: Access denied". Credits for Robert Bergersen aka <Tabanus>, include his picture, for his contribution to "Lithuanian chess history" project, you can find on page 45 of this project. He also mentioned on page 141 (with one more picture), pages 166, 1315, 1383-1386, 1823, 2807 and 3423. “Make peace with imperfection.” ― Richard Carlson Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.' * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/w2JcfP5K * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century The Sofia Rules forbid agreed draws before 30 moves. The "Bilbao" scoring system awards 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. “You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.” ― Indira Gandhi Psalm 96: 1-3 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. “To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.” — Richard Carlson * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote" Old Russian Proverb: "The elbow is close but you cannot bite it. (Близок локоток, да не укусишь.)" Close is no cigar. Ya might be ah redneck if'n ya thunk "lol" means low on liquor. “If you ain’t the lead dog, the view never changes.” “Here’s a two-step formula for handling stress... Step number one: Don’t sweat the small stuff. Step number two: Remember it’s all small stuff.” ― Tony Robbins Q: What do you call the lights on Noah’s Ark? A: Flood lights. Q: What do you call a snobby criminal walking down the steps? A: A condescending con descending! Q: What do you call a dollar frozen in a block of ice? A: Cold hard cash. Q: What do you call a dead pine tree? A: A nevergreen. Q: What do you call a pencil that is broken? A: Pointless. Q: What do you call two birds in love? A: Tweethearts! Q: What do you call a sad coffee? A: Depresso. Q: What do you call a priest that becomes an attorney? A: Father-in-Law. Q: What do you call a man with a toilet on his head? A: John. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. “Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom.” — Charles F. Stanley “To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?” — Queen Elizabeth II “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman 'A stitch in time saves nine' “You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds.” Ah, St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." wordsyfun 48xp L Zaid Tacocchio peeked up eza wally's pride b4 HOCF askd CIOD to open athe zodiacaleon bad zappasta gaspd last requested Dzagnidze instead of Dzindzi's line of playday. Psalm 96: 1-3 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.' HUMPTY DUMPTY Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Together again. Q: What is money called in space? A: Star bucks. Q: Where do the stars go to get their milk? A: The Milky Way. Q: Why didn’t the Dog Star laugh at the joke? A: It was too Sirius. 232 games, 1590-2022 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 5 Daily reading of such great chess books (amongst many other fine books not listed) will take the motivated student to master strength and beyond. Of course, the competitive player should make use of a database and current opening theory as well as play over a games collection of his favorite player(s)...John Cochrane, Johannes Zukertort, Daniel Harrwitz, Adolph Anderssen, Max Lange, Joseph Henry Blackburne, Mikhail Tchigorin, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, David Janowski, Richard Teichman, Karel Traxler, Rudolph Spielmann, Frank J. Marshall, Akiba Rubinstein, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Kurt Richter, Paul Keres, Alexander Kotov, Alexander Tolush, David Bronstein, E.J. Diemer, Leonid Stein, Yeffim Geller, Dragolijub Velimirovic, Ljubomir Ljubojević etc. etc. etc. Some of the great attacking players in the game today include Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexei Shirov, Larry Christiansen, Alexander Morozevich, Judit Polgar, Emory Tate, Lev Aronian, Dmitry Andreikin, Hikaru Nakamura, Veselin Topalov, Anish Giri, Vugar Gashimov, Teimour Radjabov, Nikita Vitiugov, Richard Rapport, Baadur Jobava, Mamedyarov, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, Liren Deng, and others. First study the old masters, the romantics, then the Lasker and post-Lasker era, before the Soviets era that was interrupted by incomparable Robert J. Fischer. The book list below generally does not include an individual games collection of a particular player except Alexander Alekhine, which gives the reader plenty of exposure to combinations and the play of the early grandmasters. Certainly one should select a games collection of Botvinnik, Smyslov, and/or Mikhail Tal!!! Also, a strict limit was kept on opening manuals. The beginner should learn Fool's Mate, Scholar's Mate, Smothered Mate, Legall's Mate, Back Rank Mates, and common opening traps -- as well as the proper refutation. After gaining plenty of tactical and combinational experience and an understanding of the endgame, one should stop experimenting in the openings and get a repertoire book/CD of their choosing and begin to specialize. Wait a minute -- can you sweep your opponent off the board in the endgame? Never, ever neglect your endgame studies!! Someone with an OTB rating of 1800+ should start memorizing extended opening lines, but not until the fundamentals have been learned and reviewed with a steady study program, and not until being sure one approves of the opening. Memorizing specific opening lines without a broad study routine is foolish. 00) Chess for Kids by Michael Basman 00) The Chess Kid's Book of Checkmate by David MacEnulty and Bruce Pandolfini 00) Guide to Good Chess by C.J. S. Purdy, Davenport, 1996. 00) Principles of the New Chess (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini 00) The Chess Kid's Book of Tactics by David MacEnulty. 00) How to Be a Winner at Chess, 21st Century Edition (Fred Reinfeld Chess Classics) by Fred Reinfeld 00) Beginning Chess: Over 300 Elementary Problems for Players New to the Game by Bruce Pandolfini. (This is a book of mixed tactics in simplified positions.) 00) Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan. 00) Everyone's Second Chess Book by Dan Heisman. 00) 51 Chess openings for Beginners by Bruce Albertson. 00) The Right Way to Play Chess by David Pritchard, revised and updated by Richard James 00) Discovering Chess Openings: Building Opening Skills from Basic Principles by John Emms. 00) Russian Chess (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) Tips for Young Players by Matthew Sadler. 00) Basic Chess by David Levins. 00) Chess Endgames for Kids (and ADULTS) by Karsten Muller 00) A Complete Chess Course by Antonio Gude 00) Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson 00) Back to Basics: Tactics (ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess) by Dan Heisman 00) The Winning Way by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) First Steps: 1 e4 e5 by John Emms. 00) A Guide to Chess Improvement: The Best Of Novice Nook by Dan Heisman. 00) Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev. 00) Chess Endings Made Simple: How to Approach the Endgame with Confidence by Ian Snape. 00) How To Attack In Chess by Gary Lane. (a.k.a. A Guide to Attacking Chess). 00) Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss: Make Pawns of Your Opponents with Tips and Tricks From a Grandmaster of the Game by Patrick Wolff 00) Instructive Chess Miniatures by Alper Efe Ataman 00) 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts, Too by Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa 00) A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario. 00) Starting Out: Open Games" by Glenn Flear. 00) Improve Your Chess in 7 Days by Gary Lane. 00) Attacking Technique by Colin Crouch. 00) 101 Chess Endgame Tips by Steve Giddins. 00) Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) The Art of Planning in Chess: Move by Move by Neil McDonald. 00) The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess. 00) Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Chess Moves, Rules, Strategies and Concepts (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) Chess Openings (Crowood Chess Library) by Michael Basman 00) Back To Basics: Strategy by Valeri Beim. 00) Winning Chess Endgames: Just the Facts! by Lev Alburt and Nikolay Krogius. 00) 50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins. 00) Fundamental Chess Tactics by Antonio Gude. 00) The Club Player's Modern Guide to Gambits by Nikolai Kalinichenko 00) Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last by Neil McDonald. 00) Chess Endgame Training by Bernd Rosen. 00) The ABCs of Chess by Bruce Pandolfini. (This is NOT a beginners book!) 00) New York 1924, 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine. 00) Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps by Gary Lane. 00) How Chess Games are Won and Lost by Lars Bo Hansen. 00) Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master by Jeremy Silman. 00) The Heavy Pieces in Action by Iakov Damsky. 00) Better Chess Openings by J.E.F. Kaan 00) The Chess Toolbox: Practical Techniques Everyone Should Know by Thomas Willemze. 00) Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna: Know When (and where!) to Look for Winning Combinations by Emmanuel Neiman 00) Paul Morphy: A modern perspective by Valeri Beim. 00) A Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game by Aleksei Suetin. 00) Understanding Chess Endgames by John Nunn. 00) New York 1927, 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine. 00) Multiple Choice Chess I by Graeme Buckley. 00) The Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis. 00) Understanding the Chess Openings by Sam Collins. 00) Fundamental Checkmates by Antonio Gude. 00) Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn. 00) C.J.S. Purdy's Search for Chess Perfection: The Godfather of Chess Instruction Across the 64 Squares by Cecil John Purdy and Robert Jamieson. 00) The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win by Andrew Soltis. 00) Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John L. Watson. 00) Victory in the Opening!: The Art of Winning Quickly in Chess by Gary Lane. 00) Mastering Chess Strategy by Johan Hellsten 00) Applying Logic in Chess by by Erik Kislik. 00) Positional Chess Handbook: 495 Instructive Positions from Grandmaster Games (Dover Chess) by Israel Gelfer. 00) Jesus de Villa's 100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player. 00) Chess Exam and Training Guide: Tactics: Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve (Chess Exams) by Igor Khmelnitsky (Author) 00) Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas (Comprehensive Chess Course Series) by Lev Alburt. 00) Nottingham 1936: 21st Century Editions (Russell) by Alexander Alekhine. 00) Multiple Choice Chess II by Graeme Buckley. 00) FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul Van der Sterren 00) Chess Middlegame: Combinations & Planning 2 Chess Books by Peter Romanovsky. 00) The/New Art of Defence in Chess by Andrew Soltis. 00) Modern Chess Self-Tutor by David Bronstein. 00) Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky. 00) The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by Jonathan Rowson. 00) 100 Chess Master Trade Secrets: From Sacrifices to Endgames by Andrew Soltis. 00) Secrets of Attacking Chess by Mihail Marin. 00) Alterman Gambit Guide (Three Volumes) by Boris Alterman. 00) Understanding Chess Move by Move by John Nunn. 00) How to Defend in Chess by Colin Crouch. 00) Liquidation on the Chess Board New & Extended: Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Endgame by Joel Benjamin. 00) How to Play Dynamic Chess by Valeri Beim. 00) Excelling at Positional Chess by Jacob Aagaard. 00) Great Games by Chess Legends by Neil McDonald and Colin Crouch. 00) 300 Most Important Chess Positions by Thomas Engqvist. 00) The Road to Chess Improvement by Alex Yermolinsky. 00) Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces by Igor Stohl. Superb! 00) Learn from Michal Krasenkow 1st Edition by Michal Krasenkow. 00) Chess Lessons: Solving Problems & Avoiding Mistakes by Mark Dvoretsky. 00) Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at their Best by Mihail Marin. 00) Fundamental Chess Endings by Muller & Lamprecht. The list below are books written in descriptive notation, many of which have been reprinted in algebraic edition, so the choice is yours. 00) Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder. This beginners book has one puzzle per page focusing on check and checkmate (indirectly teaching about force count, pins, overworked defenders, etc.); it must be mastered before reading anything else. It uses arrows and stars instead of move notation. Hanauer 00) Chess: First Steps by Raymond Bott and Stanley Morrison. 00) Learn Chess Fast by Reshevsky and Reinfeld. 00) E.S. Lowe's Chess in 30 Minutes. 00) Chess Tactics for Beginners, edited by Fred Reinfeld. 00) An Invitation to Chess by Irving Chernev and Kenneth Harkness. 00) How to Be a Winner at Chess by Fred Reinfeld. 00) Chess in an Hour Revised 2nd edition by Frank J. Marshall and Irving Chernev. 00) How to Force Checkmate by Fred Reinfeld. 00) Let's Play Chess! by Hansford. 00) How To Win Chess Games Quickly (Everyday Handbook) by Fred Reinfeld. 00) Chess by R.F. Green. 00) How Not to Play Chess by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. 00) Attack and Counterattack by Reinfeld. 00) Chess Made Simple by Milton L. Hanauer. 00) Chess in Ten Easy Lessons by Larry Evans. 00) Winning Chess: How to See Three Moves Ahead by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. 00) How to Improve Your Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld. 00) The Game of Chess (a Penguin Handbook) by Harry Golombek Fine. 00) Great Short Games of the Chess Masters by Fred Reinfeld. 00) What's the Best Move? by Larry Evans. 00) Common Sense in Chess by Emanuel Lasker. 00) P.H. Clarke 00) Chess Mastery by Q & A by Fred Reinfeld. 00) How to Win in the Chess Openings by I.A. Horowitz. 00) The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk. 00) How to Win at Chess (algebraic edition) by Fred Reinfeld. This is a puzzle book; the solutions are mostly 3-4 moves. 00) Chess The Easy Way by Reuben Fine. 00) Chess Strategy and Tactics by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. 00) From Middlegame Into Endgame by Edmar Mednis. 00) Chess World Championship 1972 Fischer vs. Spassky by Larry Evans and Ken Smith. (21 games; avoid the Sam Sloan re-print.) 00) Complete Chess Course: From Beginning to Winning Chess--a Comprehensive Yet Simplified Home-Study Chess Course. Eight Books in One Hardcover by Fred Reinfeld. (The black hardcover Doubleday edition is in descriptive notation. Russell Enterprises has published an algebraic edition, edited by Peter Kurzdorfer.) 00) 00) Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden. 00) A Complete Chess Course by I.A. Horowitz 00) Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge by Yuri Averbakh. 00) The Art of the Checkmate by Renaud and Kahn. 00) Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge by Yuri Averbakh. 00) 200 Open Games by David Bronstein. 00) 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate by Fred Reinfeld. 00) The Game of Chess: The Strategy and Tactics of Expert Play for Amateurs of All Classes by Edward Lasker (A Tutor Textbook; Hardcover, Doubleday publishers). 00) Dynamic Chess/Epic Battles of the Chessboard by R.N. Coles 00) Chess: The Way to Win by Edward Young. 00) The Art of Chess Combination (Dover Chess) by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. 00) Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip Sergeant. 00) A Pocket Guide to the Chess Opeings by R.C. Griffiths and Harry Golumbek. (Get the "New and Revised Edition" reprinted in 1970 or 1973. As examples, "Alekhine's Defence" gives eight columns, approximately thirteen variations, 10-17 ply deep, and the "Greco Counter Gambit" gives four columns, approximately eight variations, 10-14 ply deep, so it's dated but useful. Check each variation with your computer.) 00) The New York Times Guide to Good Chess by I.A. Horowitz. 00) Tarrasch The Game of Chess (Algebraic Edition) by Siegbert Tarrasch, Lou Hays and David Sewell. 00) Practical Endgame Lessons by Edmar Mednis. 00) Three Hundred Chess Games - 'Dreihundert Schachpartien' - English Language Edition by Siegbert Tarrasch, Sol Schwarz. 00) The Middle Game in Chess (Dover Chess) by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. 00) Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames by David Hooper. 00) St. Petersburg 1914 by Tarrasch. 00) The Great Chess Masters and Their Games, by Fred Reinfeld (1952). Adolf Anderssen through Max Euwe. 00) Baden Baden 1925 edited by Jimmy Adams. 00) The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev. 00) The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine. 00) 200 Miniature Games of Chess by Jacques du Mont. 00) Chess Fundamentals by Jose R. Capablanca. 00) Chess from Morphy to Botvinnik by Imre Konig. 00) The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev. 50 brilliant games. 00) New Ideas in Chess by Larry Evans. 00) Learn Chess From the World Champions by David Levy. 00) Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess by Harry Golombek. 00) Practical Chess Endings by Paul Keres. (Batsford has published a figurine algebraic edition.) 00) The Art of Positional Play by Samuel Reshevsky. (Burt Hochberg and Sam Sloan contribute to the updated algebraic version.) 00) Simple Chess by Michael Stean. 00) Lasker�s Manual of Chess by Emanual Lasker. 00) The Art of Sacrifice in Chess (Dover Chess) by Rudolph Spielmann. 