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Albin Wipeouts 36 games, 1898-2005 Beautiful Caro-Kann Games One of my favorite openings for Black, the Caro-Kann Defense is capable of turning unexpectedly into a violent miniature. Live and learn. 4 games, 1982-2004 Eating Your Own Dog Food Masters losing to their namesake openings. 10 games, 1870-1974 Emanuel Lasker blunders The world champion was known for his curious moves that often bewildered his opponents and let him gain the initiative. What he was also known for was never ever making a decisive blunder. Well, except maybe a few times in his career. 7 games, 1892-1936 English Opening with h7-h5 9 games, 1964-2004 Garry Kasparov: OMGP Vol.III 15 games, 1951-1981 Grandmasters blundering endgames King and pawn endgames are supposed to be simple. Or are they? Even great masters seem to get lost when all that is left is pawns, as can be witnessed by the games in this collection. Update: I have now included rook endgames into this collection as well. 36 games, 1878-2007 Important Sveshnikov Games click for larger view "Nevermind that hole on d5 - it can be worked around. Meanwhile concentrate on easy development and great piece play. The target is clear. We're out to get the white king." 35 games, 1935-2006 Modern Berlin click for larger view 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 20 games, 2002-2006 New Ideas in B01 8 games, 2001-2006 New Ideas in the Sicilian Defense 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 18 games, 1951-2004 Rocking the Ramparts - Guide to Attacking Chess Includes games annotated in GM Larry Christiansen's excellent book. 30 games, 1922-2003 Wing Gambit 42 games, 1882-1996