00) The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. 00) Solitaire Chess by I.A. Horowitz. 00) 500 Master Games of Chess by Dr. S. Tartakower and J. Du Mont. 00) Capablanca's Best Chess Endings by Irving Chernev 00) Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic. San Remo 1930 with notes by Alekhine, Botvinnik, Nimzovich, et al AVRO 1938 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures by P.H. Clarke. Lesser-known games with notes. Solitaire Chess by I.A. Horowitz. 62 games. Chess Traps, Pitfalls and Swindles by I.A Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld. Point Count Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Geoffrey Mott-Smith. Essential Chess Endings by Howell. Play Chess Combinations and Sacrifices by David Levy is a good mix of instruction/advice, and exercises for the intermediate player. 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Fred Reinfeld. Chess Secrets I Learned From Masters by Edward Lasker. The Second Piatagorsky Cup. 00) My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937, 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine and Igor Zaitsev. 00) 107 Great Chess Battles, 1939-1945 (Dover Books on Chess) by Alexander Alekhine. 00) 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev. 00) The Modern Openings in Theory and Practice by Alexey P Sokolsky, translated by Harry Golombek and E. Strauss. 00) Great Games by Chess Prodigies by Fred Reinfeld. 56 annotated games by Morphy, Capablanca, Reshevsky, and Fischer. 00) Masters of the Chessboard, 21st Century Edition by Richard Reti. 00) Modern Ideas in Chess, 21st Century Edition by Richard Reti. 00) Practical Rook Endings by Edmar Mednis. (Hard to find; there are fine substitutes with similar "Rook Endings" titles.) 00) Modern Chess Strategy by by Ludek Pachman, Allen S. Russell. 00) Judgment and Planning in Chess by Dr. Max Euwe. 00) The Art of the Middlegame by Paul Keres and Alexander Kotov 00) Modern Chess Miniatures by Barden & Heidenfeld. 160 annotated games. 00) Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by Laszlo Polgar 00) The Oxford Companion to Chess is a reference book by David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld. The book is written in an encyclopedia format. 00) Great Tournaments and Their Stories by Andrew Soltis. 00) Rate Your Endgame by Edmar Mednis and Colin Crouch 00) Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 Book by David Bronstein 00) Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess publishing) by Hans Kmoch. 00) Tal-Botvinnik 1960 by Mikhail Tal. 00) Practical Chess Endings: 300 Diagrams by Irving Chernev 00) Trophy Chess by Larry Evans? 00) Chess Openings Theory and Practice by I.A. Horowitz 00) Practical Middlegame Tips by Edmar Mednis 00) The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal, by Karsten Müller and Raymund Stolze, New In Chess 2012, Figurine Algebraic Notation. 00) Modern Chess Brilliancies by Larry Evans. 101 games with notes. 00) How to Defeat a Superior Opponent by Edmar Mednis. 68 games well-explained. 00) Chess Omnibus by Edward Winter 00) Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sunny Side of Chess Endgames by Ger van Perlo 00) Soviet Chess by R.G. Wade. 00) How Karpov Wins Enlarged Second Edition by Edmar Mednis. 00) The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe and John Nunn. 00) The Big Book of World Chess Championships: 46 Title Fights - from Steinitz to Carlsen by Andre Schulz World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine. Twelve Great Players and Their Best Games by Irving Chernev. Selected Chess Masterpieces by Szetozar Gligoric, McKay, 1970. How to Open a Chess Game, seven Grandmasters, RHM, 1974 Incomplete list. Needs editing. Tarrasch and Lasker were chosen over Capablanca and Nimzowitsch; all are worthwhile. The writings and games of Machgielis "Max" Euwe would make another list by itself. Studies of any of the world champions and their challengers tend to be excellent. Reuben Fine's books on opening principles, the middlegame, endgame and games collections helped many an aspiring master (but some of his latter writings seem a bit far fetched at times). Move these Top 10 Games of 2019: 10th: Gunina-Sebag (Cairns Cup) 9th: Dubov-Giri (Moscow Grand Prix) 8th: Carlsen-Ding (Sinquefield Cup) 7th: Grischuk-Vachier-Lagrave (Riga Grand Prix) 6th: Anton-Grischuk (FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss) 5th: Mchedlishvili-Rathnakaran (Goa Open) 4th: Moiseenko-Korley,(Xtracon Open) 3rd: Saric-Suleymanli (European Club Cup) 2nd: Dubov-Svane (European Team Championship) 1st: Firouzja vs Karthikeyan (Asian Continental) -Herman Grooten, Attacking Chess for Club Players An Effective Way to Learn Common Motifs While many of the attacking themes are common, Grooten organizes them in a particularly useful way. In the �Exploiting Weaknesses� chapter, the author provides a list of methods of attack that are effective against each specific kingside weakness. Here�s an example for the �Weakness on h6�, referring to the opponent pushing a kingside pawn to h6: * The pawn march g2-g4-g5. White then threatens to open one or more files. * A piece sacrifice on the vulnerable h6-square. * The b1-h7 diagonal has been weakened by the push of the h-pawn. By setting up a battery with the queen and bishop on the b1-h7 diagonal, you provoke the move �g7-g6. Then you can exploit this second weakening (think of piece sacrifices on g6). * Putting a knight on f5 is often strong. This is because chasing away the knight with �g7-g6 often isn�t possible (as then White takes on h6 with the knight). * The �dog�s ear� on h6 can be made even more vulnerable by: - Sacrificing the exchange on f6; - Planting a piece on f6; - Sacrificing a piece on g7. * The light squares, especially that on g6, can be made even more vulnerable by sacrifices on e6, f7, or g6. Then, each method of attack is discussed in detail with examples. Misha Osipov * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * Opinions are like noses...everyone has one: https://blog.feedspot.com/chess_blo... * On-line Instruction: https://www.chessopolis.com/tutoria... * 64 Great Games: https://mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/pal... * Gambits page: https://www.ianchessgambits.com/ * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * "Who was the greatest chess player? If chess is an art, Alekhine. If chess is a science, Capablanca. If chess is a struggle, Lasker." -- Saviely Tartakower * "Amberley excelled at chess - one mark, Watson, of a scheming mind." -- Sherlock Holmes Matthew 13:24-43 *At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria? ― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?" RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah." “Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.” — Norman Vincent Peale “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston “A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything.” — African Proverb St. Marher, 1225: “And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet.” 07yz perilous pile pompous posta has a wienie roasta anz got burnt playn w/his short business asso ciates. 493 games, 1620-2016 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 5 Daily reading of such great chess books (amongst many other fine books not listed) will take the motivated student to master strength and beyond. Of course, the competitive player should make use of a database and current opening theory as well as play over a games collection of his favorite player(s)...John Cochrane, Johannes Zukertort, Daniel Harrwitz, Adolph Anderssen, Max Lange, Joseph Henry Blackburne, Mikhail Tchigorin, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, David Janowski, Richard Teichman, Karel Traxler, Rudolph Spielmann, Frank J. Marshall, Akiba Rubinstein, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Kurt Richter, Paul Keres, Alexander Kotov, Alexander Tolush, David Bronstein, E.J. Diemer, Leonid Stein, Yeffim Geller, Dragolijub Velimirovic, Ljubomir Ljubojević etc. etc. etc. Some of the great attacking players in the game today include Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexei Shirov, Larry Christiansen, Alexander Morozevich, Judit Polgar, Emory Tate, Lev Aronian, Dmitry Andreikin, Hikaru Nakamura, Veselin Topalov, Anish Giri, Vugar Gashimov, Teimour Radjabov, Nikita Vitiugov, Richard Rapport, Baadur Jobava, Mamedyarov, Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, Liren Deng, and others. First study the old masters, the romantics, then the Lasker and post-Lasker era, before the Soviets era that was interrupted by incomparable Robert J. Fischer. The book list below generally does not include an individual games collection of a particular player except Alexander Alekhine, which gives the reader plenty of exposure to combinations and the play of the early grandmasters. Certainly one should select a games collection of Botvinnik, Smyslov, and/or Mikhail Tal!!! Also, a strict limit was kept on opening manuals. The beginner should learn Fool's Mate, Scholar's Mate, Smothered Mate, Legall's Mate, Back Rank Mates, and common opening traps -- as well as the proper refutation. After gaining plenty of tactical and combinational experience and an understanding of the endgame, one should stop experimenting in the openings and get a repertoire book/CD of their choosing and begin to specialize. Wait a minute -- can you sweep your opponent off the board in the endgame? Never, ever neglect your endgame studies!! Someone with an OTB rating of 1800+ should start memorizing extended opening lines, but not until the fundamentals have been learned and reviewed with a steady study program, and not until being sure one approves of the opening. Memorizing specific opening lines without a broad study routine is foolish. 00) Chess for Kids by Michael Basman 00) The Chess Kid's Book of Checkmate by David MacEnulty and Bruce Pandolfini 00) Guide to Good Chess by C.J. S. Purdy, Davenport, 1996. 00) Principles of the New Chess (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini 00) The Chess Kid's Book of Tactics by David MacEnulty. 00) How to Be a Winner at Chess, 21st Century Edition (Fred Reinfeld Chess Classics) by Fred Reinfeld 00) Beginning Chess: Over 300 Elementary Problems for Players New to the Game by Bruce Pandolfini. (This is a book of mixed tactics in simplified positions.) 00) Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan. 00) Everyone's Second Chess Book by Dan Heisman. 00) 51 Chess openings for Beginners by Bruce Albertson. 00) The Right Way to Play Chess by David Pritchard, revised and updated by Richard James 00) Discovering Chess Openings: Building Opening Skills from Basic Principles by John Emms. 00) Russian Chess (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) Tips for Young Players by Matthew Sadler. 00) Basic Chess by David Levins. 00) Chess Endgames for Kids (and ADULTS) by Karsten Muller 00) A Complete Chess Course by Antonio Gude 00) Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson 00) Back to Basics: Tactics (ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess) by Dan Heisman 00) The Winning Way by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) First Steps: 1 e4 e5 by John Emms. 00) A Guide to Chess Improvement: The Best Of Novice Nook by Dan Heisman. 00) Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev. 00) Chess Endings Made Simple: How to Approach the Endgame with Confidence by Ian Snape. 00) How To Attack In Chess by Gary Lane. (a.k.a. A Guide to Attacking Chess). 00) Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss: Make Pawns of Your Opponents with Tips and Tricks From a Grandmaster of the Game by Patrick Wolff 00) Instructive Chess Miniatures by Alper Efe Ataman 00) 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts, Too by Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa 00) A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario. 00) Starting Out: Open Games" by Glenn Flear. 00) Improve Your Chess in 7 Days by Gary Lane. 00) Attacking Technique by Colin Crouch. 00) 101 Chess Endgame Tips by Steve Giddins. 00) Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) The Art of Planning in Chess: Move by Move by Neil McDonald. 00) The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess. 00) Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Chess Moves, Rules, Strategies and Concepts (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini. 00) Chess Openings (Crowood Chess Library) by Michael Basman 00) Back To Basics: Strategy by Valeri Beim. 00) Winning Chess Endgames: Just the Facts! by Lev Alburt and Nikolay Krogius. 00) 50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins. 00) Fundamental Chess Tactics by Antonio Gude. 00) The Club Player's Modern Guide to Gambits by Nikolai Kalinichenko 00) Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last by Neil McDonald. 00) Chess Endgame Training by Bernd Rosen. 00) The ABCs of Chess by Bruce Pandolfini. (This is NOT a beginners book!) 00) New York 1924, 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine. 00) Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps by Gary Lane. 00) How Chess Games are Won and Lost by Lars Bo Hansen. 00) Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master by Jeremy Silman. 00) The Heavy Pieces in Action by Iakov Damsky. 00) Better Chess Openings by J.E.F. Kaan 00) The Chess Toolbox: Practical Techniques Everyone Should Know by Thomas Willemze. 00) Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna: Know When (and where!) to Look for Winning Combinations by Emmanuel Neiman 00) Paul Morphy: A modern perspective by Valeri Beim. 00) A Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game by Aleksei Suetin. 00) Understanding Chess Endgames by John Nunn. 00) New York 1927, 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine. 00) Multiple Choice Chess I by Graeme Buckley. 00) The Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis. 00) Understanding the Chess Openings by Sam Collins. 00) Fundamental Checkmates by Antonio Gude. 00) Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn. 00) C.J.S. Purdy's Search for Chess Perfection: The Godfather of Chess Instruction Across the 64 Squares by Cecil John Purdy and Robert Jamieson. 00) The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win by Andrew Soltis. 00) Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John L. Watson. 00) Victory in the Opening!: The Art of Winning Quickly in Chess by Gary Lane. 00) Mastering Chess Strategy by Johan Hellsten 00) Applying Logic in Chess by by Erik Kislik. 00) Positional Chess Handbook: 495 Instructive Positions from Grandmaster Games (Dover Chess) by Israel Gelfer. 00) Jesus de Villa's 100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player. 00) Chess Exam and Training Guide: Tactics: Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve (Chess Exams) by Igor Khmelnitsky (Author) 00) Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas (Comprehensive Chess Course Series) by Lev Alburt. 00) Nottingham 1936: 21st Century Editions (Russell) by Alexander Alekhine. 00) Multiple Choice Chess II by Graeme Buckley. 00) FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul Van der Sterren 00) Chess Middlegame: Combinations & Planning 2 Chess Books by Peter Romanovsky. 00) The/New Art of Defence in Chess by Andrew Soltis. 00) Modern Chess Self-Tutor by David Bronstein. 00) Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky. 00) The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by Jonathan Rowson. 00) 100 Chess Master Trade Secrets: From Sacrifices to Endgames by Andrew Soltis. 00) Secrets of Attacking Chess by Mihail Marin. 00) Alterman Gambit Guide (Three Volumes) by Boris Alterman. 00) Understanding Chess Move by Move by John Nunn. 00) How to Defend in Chess by Colin Crouch. 00) Liquidation on the Chess Board New & Extended: Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Endgame by Joel Benjamin. 00) How to Play Dynamic Chess by Valeri Beim. 00) Excelling at Positional Chess by Jacob Aagaard. 00) Great Games by Chess Legends by Neil McDonald and Colin Crouch. 00) 300 Most Important Chess Positions by Thomas Engqvist. 00) The Road to Chess Improvement by Alex Yermolinsky. 00) Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces by Igor Stohl. Superb! 00) Learn from Michal Krasenkow 1st Edition by Michal Krasenkow. 00) Chess Lessons: Solving Problems & Avoiding Mistakes by Mark Dvoretsky. 00) Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at their Best by Mihail Marin. 00) Fundamental Chess Endings by Muller & Lamprecht. The list below are books written in descriptive notation, many of which have been reprinted in algebraic edition, so the choice is yours. 00) Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder. This beginners book has one puzzle per page focusing on check and checkmate (indirectly teaching about force count, pins, overworked defenders, etc.); it must be mastered before reading anything else. It uses arrows and stars instead of move notation. Hanauer 00) Chess: First Steps by Raymond Bott and Stanley Morrison. 00) Learn Chess Fast by Reshevsky and Reinfeld. 00) E.S. Lowe's Chess in 30 Minutes. 00) Chess Tactics for Beginners, edited by Fred Reinfeld. 00) An Invitation to Chess by Irving Chernev and Kenneth Harkness. 00) How to Be a Winner at Chess by Fred Reinfeld. 00) Chess in an Hour Revised 2nd edition by Frank J. Marshall and Irving Chernev. 00) How to Force Checkmate by Fred Reinfeld. 00) Let's Play Chess! by Hansford. 00) How To Win Chess Games Quickly (Everyday Handbook) by Fred Reinfeld. 00) Chess by R.F. Green. 00) How Not to Play Chess by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. 00) Attack and Counterattack by Reinfeld. 00) Chess Made Simple by Milton L. Hanauer. 00) Chess in Ten Easy Lessons by Larry Evans. 00) Winning Chess: How to See Three Moves Ahead by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. 00) How to Improve Your Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld. 00) The Game of Chess (a Penguin Handbook) by Harry Golombek Fine. 00) Great Short Games of the Chess Masters by Fred Reinfeld. 00) What's the Best Move? by Larry Evans. 00) Common Sense in Chess by Emanuel Lasker. 00) P.H. Clarke 00) Chess Mastery by Q & A by Fred Reinfeld. 00) How to Win in the Chess Openings by I.A. Horowitz. 00) The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk. 00) How to Win at Chess (algebraic edition) by Fred Reinfeld. This is a puzzle book; the solutions are mostly 3-4 moves. 00) Chess The Easy Way by Reuben Fine. 00) Chess Strategy and Tactics by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. 00) From Middlegame Into Endgame by Edmar Mednis. 00) Chess World Championship 1972 Fischer vs. Spassky by Larry Evans and Ken Smith. (21 games; avoid the Sam Sloan re-print.) 00) Complete Chess Course: From Beginning to Winning Chess--a Comprehensive Yet Simplified Home-Study Chess Course. Eight Books in One Hardcover by Fred Reinfeld. (The black hardcover Doubleday edition is in descriptive notation. Russell Enterprises has published an algebraic edition, edited by Peter Kurzdorfer.) 00) 00) Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden. 00) A Complete Chess Course by I.A. Horowitz 00) Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge by Yuri Averbakh. 00) The Art of the Checkmate by Renaud and Kahn. 00) Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge by Yuri Averbakh. 00) 200 Open Games by David Bronstein. 00) 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate by Fred Reinfeld. 00) The Game of Chess: The Strategy and Tactics of Expert Play for Amateurs of All Classes by Edward Lasker (A Tutor Textbook; Hardcover, Doubleday publishers). 00) Dynamic Chess/Epic Battles of the Chessboard by R.N. Coles 00) Chess: The Way to Win by Edward Young. 00) The Art of Chess Combination (Dover Chess) by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. 00) Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip Sergeant. 00) A Pocket Guide to the Chess Opeings by R.C. Griffiths and Harry Golumbek. (Get the "New and Revised Edition" reprinted in 1970 or 1973. As examples, "Alekhine's Defence" gives eight columns, approximately thirteen variations, 10-17 ply deep, and the "Greco Counter Gambit" gives four columns, approximately eight variations, 10-14 ply deep, so it's dated but useful. Check each variation with your computer.) 00) The New York Times Guide to Good Chess by I.A. Horowitz. 00) Tarrasch The Game of Chess (Algebraic Edition) by Siegbert Tarrasch, Lou Hays and David Sewell. 00) Practical Endgame Lessons by Edmar Mednis. 00) Three Hundred Chess Games - 'Dreihundert Schachpartien' - English Language Edition by Siegbert Tarrasch, Sol Schwarz. 00) The Middle Game in Chess (Dover Chess) by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. 00) Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames by David Hooper. 00) St. Petersburg 1914 by Tarrasch. 00) The Great Chess Masters and Their Games, by Fred Reinfeld (1952). Adolf Anderssen through Max Euwe. 00) Baden Baden 1925 edited by Jimmy Adams. 00) The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev. 00) The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine. 00) 200 Miniature Games of Chess by Jacques du Mont. 00) Chess Fundamentals by Jose R. Capablanca. 00) Chess from Morphy to Botvinnik by Imre Konig. 00) The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev. 50 brilliant games. 00) New Ideas in Chess by Larry Evans. 00) Learn Chess From the World Champions by David Levy. 00) Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess by Harry Golombek. 00) Practical Chess Endings by Paul Keres. (Batsford has published a figurine algebraic edition.) 00) The Art of Positional Play by Samuel Reshevsky. (Burt Hochberg and Sam Sloan contribute to the updated algebraic version.) 00) Simple Chess by Michael Stean. 00) Lasker�s Manual of Chess by Emanual Lasker. 00) The Art of Sacrifice in Chess (Dover Chess) by Rudolph Spielmann. 00) The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld. 00) Solitaire Chess by I.A. Horowitz. 00) 500 Master Games of Chess by Dr. S. Tartakower and J. Du Mont. 00) Capablanca's Best Chess Endings by Irving Chernev 00) Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic. San Remo 1930 with notes by Alekhine, Botvinnik, Nimzovich, et al AVRO 1938 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures by P.H. Clarke. Lesser-known games with notes. Solitaire Chess by I.A. Horowitz. 62 games. Chess Traps, Pitfalls and Swindles by I.A Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld. Point Count Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Geoffrey Mott-Smith. Essential Chess Endings by Howell. Play Chess Combinations and Sacrifices by David Levy is a good mix of instruction/advice, and exercises for the intermediate player. 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Fred Reinfeld. Chess Secrets I Learned From Masters by Edward Lasker. The Second Piatagorsky Cup. 00) My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937, 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine and Igor Zaitsev. 00) 107 Great Chess Battles, 1939-1945 (Dover Books on Chess) by Alexander Alekhine. 00) 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev. 00) The Modern Openings in Theory and Practice by Alexey P Sokolsky, translated by Harry Golombek and E. Strauss. 00) Great Games by Chess Prodigies by Fred Reinfeld. 56 annotated games by Morphy, Capablanca, Reshevsky, and Fischer. 00) Masters of the Chessboard, 21st Century Edition by Richard Reti. 00) Modern Ideas in Chess, 21st Century Edition by Richard Reti. 00) Practical Rook Endings by Edmar Mednis. (Hard to find; there are fine substitutes with similar "Rook Endings" titles.) 00) Modern Chess Strategy by by Ludek Pachman, Allen S. Russell. 00) Judgment and Planning in Chess by Dr. Max Euwe. 00) The Art of the Middlegame by Paul Keres and Alexander Kotov 00) Modern Chess Miniatures by Barden & Heidenfeld. 160 annotated games. 00) Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by Laszlo Polgar 00) The Oxford Companion to Chess is a reference book by David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld. The book is written in an encyclopedia format. 00) Great Tournaments and Their Stories by Andrew Soltis. 00) Rate Your Endgame by Edmar Mednis and Colin Crouch 00) Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 Book by David Bronstein 00) Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess publishing) by Hans Kmoch. 00) Tal-Botvinnik 1960 by Mikhail Tal. 00) Practical Chess Endings: 300 Diagrams by Irving Chernev 00) Trophy Chess by Larry Evans? 00) Chess Openings Theory and Practice by I.A. Horowitz 00) Practical Middlegame Tips by Edmar Mednis 00) The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal, by Karsten Müller and Raymund Stolze, New In Chess 2012, Figurine Algebraic Notation. 00) Modern Chess Brilliancies by Larry Evans. 101 games with notes. 00) How to Defeat a Superior Opponent by Edmar Mednis. 68 games well-explained. 00) Chess Omnibus by Edward Winter 00) Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sunny Side of Chess Endgames by Ger van Perlo 00) Soviet Chess by R.G. Wade. 00) How Karpov Wins Enlarged Second Edition by Edmar Mednis. 00) The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe and John Nunn. 00) The Big Book of World Chess Championships: 46 Title Fights - from Steinitz to Carlsen by Andre Schulz World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine. Twelve Great Players and Their Best Games by Irving Chernev. Selected Chess Masterpieces by Szetozar Gligoric, McKay, 1970. How to Open a Chess Game, seven Grandmasters, RHM, 1974 Incomplete list. Needs editing. Tarrasch and Lasker were chosen over Capablanca and Nimzowitsch; all are worthwhile. The writings and games of Machgielis "Max" Euwe would make another list by itself. Studies of any of the world champions and their challengers tend to be excellent. Reuben Fine's books on opening principles, the middlegame, endgame and games collections helped many an aspiring master (but some of his latter writings seem a bit far fetched at times). Move these Top 10 Games of 2019: 10th: Gunina-Sebag (Cairns Cup) 9th: Dubov-Giri (Moscow Grand Prix) 8th: Carlsen-Ding (Sinquefield Cup) 7th: Grischuk-Vachier-Lagrave (Riga Grand Prix) 6th: Anton-Grischuk (FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss) 5th: Mchedlishvili-Rathnakaran (Goa Open) 4th: Moiseenko-Korley,(Xtracon Open) 3rd: Saric-Suleymanli (European Club Cup) 2nd: Dubov-Svane (European Team Championship) 1st: Firouzja vs Karthikeyan (Asian Continental) -Herman Grooten, Attacking Chess for Club Players An Effective Way to Learn Common Motifs While many of the attacking themes are common, Grooten organizes them in a particularly useful way. In the �Exploiting Weaknesses� chapter, the author provides a list of methods of attack that are effective against each specific kingside weakness. Here�s an example for the �Weakness on h6�, referring to the opponent pushing a kingside pawn to h6: * The pawn march g2-g4-g5. White then threatens to open one or more files. * A piece sacrifice on the vulnerable h6-square. * The b1-h7 diagonal has been weakened by the push of the h-pawn. By setting up a battery with the queen and bishop on the b1-h7 diagonal, you provoke the move �g7-g6. Then you can exploit this second weakening (think of piece sacrifices on g6). * Putting a knight on f5 is often strong. This is because chasing away the knight with �g7-g6 often isn�t possible (as then White takes on h6 with the knight). * The �dog�s ear� on h6 can be made even more vulnerable by: - Sacrificing the exchange on f6; - Planting a piece on f6; - Sacrificing a piece on g7. * The light squares, especially that on g6, can be made even more vulnerable by sacrifices on e6, f7, or g6. Then, each method of attack is discussed in detail with examples. Misha Osipov * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * Opinions are like noses...everyone has one: https://blog.feedspot.com/chess_blo... * On-line Instruction: https://www.chessopolis.com/tutoria... * 64 Great Games: https://mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/pal... * Gambits page: https://www.ianchessgambits.com/ * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... * "Who was the greatest chess player? If chess is an art, Alekhine. If chess is a science, Capablanca. If chess is a struggle, Lasker." -- Saviely Tartakower * "Amberley excelled at chess - one mark, Watson, of a scheming mind." -- Sherlock Holmes Matthew 13:24-43 *At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria? ― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?" RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah." “Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.” — Norman Vincent Peale “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” — Ralph Marston “A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything.” — African Proverb St. Marher, 1225: “And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet.” 07yz perilous pile pompous posta has a wienie roasta anz got burnt playn w/his short business asso ciates. 493 games, 1620-2016 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 60s “Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!” ― Susan Polgar “Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!” ― Susan Polgar “A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach prepares for next generation!” ― Susan Polgar Remove the 1900s from pub 16. Remove the 26s from pub 2. The Immortal Emanuel> by David Fidlow, published in the October 1961 <Chess Review * Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French * Alekhine's French Def: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * A few KIAs: Game Collection: Opening Ideas * Advance French: Game Collection: Attacking with the French * Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black * Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES The Wolf Turned Shepherd A wolf, whose gettings from the flocks Began to be but few, Bethought himself to play the fox In character quite new. A shepherd's hat and coat he took, A cudgel for a crook, Nor even the pipe forgot: And more to seem what he was not, Himself on his hat he wrote, "I'm Willie, shepherd of these sheep." His person thus complete, His crook in upraised feet, The impostor Willie stole on the keep. The real Willie, on the grass asleep, Slept there, indeed, profoundly, His dog and pipe slept, also soundly; His drowsy sheep around lay. As for the greatest number, Much blessed the hypocrite their slumber, And hoped to drive away the flock, Could he the shepherd's voice but mock. He thought undoubtedly he could. He tried: the tone in which he spoke, Loud echoing from the wood, The plot and slumber broke; Sheep, dog, and man awoke. The wolf, in sorry plight, In hampering coat bedight, Could neither run nor fight. There's always leakage of deceit Which makes it never safe to cheat. Whoever is a wolf had better Keep clear of hypocritic fetter. Mar-25-22 st.o pee for pie: Calculate! White to move after 0...Qc6-c7 click for larger view Not sure what game this position is from. Any ideas? Mar-26-22 fredthebear: You have approximately 685,801 games to choose from. I well remember this position and the motif is fairly simple, so I will not spoil it for others by posting the solution. Mar-26-22 st.o pee for pie: Fred You have approximately 685,801 games to choose from. Not helpful. I well remember this position and the motif is fairly simple, so I will not spoil it for others by posting the solution. What motif(s)? Over at ClapTap there's at least four mentioned. As for difficulty - others might disagree. Post your solution in your forum, do a few branches to back it up. . Mar-26-22 pus: sheep, it will be noted that jeobidone is lacking in the ability to think for himself--so much so that the second sentence you quoted above was plagiarised. Mar-26-22 fredthebear: Ha! Ha! Sour pus' best pal doesn't read pus' phony posts! That tells us how old and tiresome pus' fabricated words have become. perk was just braggin' as usual on himself without analyzing a thing -- but giving himself FULL credit like he's Kasparov. pus doesn't even bother to look at games or positions, he just reads the last post and responds with the same old insulting posts he's been using for years. This wankaa kisses his own buttocks with his own rolodex compliments! I AM Fredthebear. I do more than think for myself -- I tell the truth on the bad analysts! It's a fact that sour pus is a lazy, unmotivated poster falsely believing that he's created some sort of legacy for himself here by abusing other members. Who's boring? pus is boring! Everyone can see it for themselves. Mar-26-22 st.o pee for pie: pus - to think that such antics are amusing shows what a man-child bear really is. I don't think you found the solve and just wanted to be in the mix. About as interesting as a drip is free. Let's just move along then, shall we? Mar-26-22 st.o pee for pie: This one has a fairly obvious main motif, once you see it that is: White to move after 53...Kb7-b6 click for larger view White didn't see it through, and Black went on to win this rapid game. T Hillarp Persson vs J Hector, 2015 (&m=54) Mar-26-22 pus: Queen and knight is generally superior to Q+B in an ending, and the white monarch is facing ruination, but he has the all-important next move: 54.Qd8+ Mar-26-22 fredthebear: 54.Qd8+ is on the dark a5-d8 diagonal. The c4-pawn prevents 54...Kb5, and the Black c5-pawn is an obstruction. The Black king must move to a light square, where it will be checked by the light-squared bishop. Black is in serious trouble; forcing moves lurk. The LSB is quite useful on open lines, as is the queen. Keep in mind that Black was threatening Qg1#. Is Queen + Knight really stronger than Queen + Bishop? The Queen + Knight does not seem to be an advantage of itself. In order to be considered advantageous, there must always be a second element influencing the position. The most common factors are weakness of the opposing king, passed pawns, and weak squares that can be accessed. Mr. H. H. Strand wrote: "There is no true answer to this, but here are some general observations that are commonly agreed upon by strong players: Bishops are stronger in open positions with few pawns on the board, especially if you have the bishop pair and especially in endgames. Knights are stronger in closed positions, where the pawns are locked against each other. Having the bishop pair against a knight and a bishop is usually a slight advantage in middle games. Against the knight pair it is less clear. A knight that can be anchored in the center of the board (protected by a pawn) is often stronger than a bishop. A knight anchored in an advanced position in the enemy camp (typically on squares like e6, d6, d3 or e3) is often very strong, even as strong as a rook. A bishop is usually stronger than a knight in an open endgame, especially if the side with the bishop has a passed wing pawn. A knight is often stronger than a bishop in endgames with static pawn structures. This theme is called "good knight versus bad bishop.” Knights on the edge of the board, or even worse, a corner, can be quite weak. "A knight on the rim is dim.” Bishops on long diagonals are often very strong, especially on an open diagonal. The value of knights go up in blitz games or in time trouble, as their movements are harder to calculate and predict. Rooks cooperate better with a bishop than a knight. Queens cooperate better with a knight than a bishop." Such hypothetical conceptions are difficult to answer. Chess requires analysis of a specific position to determine who is better. There are simply too many variables to generalize with any degree of accuracy. Thus, the value of the pieces can change during a game. I AM Fredthebear, CGs researcher, instructor, lecturer, comedian and storyteller. My friends call me Fred. (The Mrs. has been waiting patiently, so this must go to print as is.) Mar-26-22 pus: Yawn. Whatever. More effluvium from that quarter. Funny how when I post in general terms, stuffy always tries to get concrete, and when I post in specifics, he goes all platitudes and Seinfeldian generalities. Just a contrary, nescient, gormless oaf. Mar-27-22 st.o pee for pie: 54.Qd8+ is a good start, but not enough for the win. Just ask White from the actual game. Mar-27-22 fredthebear: Chess, satire, mostly. The fickle big pus checked out again, lazy bore that he is. (pus' first post offered the actual Qd8+ game move, so attitude and effort were his minimal norm.) The hothead always resorts to insults when he gets impatient, stumped, out-chessed again. Was hothead sent to the corner stool prior to this first-grade lesson?https://www.theatlantic.com/enterta... The positions of the kings and pawns make all the difference. Oh, st.arving the pony doesn't enjoy learning about chess. Apparently didn't bother to read/examine about the LSB. Does the st.arving pony know what the Balestra pattern is? Apply the concept, sideways. How about a skewer check? “Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it will help you to get better results.” -- Alexander Kotov Let's pause so st.arving the pony can look up who Alexander Kotov is. st.arving the pony will research it and be an expert on Kotov tomorrow. Will we get another lecture on Philidor's Gate? One gives check to re-arrange the position for a favorable follow-up smite. Check. Check. Check. Capture the unprotected lady. Not that difficult to find, even for an ill-tempered washed-up mastur down on his luck. If Tiger could miss the correct continuation, then any smelly old word jockey could. Unusual moves fall outside one's chess intuition. Who's boring? Sour pus is boring; he can't wait to read my next post and make a snarky comment. I AM Fredthebear! I AM a berry lover, chess lover, chess book collector, chess reader, chess writer, chess player, chess master, cook, cheese connoisseur, creature of habit and occasional movie extra for Parmount pictures. It all depends upon which way the wind is blowing and what's on the menu and the day of the month. If it weren't for the daily pun and puzzle, there would be almost no active players posting chess on this chess website. FTB tried to make it a bit more interesting. Mar-27-22 pus: bruce lee now claims to be a master. That one belongs on the joke page. Mar-27-22 fredthebear: Yawn. Whatever. More dissipation from that quarter. Funny how when I post instruction, period always tries to get theatrical, and when I post in satire, he goes all somber. Just a perverse, oblivious, injudicious cyberbugger. Mar-27-22 moron: pus: bruce lee now claims to be a master. Truly a master of whining. Mar-27-22 fredthebear: C'mon man! Winning is spelled w-i-n-n-i-n-g. Here, read this book once a month for eight straight months: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/winni... That's about 10 pages per day, every day. It will improve your spelling. <The Man In The Glass Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr. When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Just go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass. He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest For he’s with you, clear to the end And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous test If the man in the glass is your friend. You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years And get pats on the back as you pass But your final reward will be heartache and tears If you’ve cheated the man in the glass. This poem was first published in 1934 and is still very popular today.> "Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure." “....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 The Head and the Tail of the Serpent Two parts the serpent has – Of men the enemies – The head and tail: the same Have won a mighty fame, Next to the cruel Fates; – So that, indeed, hence They once had great debates About precedence. The first had always gone ahead; The tail had been for ever led; And now to Heaven it prayed, And said, "O, many and many a league, Dragged on in sore fatigue, Behind his back I go. Shall he for ever use me so? Am I his humble servant; No. Thanks to God most fervent! His brother I was born, And not his slave forlorn. The self-same blood in both, I'm just as good as he: A poison dwells in me As virulent as does In him. In mercy, heed, And grant me this decree, That I, in turn, may lead – My brother, follow me. My course shall be so wise, That no complaint shall rise." With cruel kindness Heaven granted The very thing he blindly wanted: To such desires of beasts and men, Though often deaf, it was not then. At once this novel guide, That saw no more in broad daylight Than in the murk of darkest night, His powers of leading tried, Struck trees, and men, and stones, and bricks, And led his brother straight to Styx. And to the same unlovely home, Some states by such an error come. “No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life.” – Anonymous Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi * Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote" Old Russian Proverb: "Every sandpiper praises its own swamp. (Всяк кулик свое болото хвалит.)" People tend to have high opinion about the place where they live. “You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.” ― Indira Gandhi Don’t Let Your Past Determine Your Future <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 petz 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.> The Chess Poem by Ayaan Chettiar 8 by 8 makes 64 In the game of chess, the king shall rule Kings and queens, and rooks and knights Bishops and Pawns, and the use of mind The Game goes on, the players think Plans come together, form a link Attacks, checks and capture Until, of course, we reach a mate The Pawns march forward, then the knights Power the bishops, forward with might Rooks come together in a line The Game of Chess is really divine The Rooks move straight, then take a turn The Knights on fire, make no return Criss-Cross, Criss-Cross, go the bishops The Queen’s the leader of the group The King resides in the castle While all the pawns fight with power Heavy blows for every side Until the crown, it is destroyed The Brain’s the head, The Brain’s the King, The Greatest one will always win, For in the game of chess, the king shall rule, 8 by 8 makes 64! “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” ― Jesus Christ “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.” ― Mother Teresa “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.” ― Anne Frank “Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. God would never discourage me. He would always point me to himself to trust him. Therefore, my discouragement is from Satan. As you go through the emotions that we have, hostility is not from God, bitterness, unforgiveness, all of these are attacks from Satan.” ― Charles Stanley “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Max De Pree “As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight.” — The Revenant WeordFun: Ziryabn Jona tree nutz zona stick iz betta than kreem zina bowl super Riggins ran 4all STD ona windy side. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” — Calvin Coolidge Psalm 96: 1-3 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Philippians 4:7 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Never Let Success Get To Your Head And Never Let Failure Get To Your Heart BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP Baa Baa Black Sheep Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. One for the master And one for the dame. And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane. 16 yellow #2 pencilz Why did Chicken Little cross the road? To warn the people on the other side that the sky was falling. Maximo wrote: My Forking Knight's Mare Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative, she likes to fork. She does it across the board, taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two. Sometimes she feels like making quiet moves, at other times, she adopts romantic moods, and makes great sacrifices. But, being hers a zero-sum game, she often forks just out of spite. An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats, skewering men to make some gains. Playing with her risks a conundrum, and also catching Kotov’s syndrome. Nonetheless, despite having been trampled by her strutting ways my trust in her remains, unwavering, until the endgame. 367 games, 1620-2022 Publications by Year and Unconfirmed Source 9 * Chess in the Newspaper: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-... * PGN Language Conversion: http://www.code.gr/chess-converter/... * Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv... Another older branch off file initially based upon a simple white repertoire by Once using 1.e4 w/a kingside fianchetto. It has been quadrupled w/enhancements here. Thanks Once! Thank you to contributions from ISeth as well. Games at the bottom of the list (not yet elevated into proper ECO order) are for consideration. * Simagin: Game Collection: Vladimir Simagin * Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256... * Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED! * tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania * Common Checkmate Patterns: http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate... * Fabulous chess brilliancies: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ * Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White) * Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French * Gambits against the French Defense: Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam * Pirc Defense, Classical: Game Collection: Pirc, Classical Variation * Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom... * Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018 * Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar... Perpetual check feels like nothing else in a dead lost position. * Study Middlegames and Endgames instead of Openings! However, you still need to understand common opening traps in your chosen openings! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoI... - Double King Pawn: Bishop's Opening (K's Gambit Declined C30). - French Defense: King's Indian Attack w/Nd2 avoids Bb4 pin. - Sicilian Defense: Sicilian Closed w/Nc3 and Bg2. A matching book is Attacking with 1e4 by John Emms. Notice in the video that White makes about 3 pawn moves (e4, d3, and then g3 or f4) and brings out the minor pieces to bare on the center near each side of the pawn skeleton. Then White castles kingside and the rooks protect each other on the back rank. He must anticipate advances by the opposing army and know what he's going to do beforehand when the opposing pawns make contact with his pawns (advance past, initiate an exchange, or remain in place and defend from behind). * Fredthebear's game collection mildly resembles the video link in some ways. FTB does prescribe a simple repertoire concept for amateur players, supported by the latest volume of MCO for competitive intermediate and advanced players. (The majority of the world's common chess players do not have the time commitment in their family/school/work lifestyle to become national or international masters, so the path to GM greatness does not apply to them. There's much more money to be had in other professions.) Chess skill development in the middlegame and endgame will boost one's chances of victory; any slight opening edge fades out against a better player. Sprinters might look good this day or that, but sprinting does not win the Tour de France bicycle race; it's the seasoned riders who are in it for the long haul that win out overall. Strong, well-rounded chess players usually overcome their adversary's opening study. Those who fail to improve at chess are not studying one aspect or the other, not recording their games and understanding why they lost, not reviewing enough published master games, playing too many different openings. So many common players repeat the same bad habits such as hiding behind pawns, not using all their pieces, leaving pieces unprotected, ignoring the opponent's next possible move while looking for their own move, or rushing to play the first reasonable move they see when a better one was available. THE MORE YOU STUDY, THE MORE YOU EASILY SEE AT THE CHESSBOARD! Chess success comes from understanding and experience, knowing what to look for, recognizing re-occurring patterns. Chess is a puzzle arrangement; it's no different than an informed medical doctor studying the x-ray to perform a surgery properly to fix the problem. The doctor looks, s/he sees the area, s/he plans, s/he performs, the patient heals. A good chess player must observe and think -- consider all the options first. There are no magic, silver bullet openings in chess! Study the Middlegame and Endgame to expand your observation, planning, and calculation skills. The longer the game lasts, the more the chess puzzle changes, the better you become by studying those situations that arise later in the game. <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 Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Easy focus on rules, check, and defense against checkmate -- the essential foundation of chess) by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder Chess for Kids (clear and colorful) by Michael Basman Chess Tactics for Students (One puzzle per page) by John A. Bain A.J. "Tony" Gillam books are excellent, but out-of-print. Kasparov Teaches Chess (Macmillan Chess Library 1986) by Garry Kasparov OR Lessons in Chess (Everyman Chess 1997) by Garry Kasparov OR Learn Chess With Garry Kasparov: World Champion (Batsford 2003) Beginning Chess (300 elementary puzzles: mate, en prise, fork, pin, skewer, discovery, undermine, overload, X-ray, trap, promotion) by Bruce Pandolfini Quick Chess Knockouts (miniature games) by Julian Hodgson Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion (Fireside Chess Library 1995) by Josh Waitzkin The Right Way to Play Chess, Revised and Updated by Richard James (Read it again and again to recall all the terms, tips, traps, and games) by David Pritchard A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way! (This basic tactics puzzle book will improve your chess batting eyesight to clobber your opponent. The endgame chapter is very important to master!) by Susan Polgar, Paul Truong Chess Lessons for Juniors by Robert Snyder Guide to Good Chess by CJS Purdy Learn Chess Tactics by John Nunn (Author) Attacking the King by John Walker How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit Chess 1998) by Murray Chandler Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev The Logical Approach to Chess by Euwe Chess Openings for Juniors by John Walker Improve Your Chess in Seven Days by Gary Lane A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario (2006) Improve Your Chess Fast from Club Player to Expert (12 thematic lessons w/example games) by Alberic O'Kelly de Galway Fundamental Checkmates (piece-pair mating combinations and techniques) by Antonio Gude Pillsbury the Extraordinary by Andrew Soltis and Ken Smith Better Chess for Average Players by Tim Harding The Art of the Checkmate, updated 21st Century edition by Renaud and Kahn Common Sense in Chess, updated 21st Century Edition by Emanuel Lasker, Bruce Alberston Chess Tactics by Paul Littlewood Power Chess by Bruce Pandolfini Guide to Chess (this instructive book should be better known) by Malcolm Pein Improve Your Tactics in Seven Days by Gary Lane Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last by Neil McDonald (2004) The King Hunt in Chess by W.H. Cozens, revised by John Nunn Pandolfini's Endgame Course by Bruce Pandolfini Chess the Easy Way (It's not so easy, but rather useful) by Reuben Fine Epic Battles of the Chessboard by R.N. Coles The Art of Mastering Chess: A Complete Course for Beginners by GM Eduard Gufeld and others 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts, Too by Franco Masetti, Roberto Messa The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev Get Chernev's book TMIGOCEP -- AND READ IT. Unfortunately it's not enough to own these books, you have to read and study them...that one won't do any harm at all. Chernev writes like your favorite uncle. Winning Endgames (Crowood Chess Library) by Tony Kosten Chess Openings (Crowood Chess Library 1987) by Michael Basman Attacking Technique by Collin Crouch The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld Chess Fundamentals, Algebraic Edition, Everyman Chess by Jose R. Capablanca The Ideas Behind The Chess Openings by Reuben Fine, Sam Sloan Almost every dedicated chess player probably has at one time owned a copy of the Dover edition of the New York 1924 chess tournament. The competitors were Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker, Alekhine, Bogoljubow, Maroczy, Reti, Tartakower, Yates, Marshall, Janowski and Edward Lasker. The ABCs of Chess (don't let the title fool you) by Bruce Pandolfini The Art of Planning in Chess: Move by Move by Neil McDonald (2006) Endgame Play by Chris Ward Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by Sunil Weeramantry How to Play the Middlegame by John Littlewood From the MG to EG (learn to convert into won positions) by Edmar Mednis FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul Van der Sterren Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by László Polgár Morphy - Move by Move by Zenón Franco (2016) Lasker's Manual of Chess by Emanuel Lasker Essential Chess Endings Explained by Yuri Averbakh Richard Reti's Master's of the Chessboard, Modern Ideas in Chess 100 Selected Games Mikhail Botvinnik David Levy 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower and du Mont The Art of Positional Chess by Samuel Reshevsky Modern Chess Strategy by Edward Lasker Simple Chess by Michael Stean Chess Success: Planning After the Opening (Batsford 2008) by Neil McDonald Back to Basics: Openings (ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess Series 2008) by Carsten Hansen Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman John Nunn's Chess Course by John Nunn Alexander Alekhine's Best Games (Batsford Chess Library 1996) by Alexander Alekhine, C. H. O' D. Alexander, John Nunn, Forward by Garry Kasparov Practical Opening Tips by Edmar Mednis Practical Middlegame Tips by Edmar Mednis Practical Endgame Tips by Edmar Mednis Practical Rook Endings by Edmar Mednis Rate Your Endgame by Edmar Mednis and Colin Crouch 50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins (2006) Essential Chess Endings: The tournament player's guide by James Howell Capablanca's Best Chess Endings by Irving Chernev Judgement and Planning in Chess by Max Euwe 50 Ways to Win at Chess by Steve Giddins (2007) The Art of Defense in Chess by Andrew Soltis Practical Chess Exercises: 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy by Ray Cheng Chess Praxis New Ideas in Chess by Larry Evans Endgame Strategy (Cadogan Chess Books) by Mikhail Shereshevsky Keene's Reappraisal Understanding the Chess Openings by Sam Collins Life & Games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal Marovic's Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess. Rocking the Ramparts by Larry Christiansen Understanding Chess Middlegames/Endgames by John Nunn Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch by John Watson Planning: Move by Move by Zenón Franco (2019) Positional Chess Handbook: 495 Instructive Positions from Grandmaster Games (Dover Chess 2001) by Israel Gelfer Practical Chess Endings by Paul Keres Nunn's Chess Openings (Everyman Chess Series 1999) by Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher, John Nunn The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by Jonathan Rowson Collin Leach The 100 Endgames You Must Know/Workbook by Jesus de la Villa Kasparov Vs. Karpov, 1990 (Cadogan Chess Books) by Garry Kasparov , Efim Geller Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sunny Side of Chess Endgames by Ger van Perlo Strategic Plans: 75 Modern Battles by Maxim Chetverik (2019) Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at their Best by Mihail Marin (2015) Game Changer: AlphaZero's Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI by Matthew Sadler , Natasha Regan A handy reference book is The Oxford Companion to Chess by David Hooper, Kenneth Whyld A Chess Omnibus (players, tournaments, stories, history of chess) by Edward Winter The Lion and the Ass Hunting The king of animals, with royal grace, Would celebrate his birthday in the chase. It was not with bow and arrows, To slay some wretched sparrows; The lion hunts the wild boar of the wood, The antlered deer and stags, the fat and good. This time, the king, t" insure success, Took for his aide-de-camp an ass, A creature of stentorian voice, That felt much honoured by the choice. The lion hid him in a proper station, And ordered him to bray, for his vocation, Assured that his tempestuous cry The boldest beasts would terrify, And cause them from their lairs to fly. And, sooth, the horrid noise the creature made Did strike the tenants of the wood with dread; And, as they headlong fled, All fell within the lion's ambuscade. "Has not my service glorious Made both of us victorious?" Cried out the much-elated ass. "Yes," said the lion; "bravely brayed! Had I not known yourself and race, I should have been myself afraid!" If he had dared, the donkey Had shown himself right spunky At this retort, though justly made; For who could suffer boasts to pass So ill-befitting to an ass? This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess. yakisoba's combination in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba together with a bishop and queen chasing nova. though the old bishop was getting pooped out the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought "I know what to do with that nova when caught." there on top of the castle was nova in hiding strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination. * Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches... limerick, entitled ‘The Solver’s Plight’ was by ‘A.J.F.’ [A.J. Fink] and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931): There was a man from Vancouver Who tried to solve a two-mover; But the boob, he said, ‘“Gee”, I can’t find the “Kee”, No matter HOW I manouvre.’ Proverbs 14:29-35 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered * exalts folly. 30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones. 31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him. 32 The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies. 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. 35 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, approximately 3000 miles (4850 km) in diameter, hardly larger than the moon. Despite being the smallest, it’s extremely dense. In fact, it’s the second densest planet after Earth. It’s also the closest planet to the sun, making it dangerous to explore. Mercury is 48 million miles from the earth. Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of “Do You Know the Muffin Man?”) Oh do you know the zookeeper, The zookeeper, the zookeeper? Oh, do you know the zookeeper Who works down at the zoo? Q: Why did the cow cross the road? A: To get to the udder side. 498 games, 1560-2017 Published Games by Year & Unconfirmed Poems 14 * Great links: http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/ * Openings List: http://eudesign.com/chessops/ch-lis... * There's more: http://162.203.35.1:78/mediawiki/in... I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. - Siegbert Tarrasch Thank you Qindarka! “If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” — Garry Kasparov “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt * Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns This link has a good, concise collection of diagrammed checkmate patterns by name. The new reader may wish to consult it initially to the point of memorization. * Here's a link to Morphy Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86 * Epic: Game Collection: Epic Battles of the CB by R.N. Coles - keypusher * B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack * Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld) * Chess Links: http://www.chessdryad.com/links/ind... * Mankind's Savior said it, proved it: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bib... Needs 1860s-70s, 1943-46, 1979-80, 1984-86, 1989-92, 1997-2005, The Frogs Asking A King A certain commonwealth aquatic, Grown tired of order democratic, By clamouring in the ears of Jove, effected Its being to a monarch's power subjected. Jove flung it down, at first, a king pacific. Who nathless fell with such a splash terrific, The marshy folks, a foolish race and timid, Made breathless haste to get from him hid. They dived into the mud beneath the water, Or found among the reeds and rushes quarter. And long it was they dared not see The dreadful face of majesty, Supposing that some monstrous frog Had been sent down to rule the bog. The king was really a log, Whose gravity inspired with awe The first that, from his hiding-place Forth venturing, astonished, saw The royal blockhead's face. With trembling and with fear, At last he drew quite near. Another followed, and another yet, Till quite a crowd at last were met; Who, growing fast and strangely bolder, Perched soon on the royal shoulder. His gracious majesty kept still, And let his people work their will. Clack, clack! what din beset the ears of Jove? "We want a king," the people said, "to move!" The god straight sent them down a crane, Who caught and slew them without measure, And gulped their carcasses at pleasure; Whereat the frogs more wofully complain. "What! what!" great Jupiter replied; "By your desires must I be tied? Think you such government is bad? You should have kept what first you had; Which having blindly failed to do, It had been prudent still for you To let that former king suffice, More meek and mild, if not so wise. With this now make yourselves content, Lest for your sins a worse be sent." Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!" The Lion and the Rat To show to all your kindness, it behoves: There's none so small but you his aid may need. I quote two fables for this weighty creed, Which either of them fully proves. From underneath the sward A rat, quite off his guard, Popped out between a lion's paws. The beast of royal bearing Showed what a lion was The creature's life by sparing – A kindness well repaid; For, little as you would have thought His majesty would ever need his aid, It proved full soon A precious boon. Forth issuing from his forest glen, T" explore the haunts of men, In lion net his majesty was caught, From which his strength and rage Served not to disengage. The rat ran up, with grateful glee, Gnawed off a rope, and set him free. By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never. Zwischenschach is German for in-between-check which is an important technique in the rook endgame. Caissa, The Chess Lord. Lord, I play three hundred hours of chess, indeed, Lord, in thirty days more or less. I have done my best under gruelling stress, Yet I'm not happy with my snailing progress. Yes, Lord. Caissa, to you I sadly do confess: my constant losing has put me in distress. I beg of you, Lord, Caissa, help me to re-assess so I can beat those who keep me in this mess. Lord, with your blessing and your skills I guess I would always win and so powerfully aggress, that all my opponents would humbly express: hark here cometh the unbeatable king of chess. This poem is dedicated to all female chessplayers on Caissa's Web. Sweet Caissa Oh, Sweet Caissa, Goddess of chess in the name of this holistic game I pray Thee: bless my noble aim to render all my opponents lame in my holy quest for worldly fame, to be Supreme no more no less. In awe I heard this Sweet Caissa say "Daughter go forth and smite them all, stoutly charge your knight sitting tall while flying over the castle's wall to slay all men in your deadly call." Now in fear I hide and will no longer play. This poem is dedicated to Peyton, Wizard Number 1 in chess and true magician in poetry no less Nova's Silent Prayer Caissa, before Thee stands the erring little nova who wandered far and wide till rejected by Jehovah with downcast eyes he offers Thee a barrel of wine which will turn Thine winking eyes inte a woozy shine. Yet all he wants is but some real consideration from the subjects in the Realm of Thine creation and this tiny favor that will put him in elation: to render perfect all his scripted chess notation. This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess. yakisoba's combination in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba together with a bishop and queen chasing nova. though the old bishop was getting pooped out the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought "I know what to do with that nova when caught." there on top of the castle was nova in hiding strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination. This poem is dedicated to Alex, son of Lisa and John (SNOWBEAR). The Cry of Snowbear's Son Loyal subjects, hear ye hear ye all The king's bishop invites you to a ball The pawns,black and white are welcome too merrily we'll dance the whole night through. Snowbear's cry can be heard in this wintery night: go dog go fetch me that wild white night who will with wit and charm lead the queen away to his private pasture, so heavenly green. Later that year the night kept prancing about not looking well nor feeling so manly stout then suddenly he knew he need no longer wait as he heard his new born son loudly cry "checkmate". This poem is dedicated to Chris Hadlock (CLH) who gathered 20 rating points while this poem was being composed. Rating is Naught but a Number Thing Said the black pawn flirtingly to the white queen, "Let me capture you so my needy master can hurry about Gathering more rating points to increase his worldly clout". Moving swiftly she asked "rating what does that mean"? Behind the castle's wall a snichering knight replied. "It's a number thing proclaiming who has the greater skill In manoeuvring us about at our witty master's will But the truth of this number thing by many is becried. Some masters blow up their little size as they sing While others make themselves look smaller than small. For hidden reasons tall is small and small is tall. But all in all rating is naught but a number thing." This poem is dedicated to PhillA, who sparked off the seed for this poem. The Stark Naked King When the challenge arrived from the ax wielding Philla "I must hurry and offer a bribe to his queen,thought nova, to avoid a merciless onslaught ending in bloody gore". Alas, the challenge had been secretely sent the day before. There he stood with ax and all at the castle's gate, While teasingly sending in a not-so-holy bishop as bait. High on the castle's wall nova bellowed: dump the boiling oil, To force the ax-man with his troups to screamingly recoil. To no avail, Philla hurled his castle straight upon the king, Who standing stark naked, tried to hide his private thing. So nova quickly conceded out of shameful desperation and Philla gently lowering the ax accepted nova's resignation. This poem is dedicated to Harris my chessplayer friend and literary commentator. Chess The Final Metaphor It was in a cesspool behind the place of his cousin Nick That in this pool of sewage, was born the freak called frick. On dark nights he hysterically wailed in his pool of slimy mess: "Oh why oh why, can't I play the game that humans call chess"? As the morning sun rose, begged the queen of the mighty king: Sire, can you not order the death of this awful filthy thing"? Wisely he replied: "no, I'll let frick live forever in distress While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess." This poem is dedicated to all members who have experienced the breaking of a gentleman's agreement. He Know No Honor Now in yonder obscurity live a bishop called Pork his tongue protruding like a two-pronged fork. He say: nova dear, I will play you thirty/thirty then he quickly run, I say: that be little dirty. This Pork he say; sweet nova please grant me tie upon my honor as a holy man I do never lie. He say: nova dear: I will play you thirty/thirty but he quickly run: I say that be more than little dirty to Pork this kindly nova say: I grant you draw as Pork's time in present game all but gone he saw. he say: dear nova, I will play you thirty/thirty as he quickly run: I truly say that be fricken dirty. now always loudly to this Pork I shall tell no more play me but evil one who live in hell. This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game. Chess is but a Game As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game. This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who strongly believe in Freedom of Movement. Chess Charter of Rights Hear ye hear ye all in this great realm of our bewildered king, Free, Who has stomped, peeled and bedrivelled this here very strange decree. Which will soon if not later be delivered not so fresh from the press. And hence will be known as the Charter of Rights in the game of chess. You have the right to believe every tale no matter how small or how tall. But you don't have the right to peddle your beliefs not at all not at all. You have the right to the essentials of life if you know what I mean But you don't have the right to screwing around with my loving queen. You have the right to be here or there but you must always be somewhere. But you don't have the right jumping around at will from square to square. You have the right to move about only yes only on your master's indication. And that in accordance to My Rules and your predestined move limitation. This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who strive to checkmate their opponents. The Aroused Bishop Whispered the pawn to the curious knight You jump one square up and two to the right On the diagonal where our queen lays in wait. I will move up from b-seven to b- eight. On the opposite side, no, no screamed the queen Realizing she should have been heard not seen. Because there, only hidden partially by the walls She saw him standing juggling his little balls. The bishop so aroused by all of this inter-play Could not, no he could not help but howlingly say: Oh, oh sweet queen you are mine for the take While your checkmated king will burn at the stake. This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who do not believe in dragging a game on and on. The Pawn Who Had to Go The little pawn screamed:"I cannot hold it any more, get me a pot or I will do exactly what I did before." Everybody laughed with the exception of the opposing king who guessed what was on the mind of this filthy thing. But nobody had time to fetch a pot or even a plastic bag They were too busy to ensure that the game became a drag. The guys in white kept running back and forth but no change. The guys in black stayed also within the very same range. Suddenly the unhappy pawn who had screamed for a pot, did a weird little dance while moving up one slot. Now standing near the king he simply pulled his pants down and peed straight up against the king's beautiful crown. This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who are the Silent Majority. The Silent Majority Spoke the silent pawn to the opposing queen: Your master is a filthy man and also very mean. He does naught but curse and foulmouth my gentle master. Your king ought to punish him real fast if not faster. because we are all tired of his filthy ranting and raving. We want to play chess which is our gift and inborn craving. But if he is allowed to continue to act like a filthy prick, we'll catch him and drown him in the cesspool with frick. Replied the queen smilingly though in a very loud voice: Fear not silent majority because that is also our choice. So it came about,that one could hear in the deep of night an inhuman scream of the filthy man who died slowly of fright. 500 games, 1497-2022 Published Games by Year and Unconfirmed Source 1 This is a pile of published games from various sources. Of course, many of the classic games have been printed and reprinted in multiple sources. Only one source per game can be listed in this collection. Others have copied Fredthebear's collection and renamed it "Short Games of Masters" but not all the games are short?! Fredthebear relied upon the notes of other bloggers for source identification. In most cases, FTB is not confirming the game source... just taking their word for it. Of course, the idea is to look up specific games of interest from the given source for the author's detailed game notes. FTB is the original creator of this collection of games, and has changed out many of the longer games. Others have copied and re-named it. --- ### --- Salute to Irving Chernev and I.A. Horowitz, two terrific chess writers from days gone by. They brought the light of day to many wonderful games. Here is a brief description of some of the writers/players according to crawfb5. Thank you crawfb5 -- what great collections you have! THE PLAYERS Samuel Reshevsky -- Reshevsky was a famous child prodigy who gave up competitive play for several years to focus on his education. After returning to active play in the 1930s, Reshevsky dominated the US championship until the ascendence of Robert James Fischer in the late 1950s. Reshevsky had an unusually long playing career. Reshevsky played on eight US Olympiad teams, winning one team gold, one team bronze, and one individual bronze medal (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/mg...). Reuben Fine -- Fine was a world-class player that never won the US championship. His best international result would be equal first with Paul Keres at AVRO 1938. He was invited to the world championship tournament organized in 1948 to pick a successor to Alexander Alekhine, who died while holding the title. Fine decided not to play. He was involved in his graduate work in psychology and only played competitive chess for a few more years after earning his degree. Fine played on three US Olympiad teams, winning three team and one individual gold medal and one individual silver medal (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/rn...). Israel Albert Horowitz -- Horowitz was long-time editor of <Chess Review>, chess editor of the <New York Times> for many years, author of a number of chess books, and a fixture in US tournaments, particularly those in the northeast. He won the US Open in 1936, 1938, and 1943. Horowitz played on four US Olympiad teams, winning three team and two individual gold medals (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/sw...). Isaac Kashdan -- Despite being a world-class player in his day, Kashdan was never able to negotiate a championship match with Marshall and once the tournament began he would never win the US championship. He was robbed of the title in 1942 by an incorrect ruling in a critical game between Reshevsky and Denker, which meant Reshevsky tied Kashdan for first instead of Kashdan winning the tournament outright. Kashdan lost the playoff match to Reshevsky, and that was as close as he would ever come to being US champion. Kashdan took over as chess editor for the <Los Angeles Times> after Steiner's death. Kashdan became an International Arbiter after his active playing days and directed both Game Collection: First Piatigorsky Cup 1963 and Game Collection: Second Piatigorsky Cup 1966. Kashdan played on five US Olympiad teams, winning three team and two individual gold medals, one team and one individual silver medal, and two individual bronze medals (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/vx...). Arthur William Dake -- Dake was on three gold-medal US Olympiad teams, winning one individual gold and one individual silver medal (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/u4...). David S Polland -- Polland won both the NY state championship and the US Open (4th American Chess Federation) in 1937. In 1938, he tied for 1st with Frank Marshall in the Marshall Chess Club championship. Sidney Norman Bernstein -- Bernstein was active in and around New York City and played in eight US championship tournaments. Anthony Santasiere -- Santasiere would win the NY state championship several times and the 1945 US Open. S S Cohen -- Samuel S. Cohen was an editor at <Chess Review> for a number of years in the 1930s. Milton Loeb Hanauer -- Hanauer played on one US Olympiad team, winning a team silver medal (http://www.olimpbase.org/players/7x...). Fred Reinfeld -- Reinfeld is mostly remembered today for his numerous beginner's books, but he won the NY state championship twice and played in several US championships. Others have copied this original collection by Fredthebear and re-named it. Harold Morton -- Morton was New England champion several times and was also Horowitz's business partner at <Chess Review> at the time of his death. The two were on an exhibition and promotional tour in the midwest in 1940 when they were involved in an automobile accident in Iowa. Morton was killed and Horowitz seriously injured. * Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256... * Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED! * tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania * Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White) * Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French * Gambits against the French Defense: Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam * Common Checkmate Patterns: http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate... * Fabulous chess brilliancies: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... * Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/ * Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom... * Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018 * Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar... Petrosian's mastery of a closed position: <In what appears to be perfectly equal positions, Petrosian consistently finds seemingly innocuous moves that gradually overwhelm his opponent. He accomplishes his objective simply by exchanging pieces and manoeuvring for victory without taking unnecessary risks. This essentially defensive technique has the virtue, when it doesn't utterly succeed, of producing a draw.> ― Larry Evans, introduction to game 3 from My 60 Memorable Games by Robert James Fischer. * QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED * Checkmate brevities: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate * Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch) * Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam * Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French * Alekhine's French Def: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... * A few KIAs: Game Collection: Opening Ideas * Advance French: Game Collection: Attacking with the French * Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black * Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES * KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98 In a park people come across a man playing chess against a dog. They are astonished and say: “What a clever dog!” But the man protests: “No, no, he isn’t that clever. I’m leading three games to one!” The Words Of Socrates A house was built by Socrates That failed the public taste to please. Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all Agreed that the apartments were too small. Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece! "I ask," said he, "no greater bliss Than real friends to fill even this." And reason had good Socrates To think his house too large for these. A crowd to be your friends will claim, Till some unhandsome test you bring. There's nothing plentier than the name; There's nothing rarer than the thing. The Fox and the Goat A fox once journeyed, and for company A certain bearded, horned goat had he; Which goat no further than his nose could see. The fox was deeply versed in trickery. These travellers did thirst compel To seek the bottom of a well. There, having drunk enough for two, Says fox, "My friend, what shall we do? It's time that we were thinking Of something else than drinking. Raise you your feet on the wall, And stick your horns up straight and tall; Then up your back I'll climb with ease, And draw you after, if you please." "Yes, by my beard," the other said, "It's just the thing. I like a head Well stocked with sense, like thine. Had it been left to mine, I do confess, I never should have thought of this." So Renard clambered out, And, leaving there the goat, Discharged his obligations By preaching thus on patience: "Had Heaven put sense your head within, To match the beard on your chin, You would have thought a bit, Before descending such a pit. I'm out of it; good bye: With prudent effort try Yourself to extricate. For me, affairs of state Permit me not to wait." Whatever way you wend, Consider well the end. Reuben Fine can show you the not-so-easy way. Sign up for free and you can read books for free: https://archive.org/details/chessea... 499 games, 1749-2014 Rampant Chess ****Work in Progress**** All the games from Rampant Chess written by Keith Ruxton and myself. The idea being we would write the book as though we were sitting in a pub playing over the game and adding comments. Of course it was not quite like that but that is the 'feel' we wanted to give. Basically we wanted to write a book with some good games that we would like to see. The games in the book were selected by the players themselves as being their favourite games. Each player, Jacob Aagaard, Mark Condie, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Paul Motwani, Douglas Bryson, Andrew Muir, Eddie Dearing, Craig Pritchett, Stephen R Mannion, Jonathan Rowson, Roderick M McKay, John Shaw and Colin McNab chose 5 games and sent them to us. Keith was happy. I was not. Keith and I agreed no computer analysis (I used one to check a variation in one of Keti's game to prove a point.) I did the games of Jacob, Keti, Douglas, Eddie, Steve, Roddy and Colin and one or two of the games sent made me feel that I was a bit out my depth and would not fit in with the general idea of the book. For instance Dougie sent me two long Rook endings from correspondence play (!). No way was I going to subject my readers to that kind of guff. I let one slip in (noting up that game nearly made me want to give up chess) I ditched the other and chose a typical Bryson miniature with a Queen sac. If I recall Eddie and Colin also had a game change. They seemed happy. Everyone was sent their chapter and all agreed everything was good. Book took about 6 months to write. Quality Chess did a run of 1,000 and they sold about 800 copies in the first few months. All money raised went straight to Scottish Chess and I believe they used the money to buy a whole set of electronic boards. I have submitted the games they chose that are not on here and hopefully they should appear soon. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Chess games for the this utility and the speed in which they are adding the games. 16 games, 1984-2007 rduarte64mx2100's Tactica Moderna Pachman Analisis computacional del famoso libro de Ludek Pachman 5 games, 1859-1959 Reti Opening [Black] 3 games, 1968-2004 Reti Opening [White] 22 games, 1924-2021 Rudolf Spielmann in Latvia 1934-1935 #################################### <Riga 1934> (2 February) Match vs. Movsa Feigin. [Event "Match Feigin - Spielmann"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "1934.02.02"] [EventDate "1934.02.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Feigin, Movsa"] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf] [Result "0-1"] [Source "Sachmaty Riga 1983"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nxc3 9. Bd2 e5 10. bxc3 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Rb1 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 O-O 15. Bd3 Qg5 16. g3 Qh5 17. Be2 Qh3 18. Bf1 Qd7 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. e5 Ng4 21. Nf3 Qd5 22. Rd1 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxh1 24. Nf3 Bg4 25. Ng5 Qxh2 26. f3 Qxg3+ 27. Kd2 Qf4+ 28. Kc3 Qxg5 29. fxg4 0-1 M Feigin vs Spielmann, 1934 === <Riga 1934> (4 February) Simultaneous exhibition. Spielmann scored +18-12=12 Time: 8 hours ##################### <Riga 1934> (9 February-15 March) Match vs. Rudolf Spielmann. The 1st game was played at the premises of the Club of Journalists and Artists at Fortress (Krepostnaja) Street 41, the 3rd at the pavilion of Vērmanes Garden, and games 4-8 s at At the Riga University Sports Facilities, Church Street 5. <Petrovs lost the match, scoring +1-2=5>. [Fride, p.9; Di Felice,"Chess Results 1931-1935" p.265; Dienas Lapa", February 10, 1934, p.12; "Rigasche Rundschau", March 16, 1934, p.3 ] [Event "Match Petrov - Spielmann"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1934.02.09"] [Date "1934.02.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [Source "Fride, Andris 'Vladimirs Petrovs: A Chessplayer's Story from Greatness to the Gulag’, Caissa Editions, 2004, pp.164-165"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4.Bd3 c4 5.Be2 b5 6.b3 Bb7 7.a4 a6 8.c3 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Qc2 0-0 12.bxc4 bxc4 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.Rfb1 Qc7 17.f4 f6 18.e6 Nf8 19.f5 Bh6 20.Nf1 gxf5 21.Qxf5 Ng6 22.a5 Kh8 23.Qh5 Bg7 24.Bg4 Rg8 25.Bf5 Bf8 26.Rd1 Bc6 27.Rd4 Be8 28.Rxd5 h6 29.Qh3 Bc6 30.Rc5 Qb7 31.Ng3 Rd8 32.Rb1 Qa8 33.Qh5 Rd2 34.Bxg6 Rxg2+ 35.Kf1 Bf3 36.Qf5 Rxg6 37.Qxg6 Be2+ 38.Ke1 Qf3 39.Qf5 Qxe3 40.Bc1 Qg1+ 41.Nf1 Bg4 42.Re5 Bxf5 43.Rxf5 Rc2 44.Bd2 Rxd2 45.Kxd2 Qg2+ 46.Kc1 Qe4 47.Ng3 Qe3+ 48.Kb2 Qd2+ 49.Ka1 Qxc3+ 50.Ka2 Qc2+ 51.Rb2 Qa4+ 52.Kb1 Qd1+ 53.Ka2 c3 54.Rb8 Qd2+ 55.Ka1 c2 56.Rxf8+ Kg7 57.Rc8 c1=Q+ 58.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 59.Ka2 Qc4+ 60.Ka3 Qxe6 61.Rh5 Kg6 62.Rh4 Qd6+ 63.Rb4 Qc5 64.Ka4 Qc2+ 65.Ka3 Qc3+ 66.Ka4 Qa1+ 67.Kb3 Qxa5 0-1 Spielmann vs Petrov, 1934 === [Event "Match, game 2"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1934.02.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D41"] [PlyCount "57"] [Source "'Jaunākās Ziņas', February 13, 1934, p 3"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ke7 14. Rhc1 Rd8 15. Rc7+ Rd7 16. Rac1 Kd8 17. Rxd7+ Kxd7 18. d5 Kd6 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Be4 Rb2+ 22. Rc2 Rxc2+ 23. Bxc2 Bxa2 24. Bxh7 g6 25. h4 Ke5 26. g4 Kf6 27. h5 gxh5 28. gxh5 Kg5 29. Bg8 1/2-1/2 === [Event "Match, game 3"] [Site "Riga, Vermanes Garden"] [Date "1934.02.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D32"] [PlyCount "111"] [Source "'Jaunākās Ziņas', February 14, 1934, p. 7; 'Jaunākās Ziņas', February 15, 1934, p. 8"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Ngxe7 8. dxc5 d4 9. Ne4 O-O 10. g3 Bf5 11. Nfd2 d3 12. Bg2 Qd4 13. exd3 Qxb2 14. O-O Rad8 15. Nc4 Qd4 16. Ncd6 b6 17. Nxf5 Nxf5 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Rb1 Qa6 20. Nc5 Qa3 21. Qc1 Qxc1 22. Rfxc1 Ncd4 23. Kf1 Rc8 24. Rc4 h5 25. Be4 Rc7 26. h3 Rfc8 27. Rbc1 Nd6 28. Rxd4 Nxe4 29. dxe4 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Ra5 33. Rxf7 Rxa2 34. Kg2 Kg6 35. Rf5 Ra3 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Kh7 38. Rh5+ Kg8 39. f3 Ra1 40. Kg3 a5 41. Kf4 a4 42. Ra5 Ra3 43. g5 Kf7 44. Ra6 g6 45. Ra7+ Kf8 46. Ra6 Kg7 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. Ke5 Rxf3 49. Rxa4 Rb3 50. Ra6 Kf7 51. Rf6+ Kg7 52. Rd6 Rb5+ 53. Rd5 Rb4 54. Rd7+ Kg8 55. Re7 Kf8 56. Kf6 1-0 === [Event "Match, game 4"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D13"] [PlyCount "73"] [Source "'Jaunākās Ziņas', March 9, 1934, p. 3; 'Libausche Zeitung', March 13, 1934, p. 4"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nc3 f5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Bxg3 12. hxg3 Bd7 13. Rac1 Be8 14. Na4 Qe7 15. Nc5 b6 16. Na6 Rc8 17. a3 Bh5 18. Qa4 Qd6 19. Nb4 Nxb4 20. Qxb4 Qxb4 21. axb4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nd2 23. Ba6 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ng5 26. Rc6 Kf7 27. Rc7+ Kg6 28. Rxa7 Rf7 29. Ra8 Rc7 30. Bd3 Rc1 31. Rb8 Rd1 32. Be2 Rd2 33. Bf3 Rxb2 34. Rxb6 Ne4 35. Bxe4 fxe4 36. Rb8 h5 37. b5 1/2-1/2 === [Event "Match, game 5"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Spielman, Rudolf"] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E51"] [PlyCount "54"] [Source "'Rigasche Rundschau', March 17, 1934, p. 14] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Qb3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxb4 Qg5 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Rf2 Rc7 21. f4 Qg4 22. h3 Qg3 23. Raf1 Rcd7 24. Qb3 Qg6 25. Rc1 Qe4 26. Qg3 Qg6 27. Qb3 Qe4 1/2-1/2 <Fride> alternate score: [Event "Match, game 5"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Spielman, Rudolf"] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E51"] [PlyCount "54"] [Source "Andris Fride, "Vladimirs Petrovs: A Chessplayer's Story from Greatness to the Gulag (Caissa Editions 2004), p.165] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Qb3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxb4 Qg5 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Rf2 Rc7 21. f4 Qg4 22. h3 Qg3 23. Raf1 Rdc8 24. Qb3 Qg6 25. Rc1 Qe4 26. Qg3 Qg6 27. Qb3 Qe4 1/2-1/2 === [Event "Match, game 6"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.10"] [Round "6"] [White "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Black "Spielman, Rudolf"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [PlyCount "144"] [Source "'Rigasche Rundschau', March 24, 1934, p. 13] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O-O Ne4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 f6 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Nc5 Nd5 15. Bg3 b6 16. Nd3 Be6 17. e4 Nb4 18. Nxb4 Bxb4 19. Kb1 Bf7 20. Nh4 Qd7 21. f3 a5 22. Nf5 a4 23. Be1 Bf8 24. Ne3 b5 25. d5 Qa7 26. Rd3 f5 27. Nxf5 cxd5 28. Bf2 Qb7 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. Rhd1 Be6 31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Qf7 33. Qc3 Rac8 34. Qd4 Bxa2+ 35. Ka1 Bb3 36. Rd7 Qg6 37. Rg1 Be6 38. Ra7 Bf7 39. Qg4 Qc2 40. Rxf7 Kxf7 41. Bd4 Qg6 42. Qd7+ Kg8 43. Qxb5 Qd6 44. Bc3 a3 45. Qb3+ Kh8 46. Rd1 axb2+ 47. Bxb2 Ra8+ 48. Kb1 Qg6+ 49. Qc2 Re2 50. Qxg6 hxg6 51. Bd4 Rb8+ 52. Kc1 Rc8+ 53. Kb1 Rxg2 54. Be5 Re8 55. Rd5 g5 56. Kc1 Rf2 57. Kd1 Rxf3 58. Bg3 g4 59. Rd4 Ra8 60. Rxg4 Ra2 61. Ke1 Rb3 62. Rh4+ Kg8 63. Kf1 Rb1+ 64. Be1 Rc2 65. Rh5 Kf7 66. h4 Rh2 67. Re5 Kf6 68. Re4 Kf5 69. Re7 Rh1+ 70. Kf2 Rbxe1 71. Rxe1 Rxe1 72. Kxe1 Kg4 0-1 === [Event "Match, game 7"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B74"] [PlyCount "40"] [Source "'Brīvā Zeme', April 30, 1934, p 10"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bxd3 14. cxd3 d5 15. Bd4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qc7 17. e5 Rad8 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Ne2 Bxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Qe5 21. Re1 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2 === [Event "Match, game 8"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.15"] [Round "8"] [White "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Black "Spielman, Rudolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A11"] [PlyCount "96"] [Source "'Rigasche Rundschau', March 24, 1934, p. 13; Andris Fride, "Vladimirs Petrovs: A Chessplayer's Story from Greatness to the Gulag (Caissa Editions 2004), pp.165-166 ] 1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Qc2 dxc4 4. Qxc4 Nf6 5. Bg2 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 Be6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Nf3 Nb4 11. Qd1 h6 12. O-O Qc8 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc2 Bh3 17. Qb2+ Kh7 18. Qe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc7 20. Qe4 Nf6 21. Qc2 Rad8 22. d4 Qd7 23. e3 Qd5 24. Rac1 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Rfd1 e6 27. Ne5 Kg7 28. f3 Nd6 29. Nd3 Rfe8 30. Nc5 Re7 31. b4 b5 32. Kf2 Nc4 33. a4 Nb2 34. Rd2 Nxa4 35. Nxa4 bxa4 36. Ra2 e5 37. dxe5 Rxe5 38. Rxc6 a5 39. f4 Rb5 40. bxa5 Rxa5 41. Rc4 a3 42. Rc3 Rda8 43. e4 g5 44. Kf3 gxf4 45. gxf4 Rh5 46. Kg4 Rxh2 47. Rxh2 a2 48. Rxa2 Rxa2 1/2-1/2 The score of the game 8 in the "Rigasche Rundschau", March 24, 1934, p. 13 ended (after move 48. ... Rxa2) with the note: "und the Partie wurde im 56. zuge Remis gegeben." and the match was given a draw in the 56th ############################# Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #262) well known game from the match 'Spielmann v Petrov' (+2-1=5*) missing in the database: "'...Den schwersten Stand hatte ich aber — wie auch das Ergebnis zeigt* — gegen Petrow. Dieser schachlich hoch gebildete, phantasiereiche ­Spieler hat das Zeug zu einem ganz großen Meister in sich und es fehlt ihm höchstens noch die Atmosphäre der großen internationalen Arena...'" - Rudolf Spielmann (WSZ 1934, p. 116) Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #264) "I got the worst of it in the match against Petrov, as shown by the score. That imaginative player, highly cultured in chess, has what it takes to become one of the great masters; the only thing he still needs to get there, at most, is a taste of the international arena." === Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #284) I will share my knowledge about the match Spielman - Petrov during the 1934 Baltic tour of Spielmann, it may be interesting to many people. The match Spielmann - Petrov started on February 9, 1934. For the game 1 I found 2 versions with different order of some moves, both are for first 38 moves, before the game was adjourned. The next one is from Latvian newspaper "Dienas Lapa" ("Daily page"), February 10, 1934, p. 12 https://www.dropbox.com/s/4mzv3y2di... 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 c4 5. Be2 b5 6. b3 Bb7 7. a4 a6 8. c3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Rfb1 Qc7 17. f4 f6 18. e6 Nf8 19. f5 Bh6 20. Nf1 gxf5 21. Qxf5 Ng6 22. a5 Kh8 23. Qh5 Bg7 24. Bg4 Rg8 25. Bf5 Bf8 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Rd4 Be8 28. Rxd5 h6 29. Qh3 Bc6 30. Rc5 Qb7 31. Ng3 Rd8 32. Rb1 Qa8 33. Qh5 Rd2 34. Bxg6 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Bf3 36. Qf5 Rxg6 37. Qxg6 Be2+ 38. Ke1 0-1 The second one is from Latvian magazine in "Old Russian" language "Dlia Vas" ("For you"), February 18, 1934, p. 17. The article "My first game (meeting) with R. Spielmann." was written by Petrov. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9e943nizy... 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c4 5. Be2 b5 6. b3 Bb7 7. a4 a6 8. c3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 g6 10. Nbd2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Rfb1 Qc7 17. f4 f6 18. e6 Nf8 19. f5 Bh6 20. Nf1 gxf5 21. Qxf5 Ng6 22. a5 Kh8 23. Qh5 Bg7 24. Bg4 Rg8 25. Bf5 Bf8 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Rd4 Be8 28. Rxd5 h6 29. Qh3 Bc6 30. Rc5 Qb7 31. Ng3 Rd8 32. Rb1 Qa8 33. Qh5 Rd2 34. Bxg6 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Bf3 36. Qf5 Rxg6 37. Qxg6 Be2+ 38. Ke1 Qf3 The move 38. ...Qf3 was written in the envelope. The full game was published in "Rigasche Rundschau", February 17, 1934, p. 14. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view... The 2nd game on February 12, Petrov played with White pieces. It was published in "Jaunākās Ziņas", February 13, page 3. "neizskirta" = draw https://www.dropbox.com/s/47kr171c3... The 3rd game Spielmann - Petrov played on Feb 13. "Jaunākās Ziņas", February 14, page 7. "vakar"= yesterday, "partraukta" - adjourned https://www.dropbox.com/s/u61mm042t... "Jaunākās Ziņas", February 15, page 8. The adjourned games continued on Feb 14. 1st game - Spielmann resigned, 3rd game Spielmann won. https://www.dropbox.com/s/l86gc6gme... The 4th game Spielmann - Petrov played on March 8 and was adjourned. "Jaunākās Ziņas", March 9, page 3. https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdln8x5jn... This game was ended with draw and result after 4 games was 2-2. ("Libausche Zeitung", March 13, 1934, p. 4 http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view... The games 6,7,8 were published in "Rigasche Rundschau", March 24, p. 13. The game 6: https://www.dropbox.com/s/57947fbf6... The game 7, played on March 13: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yz3tl9hkh... The game 8: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j4652f33v... "Rigasche Rundschau", March 16, 1934, p. 3: "Spielmann - Petrow 4.5 - 3.5. Thursday's eighth and final game of the match Spielmann-Petrow ended in a draw. The conclusion is: Spielmann won two games, lost one and five finished draw." Thursday = March 15, 1934. ############################# Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #289) The 4th game Spielmann - Petrov played on March 8 and was adjourned after 37. b5. We are missing the second part of the game. Meanwhile I found the game 5 in "Rigasche Rundschau", March 17, page 14. https://www.dropbox.com/s/glfrh5meo... The dates of some games are confirmed from the "Сегодня": game 6 was played on March 10, 1934 ("Сегодня", March 10, 1934, p.6) game 7 was played on March 13, 1934 ("Сегодня", March 14, 1934, p.6) game 8 was played on March 15, 1934 ("Сегодня", March 15, 1934, p.6) In Riga Spielmann played matches with Feigin, Apscheneek and Petrov. Feigin: 1st game played 2 February 1934. Spielmann won +1, =3. Apscheneek: 1st game played 15 February 1934. Spielmann won +3, =1. At the end of February Spielman played in a tournament in Revel (Tallinn), Estonia, before returning to Riga to continue his match with Petrov. ############################## Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #292) "Сегодня", February 9, 1934 p. 5: "Today at 7 pm in the In the premises of the Club of Journalists and Artists at the Fortress (Krepostnaja) Street 41 is starting match between Spielman and the Latvian maestro V. Petrov" "Сегодня", February 13, 1934 p. 6: The third game of the match will be played today in the pavilion of Vērmanes Garden. The beginning at 7 o'clock evening" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%... "Сегодня", March 10, 1934, p.6: "The fifth game of the chess match between Spielmann and Petrov ended in draw. Today at 7 pm on Church (Tserkovnaja) street 5 the sixth game will be played." "Сегодня", March 15, 1934, p.6: "Today at 7 pm the last, 8th game will be played at Church (Tserkovnaja) street 5". ########################## Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #293) "Rigasche Rundschau", January 30, 1934, p. 7: "The well-known Austrian grand master Rudolf Spielmann coming after a successful tour through Sweden and Poland, where over 400 simultaneous games won, on Thursday, February 1st in the afternoon in Riga. His first appearance in Riga takes place on Sunday, February 4, in a simultaneous game. The second event is a match Spielmann - Feigin intended for 4 games. The 1st game will be held on Friday, the 2nd of February. It will be played in the Jewish club, Schulenstraße 6. Spielmann will leave Riga on the February 17th or 18th, to Walk, Dorpat and Reval." Valga (Walk), Tartu (Dorpat), Reval (Tallinn) - Estonian cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valga... ########################### Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #294) <post by whiteshark> In the <Wiener Schachzeitung> Spielmann wrote a report about 'his chess journey through the Baltic': http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/a... (p115-122) Game 7 (March 13th) with a brief analysis (p.121-122) = = = Ehn's Spielmann biography has only one related sentence. ################################# Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #298) "Jaunākās Ziņas", March 9, 1934, p. 3: "Yesterday the game 4 of Spielmann - Petrov match was held in the Riga Universities Sports Facilities, Church Street 5. The game was adjourned. Today at 7 pm the game 5 will be held at Church Street 5." So far we know that the 1st game was played at the premises of the Club of Journalists and Artists at the Fortress (Krepostnaja) Street 41, the 3rd at the pavilion of Vērmanes Garden and 4-8 games at Riga Universities Sports Facilities, Church Street 5. ############################# Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #302) I found the game 7 of the match Spielmann - Petrov in "Brīvā Zeme", April 30, p. 10. http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/t... [Event "Match, game 7"] [Site "Riga Univ. Sports Facilities"] [Date "1934.03.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B74"] [PlyCount "40"] [Source "'Brīvā Zeme', April 30, 1934, p 10"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bd3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bxd3 14. cxd3 d5 15. Bd4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qc7 17. e5 Rad8 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Ne2 Bxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Qe5 21. Rf1 Qd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2 In the "Rigasche Rundschau", March 24, 1934, p 13, where this game was published as well, were missing last 2 moves: 21. Rf1 Qd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4. One more source for 1st game of the match Spielmann - Petrov: "Brīvā Zeme", February 17, 1934, page 7. http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/t... Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #309) <game 7 of the match Spielmann - Petrov in "Brīvā Zeme", April 30, p. 10.> <In the "Rigasche Rundschau", March 24, 1934, p 13, where this game was published as well, were missing last 2 moves: 21. Rf1 Qd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4.> Today I found one more source of the game 7 - in the Latvian magazine "Pasta-Telegrāfa Dzīve", April 1, 1934, p. 66. It is matching the score presented in "Brīvā Zeme", 22 moves. Vladimir Petrov (kibitz #306) The score of the game 8 in the "Rigasche Rundschau", March 24, 1934, p. 13 ended (after move 48. ... Rxa2) with the note: "und the Partie wurde im 56. zuge Remis gege #################################### <Riga Tour 1934> Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs. Nr.5 (03.02.1934) http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-... Lielmeistara R. Spielmann iebrauskšana Riga paredzama 1. febr. Viņa Viesošanās laikam, kas ilgs apm. 2 nedēļas, Latvijas šacha savienība pret neierobežotu dalībnieku skaitu; svētdien 11. feb4. nopietns hondikapa simultāns pret spēcīgākajiem Rigas šachistiem. Pa starpām projektēti 4 partiju mači ar mūsu meistariem. Pirmais no tiem - ar meistaru Feigninu, ja iespējams, notiks jau 2. febr. žīdu kluba telpās Skolas ielā 6. Pēc tam paredzama cīņa ar meistaru Petrovu, un viesošanos noslēdzot - ar meistara Apsenieku divi nopietnas partijas. Aizbraucot uz Igauniju, viesis dos simultānu Valkā. Dalības maksas šādas: 4. febr. Ls 3, un 5, skatītājiem visos seansos Ls 0.50 un 1, zemākā maksa Šacha sav. biedriem, stud. skoln. un karavīriem --- Grand Master R. Spielmann's invasion of Riga is expected Feb. 1. His stay, which will last approx. 2 weeks, Latvian Shah Union against unlimited number of participants; on Sunday Feb. 11 a serious hondicap simultaneous against the strongest chess players in Riga. In between designed 4-party matches with our masters. The first of these, with Master Feignin, will be held as early as Feb. 2, if possible. then the fight with Master Petrov, and the closing of the visit - two serious parties with Master Apsenieks. When visiting Estonia, the guest will give a simultaneous visit to Valka. Entry fees are as follows: Feb 4 $ 3 and $ 5 for viewers in all sessions at $ 0.50 and $ 1, lowest price Shacha Sav. for members, stud. schoolboy and soldiers === Neue Wiener Schachzeitung Nr.8 1934 pp.115- http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/a... (p.115) Noch vor etwa 20 Jahren hat die internationale Schachwelt vom lettischen order gar estnischen Schachleben fast nichts gewußt. Erst als mit dem Zerfall des russischen Zarenreiches die sogenannten Randstaaten selbständig wurden, begann man das Schachleben der “neuen” Nationen richtig zu würdigen, besonders als sich das lettische und litauische Team in der Schacholympiade trefflich bewährten. Ueber Litauen sei in einem zweiten Teil dieser umfangreichen Skizze die Rede. Von Lettland kann man mit Sicherheit behaupten, daß es in der Nachkriegszeit drei Meister von internationalem Ruf hervorgebracht, nämlich Mattison, Apsenieks, und Petrovs, denen sich in der letzten Zeit noch Feigin als ziemlich ebenbürtig hinzugeselit hat. Den größten Ruhm hatte der leider vor etwa Jahresfrist verstorbene Mattison genossen. Er tat sich in vielen Turnieren rühmlischst hervor und wirkte stets erfrischend durch seinen lebhaften, angriffsfruedigen Stil, der überdies auf guten theoretischen Grundlagen ruhte und in jeder Hinsicht voll Eigenart war. Mattison war auch der erste Träger des inzwischen wieder abgeschafften Titels “Amateurweltmeister”, er hat ihn gelegentlich der ersten Oympiade in Paris 1924 erkämpft. Mattisons alter Rivale Apsenieks ist ein sehr begabter Meister, dessen unheimliche Schelligkeit im Matchspiel mir besonders aufgefallen ist. Er begründet das sofortige Ziehen auch in verwickelten Lagen damit, daß der erste Einfall der beste sei. Leider scheint Apsenieks das theoretische Studium etwas vernachlässigt zu haben und ist dadurch gehandicapt. Da lope ich mir Feigin, dessen Haupstärke gerade in der Partieanlage liegt, für die er ein selten feines Verständnis zeigt. In den letzten Jahren macht Petrov viel von sich reden und das mit Recht. Er dürite heute neben dem Litauer Mikenas wohl der stärkste Spieler in den “Randstaaten” sein, ist zudem noch jung und entwicklungsfähig. (p.116) Es ist bedauerlich, daß man solchen hervorragenden Talenten keine Gelegenheit mehr gibt, sich untereinander zu messen. Ein Doppelrundenturnier zwischen z.B. Petrov, Mikenas, Flohr, Kashdan, Lundin, Stoltz, Stahlberg, Eliskases, Lilienthal, Pirc u. a. wäre aktuell und interessant und würde sicherlich von der gesamten Schachwelt aufmerksam verfolgt werden. Steht doch die Frage nach einer genauen Qualifikation unserer besten Jungmeister nach wie vor im Vordergrund. Uebrigens ist die Haupstadt Riga ein altes Schachzentrum und hat sich mit den Namen der Brüder Behting und Nimzowitsch längst in der Schachgeschichte verewigt. Der Rigaer Schachklub war im alten Rußland besonders im Fernspiel gefürchtet, soviel ich mich erinnere, war er darin stets siegreich. Es war schon längst mein Wunsch, das mächtig aufstrebende Schachleben in den Randstaaten näher kennen zu lernen, und es erfülite mich daher mit besonderer Freude, als sich heuer hiezu eine Gelegenheit bot. Ich konnte eine für meine geistige Spanndraft vielleict zu lange Tournee zusammenstellen, die mich der Reihenfolge nach durch Rumänien, Polen, Lettland, Estland, wider Lettland, Litauen führte und erst in Holland ihren Abschluß finden wird. Es fällt mir schwer, aus der Fülle der Eindrücke die richtigen herauszugreifen. Soll ich zuerst das in Simultanund Handicapspiel bestens bewährte allegmeine Spielniveau, soll ich zuerst die Spitzenspieler, die ersten Landesmeister hervorheben oder die prächtigen Menschen mit ihrer zu Herzen gehenden Gastfreundschaft? Die letztere ist nämlich die wichtigste Voraussetzung für erfolgreiches Spiel. Ohne sie wäre es mir überhaupt unmöglich geworden, die schwere Prüfung einer nun schon vier Monate dauernden anstrengenden Tournee einigermaßen erfolgreich zu bestehen. Denn eine Prüfung war es tatsächlich. Eigentlich hätte ich der Prüfer, der Trainer sein sollen,indessen wurde ich der Prüfling. In Riga, wo ich drei Wettkämpfe spielte, mußte ich mich ganz gehörig anstrengen, dabei gelang mir nur gegen Apsenieks ein sicherer Sieg mit 3:0 1 Remis. Gegen Feigin mußte ich mich mit 1:0 bei 3, gegen Petrov mit 2:1 bei 5 Remisen begnügen. Apsenieks ist, wie bereits früher erwähnt, kein Theoretiker und solche Gegner liegen mir im allgemeinen viel besser, denn bei mir ist die Eröffnung die schwächste Seite. Deshalb machte mir Feigin mit seiner tiefen, gepflegten Bhandlungsweise der Eröffnungen viel Schwierigkeiten und zudem spielt er vorsichtig und hinterhältig. Den schwersten Stand hatte ich aber- wie auch das Ergebnis zeigt- gegen Petrov. Dieser schachlich hoch gebildete, phantasiereiche Spieler hat das Zeug zu einem ganz großen internationalen Arena. Nicht gerade leicht, aber doch wesentlich leichter als in Riga war meine Aufgabe in Tallinn. Dort erzielte ich in einem Turnier mit 8 Teilnehmern 6 Punkte und damit vor Friedemann (5 Punkte) den 1. Preis. Die estnischen Spieler sind im allegmeinen begabt, es fehlt ihnen aber die theoretische Shulung. Schwach sind die Spieler durchaus nicht und es ist nur schade, daß die Mannschaft im Vorjahre beim Länderturnier in Folkestone nicht angetretin ist - sie hätte sicherlich eine ganze Reihe anderer Teams überflügelt. Nachstehend nun als Künstlerische Beute Reiseabschnittes Lettland-Estland eine Anzahl von Kurzpartien. --- (p.115) Around 20 years ago, the international chess world knew almost nothing about Latvian or even Estonian chess life. It was only when the so-called marginal states became independent with the collapse of the Russian tsarist empire that the chess life of the “new” nations began to be properly appreciated, especially when the Latvian and Lithuanian teams proved their worth in the Chess Olympiad. Let us talk about Lithuania in a second part of this extensive sketch. Latvia can certainly be said to have produced three masters of international renown in the post-war period, namely Mattison, Apsenieks, and Petrovs, to whom Feigin has recently come to be fairly equal. The greatest fame was enjoyed by Mattison, who unfortunately passed away about a year ago. He excelled in many tournaments and was always refreshing due to his lively, aggressive style, which was also based on good theoretical principles and was unique in every respect. Mattison was also the first bearer of the “Amateur World Champion” title, which had since been abolished, and he occasionally won it at the first Paris Olympics in 1924. Mattison's old rival Apsenieks is a very talented master, whose striking speediness in the match game I particularly noticed. He justifies the immediate drawing, even in complicated situations, by saying that the first idea is the best. Unfortunately Apsenieks seems to have neglected the theoretical studies and is therefore handicapped. I love Feigin, whose main strength lies in the game area, for which he rarely shows a fine understanding. Petrov has been making a lot of talk about himself in recent years, and rightly so. He may well be the strongest player in the “peripheral countries” today besides the Lithuanian Mikenas, and is still young and capable of development. (p.116) It is unfortunate that such excellent talents are no longer given the opportunity to measure themselves against each other. A double round tournament between e.g. Petrov, Mikenas, Flohr, Kashdan, Lundin, Stoltz, Stahlberg, Eliskases, Lilienthal, Pirc u. a. would be up to date and interesting and would surely be followed closely by the entire chess world. The question of the exact qualification of our best young masters is still in the foreground. Incidentally, the capital city of Riga is an old chess center and has long been immortalized in chess history with the names of the brothers Behting and Nimzowitsch. The Riga chess club was particularly feared in long distance games in old Russia, as far as I remember it was always victorious in them. It has long been my wish to get to know the powerfully emerging chess life in the peripheral countries, and it was therefore a particular pleasure for me when an opportunity arose this year. I was able to put together a tour that was far too long for my mental tension, which in turn led me through Romania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, against Latvia, Lithuania and will only be completed in Holland. It is difficult for me to pick the right ones from the wealth of impressions. Should I first highlight the general level of play that has been tried and tested in simultaneous and handicap play, should I first highlight the top players, the first national champions or the magnificent people with their heartfelt hospitality? The latter is the most important prerequisite for successful play. Without her it would have been impossible for me to pass the difficult test of a strenuous tour that has been going on for four months to some extent. Because it was actually an exam. Actually, I should have been the examiner who was supposed to be the trainer, but I became the examinee. In Riga, where I played three competitions, I had to put in a lot of effort, only winning against Apsenieks with a 3-0 draw. Against Feigin I had to make do with 1: 0 at 3, against Petrov with 2: 1 at 5 draws. As mentioned earlier, Apsenieks is not a theoretician, and opponents like that are generally much better for me, because opening is the weakest side for me. That's why Feigin caused me a lot of difficulty with his deep, well-tended handling of the openings, and he also played cautiously and sneakily. However, as the result shows, I had the hardest stand against Petrov. This chess highly educated, imaginative player has what it takes to be a very large international arena. Not exactly easy, but much easier than in Riga was my job in Tallinn. There I scored 6 points in a tournament with 8 participants and thus the 1st price in front of Friedemann (5 points). The Estonian players are generally gifted, but they lack the theoretical training. The players are by no means weak and it is a pity that the team did not compete in the national tournament in Folkestone in the previous year - they would surely have surpassed a number of other teams. Below is a number of short games as artistic prey in the travel section of Latvia-Estonia. === <Riga 1934> (February) Match vs. Fricis Apesenieks [Event "Match Apsenieks - Spielmann"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "1934.02.17"] [EventDate "1934.02.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Apsenieks, Fricis"] [Result "1-0"] [Source "Sachmaty Riga 1983"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Ne5 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nd7 9. f4 dxc4 10. Ne4 Bf8 11. Qg4 f5 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxg7 Bxe5 14. fxe5 Rf8 15. Qxh7 Nxe5 16. O-O-O Qb6 17. Bc3 Qxe3+ 18. Kb1 Qe4+ 19. Ka1 Qg4 20. Be2 Qxe2 21. Rhe1 Qg4 22. Bxe5 Rf7 23. Qh8+ 1-0 Spielmann vs F Apsenieks, 1934 --------------- [Event "Match Apsenieks - Spielmann"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "1934.02.18"] [EventDate "1934.02.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Apsenieks, Fricis"] [Result "1-0"] [Source "Sachmaty Riga 1983"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 a6 6. Qg4 g6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qf4 h5 11. Nf3 Nh6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. b4 Rc8 14. a4 Na5 15. Bd4 Nc4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Nf5 18. Bb2 h4 19. b5 Qb6 20. a5 Qa7 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Ba3 Rg8 23. Qb4 1-0 Spielmann vs F Apsenieks, 1934 ###################################### <Riga 1934> (11 February) Simultaneous [Event "Simultaneous exhibition"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "1934.02.11"] [Round "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Rudolf Spielmann"] [Black "Arvids Kalnins"] [Source "Atputa Nr.493 (13.04.1934)"] http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-... 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. Bg2 d6 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. Nd4 Nf6 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Bc1 Qd8 17. Ba3 Qc8 18. c5 dxc5 19. Bxc5 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bh3 21. Bxf6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 gxf6 23. e5 Qe6 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Qf3 c6 1/2-1/2 ######################### <Valka 1934> (19 February) Simultaneous. Played in the Gymnasium secondary school. [Event "Informal game"] [Site "Valka LAT"] [Date "1934.02.19"] [EventDate "1934.02.19"] [ECO "?"] [White "Eklons, Alfreds"] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Source "Sachmaty Riga 1983"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nbd5 12. Ne5 Qa5 13. Qf3 Nb4 14. Bb1 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Qxb7 Rfd8 17. Qf3 Bc6 18. Qh3 g6 19. Bf4 Bf6 20. Ne4 Bxd4 21. Ng5 Bg7 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Bxg6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. h3 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Qd4 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Be5 30. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 31. Ng3 Qxb2 32. a4 Nd5 33. Qh6+ Ke8 34. Nh1 Qe5+ 35. g3 Qa1 36. Qh4 Nb6 37. Qg5 Qxa4 38. h4 Nd7 39. h5 Qe4 40. h6 Ne5 41. Qg8+ 1/2-1/2 A Eklons vs Spielmann, 1934 --- [Event "Simul"] [Site "Valka LAT"] [Date "1934.02.19"] [EventDate "1934.02.19"] [ECO "?"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Wulffius, K"] [Result "0-1"] [Source "Sachmaty Riga 1983"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. f4 c6 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. Nf3 Ng4 8. Ng5 Bf2+ 9. Kf1 Bc5 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Bh5 Qd4 12. Qe2 Nxh2+ 13. Ke1 Rf8 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 h6 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Nd1 Na6 18. c3 Qd6 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Nf2 Rd7 21. Rd1 Bxa2 22. b4 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 c5 24. b5 Nc7 25. c4 a6 26. Ra1 Bb3 27. Ra3 Bc2 28. Qc1 axb5 29. Qxc2 b4 30. Rb3 Ne6 31. Rb1 Nd4 32. Qd1 b5 33. Ng4 bxc4 34. Ne3 cxd3 35. Nd5+ Kf7 36. Qxd3 Kg8 37. Rf1 Qg6 38. Rb2 Rxd5 39. Qc4 Nxf3+ 40. gxf3 Qg3+ 41. Rbf2 Rxf3 42. Qxd5+ Kh7 43. Ke2 Re3+ 44. Kd2 Rc3 45. Re2 Qg5+ 46. Ke1 Rc1+ 47. Qd1 Qg3+ 0-1 Spielmann vs K Wulffius, 1934 ###################################### <1935> Riga Simul Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs Nr.17 (27.04.1935) http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-... Lielmeistara R. Spielmana viesošanās Riga. Viesis ceturtdien, 18. aprīlī spēlēja pret 10 ' Valsts Pašvaldības Sports ' šachistiem. Uzvarēja 5, zaudēja 3, pret J. Fridi, J. Straumi un A. Teteri un neizšķirti beidza 2. pret K. Elksni un A. Kruminu. Piektd., 19. aprīlī, lielmeistars spēlēja simultanu šacha klubā Dama pret 19 spēlētājie, uzvarēja 10, zaudēja 6 un neizšķirti beidza 3. Sarunā ar mūsu līdzstrādnieku lielmeistars Izteicās par Maskavas turnīra iespaidiem, ka viņu visvairāk imponējis krievu lielais šacha cienītāju skaits, ne atsevišķu spēlētāju stiprums. Par Maskavas turnīra varoni viņš uzskata bijušo pas meistaru Dr Lasker, lai gan bijis tāds iespaids, ka jaunā paaudze vecmeistaru itkā taupījusi, ieejot uz neizšķirtu. Kapablanka vienmēr vēl sevi uzskatot par vienīgo kandidātu pasaules meistarībai, bet viņa spēle vairs nav tik svaiga kā agrākos gados. Par Flohr kā nākaso pasaules čempionu Spilmans izteicās noraidoši. Flohr cīņā ar lielmeistariem ātri, pat atkārtoti, piedāvā neizšķirtu, itkā baidoties no cīnas. Tas nav nakošā pasaules meistara stīls. Par Latvijas šacha dzīvi un organizācijām Šp. guvis vislabākos iespaidus un apsolījās Latvijas propagandai iesūtīt ' Wiener Schachzeitung ' ā plašu rakstu Beigās lielmeistars mūsu līdzstrādniekam pasniedza kādu savu partiju, spēlētu nesen Somijas turnīra, kurā uzvarēja Spilmanis un somu meistars ar ik 5.5 punktiem no iespējamiem 7 punktiem Iespiežzm šo partiju zem No. 68 --- Grand Master R. Spielman's visit to Riga. The guest played against 10 'National Municipal Sports' chess players on Thursday, April 18. He won 5, lost 3, against J. Fridi, J. Straum and A. Teter and finished second against K. Elksne and A. Krumin. On Friday, April 19, the grandmaster played simultan chess in Dama against 19 players, won 10, lost 6 and finished 3 in a tie. In a conversation with our colleague, the grandmaster expressed his impression of the Moscow tournament that he was most impressed by the large number of Russian chess fans and not by the strength of individual players. He sees the former champion Dr Lasker as the hero of the Moscow Tournament, though he was under the impression that the younger generation had saved the old masters by entering the draw. Capablanca has always considered himself the only candidate for world championship, but his game is no longer as fresh as in previous years. Spilmans spoke against Flohr as the next world champion. Flohr offers a draw, quickly, even repeatedly, in the fight with the Grand Masters, as if in fear of fighting. This is not the style of the coming master of the world. Spielmann said the life and organisation of the Latvian Chess Association made the best impression on him, and he promised to send Latvian propaganda to the Wiener Schachzeitung ' In the end, the grandmaster presented our colleague with his game from a recent Finnish tournament in which Spilmanis and the Finnish master won, with 5.5 points out of a possible 7 points: Game between Ilmari Solin Ilmari Solin and Spielmann given: Helsinki 1935 (26 March - 3 April) Crosstable in Di Felice 1931-1935, p.301, though he gives the wrong score for the Solin v. Spielmann game. Spielmann shared first with Book, scoring 5.5/7, ahead of Loven, Solin, Krogius, Salo, Seitz and Candolin. [Event "Helsinki"] [Site "Helsinki FIN"] [Date "1935.03.??"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Ilmari Solin"] [Black "Rudolf Spielmann"] [Source "Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs Nr.17 (27.04.1935)"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. e3 Bg7 8. Qb3 Na5 9. Qb5+ Bd7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Nc6 13. Bg2 Bf5 14. Qb5 Bxd4 15. Qxb7 Bb6 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Bc3 Bd3 18. O-O-O Rc7 19. Qxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Qc7 21. Bd5 Bc4 22. Nf3 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qb7 0-1 I Solin vs Spielmann, 1935 === <Simul Games> [Event "Simul"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "1935.04.18"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Rudolf Spielmann"] [Black "Janis Fride"] [Source "Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs Nr.17 (27.04.1935)"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Rc8 9. h4 d4 10. h5 Bxc2 11. Qxc2 dxc3 12. dxc3 Qd5 13. Qf5 Rc7 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Rh3 g6 16. Qf4 g5 17. Qd4 Rd6 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. Nf3 h6 20. Nd4 Nf6 21. f3 e6 22. Be3 Re5 23. Kf2 Nd5 24. Re1 Bc5 25. Rhh1 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxe3 27. Kxe3 e5 0-1 Spielmann vs J Fride, 1935 === [Event "Simul"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "1935.04.18"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Rudolf Spielmann"] [Black "Straume"] [Source "Krustamikla.Sahs.Bridzs Nr.17 (27.04.1935)"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Qd4 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.e6 Nf6 9.exf7 Kxf7 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.0-0 Qb6 12.Qh4 Ba6 13.Be3 Qxb2 14.Bxa6 Qxa1 15.Nd2 Qe5 16.Nf3 Qa5 17.Ng5+ Kf8 18.Qc4 Nd5 19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Qc3 21.Qg4 Nf6 22.Qh4 Kg7 23.Bd3 Rab8 24.Qg3 Rb4 25.h3 Qd4 26.Re1 Qd6 27.Qe3 Nd5 28.Qxa7 Rhb8 29.Ne4 Qc7 30.Qc5 d6 0-1 Spielmann vs J Straume, 1935 === #################################### 10 games, 1934 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Berlin, 3...Nf6 4 d3 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 d3 A. 4...Bc5 5 c3 B. 4...d6 5 c3 C. 4...Ne7 5 0-0 7 games, 2003-2019

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