Tkachiev - Sadvakasov, Moscow 2002

          
           

       
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Adams - T. Kosintseva, Gibraltar 2011

     
     

         
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Carlsen - Wang Hao, Wijk aan Zee 2011

         
        

        
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Vachier-Lagrave - Nepomniachtchi, Wijk aan Zee 2011

          
          

         
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Blackburne - Steinitz, London 1876

        
            

         
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nc3!
             
             

Tseshkovsky - Dreev, Moscow 1992

        
         

                      
More games with Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.O-O g6 5.c3 Bg7 6.d4
        
         

Chess Mates

          
Two old friends reminisce over a game of chess.
    
   

        
         
          

Possible

      
        
Everything was impossible
until someone decided 
not to listen.    

Scott Dinsmore       
        
       
          
Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible;
and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
         
St. Francis of Assisi        
         
     

Anand - Wang Hao, Wijk aan Zee 2011

          
     

                  
          
More games with Nimzo-Indian 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5
          
          

Tal - Ftacnik, Sochi 1982

          
            

                       
Game collection Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3
            
            

Chess inspiration

                       
A nice view inspires to good chess...                         
             

         
  
  
   
Yes, it does...
         
       
     

    
           
         
  
  
  
     
Even the pieces looks happy...

             
           
                   

                     
    
     
    

Queen's Gambit, Tarrasch (D40)

     
     

         
Game collections:    
    
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Ba7 9.Bb2 0-0
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Ba7 9.cxd5 
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Ba7 9.c5 
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Ba7 9.Qc2 
    
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 0-0
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.cxd5 
6...a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.c5 
       
        

             
6...a6 7.b3 Be7 
      
     

     
6...a6 7.b3 cxd4 8.exd4 Bd6  Bareev - Mamedyarov, 2009 
6...a6 7.cxd5 exd5 
6...a6 7.Bd3 
6...a6 7.Be2 
6...a6 7.Ne5 
6...a6 7.h3 
       
    

          
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Bd3 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.c5 Ne4 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Bg5 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.cxd5 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Bf4 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Be3 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.b4 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Be2 
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.b3  Loyd - Perrin, 1856 
6...cxd4 7.Nxd4 
      
        

The Slav, Alekhine Variation 4...dxc4 5.e3

           
            

          
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 Bb7 9.O-O c5 10.Qe2 Nbd7
                          
        

                  
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 Bb7 9.O-O Nbd7
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 Bb7 9.O-O Be7
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 a5
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 b3
                     
       

                    
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Be2 e6 9.O-O c5
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Be2 e6 9.O-O Be7
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Be2 e6 9.Ne5
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Be2 c5
        
         

         
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Nbd2 c3
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Qc2 
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Nfd2
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Ba6 8.Ne5
     
           

           
Game collection 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Ne2
             
Wikipedia about the Slav
Link
  
     

Larsen's Opening 1.b3

                             
Game collections 1.b3
           
                         

         


1.b3 e5
          
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6
   
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 Bd6
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d3
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bb5
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3  Nikolaev - Razuvajeva, 2001
     
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d6
       
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.Ne2 a6
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.Ne2 Bd7

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.Nf3 Bd7
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.d4 Bd7
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.Bxc6+
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.c4  Small - Sarapu, 1973

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.c4
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.f4
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Nf3
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Ne2
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Bxc6+  Medancic - Karisik, 2009
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Nc3  Hau - Nielsen, 2001
          
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 f6 5.d4 exd4
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 f6 5.Ne2  Trice - Rich, 2007
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 f6 5.c4  Sharafuddin - Stripunsky, 2003
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 f6 5.Qh5+  Bird - Clerc, 1878
         
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Nf3 e4  Basman - Nunn, 1975
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Nf3 Bd6
     
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.d4  Cambi - Albano, 1973
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.g3  Phillips - Groffen, 2008
         
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 e4
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6
    
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.g3
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e4
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.d3

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.d4  Hoareau - Sanon, 2010
      
1.b3 e5 2.c4
1.b3 e5 2.e3
1.b3 e5 2.g3
   
      
1.b3 d5
    
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.Nf3 Bxf3
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.Nf3 Nd7
   
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.h3 Bh5
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.g3
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.f3
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.d3
    
1.b3 d5 2.f4 Bg4
1.b3 d5 2.e3
1.b3 d5 2.d4
1.b3 d5 2.g3  Everet - Dervishi, 2001
      
     
1.b3 b6
      
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.c4
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.f4
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.Nf3
1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.d3  Bakkes - Franssen, 2001
    
1.b3 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7
1.b3 b6 2.c4 Bb7
1.b3 b6 2.f4 Bb7
 
     
Wikipedia about 1.b3
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Sokolsky Opening 1.b4 c6!?

             

             




















            
   
   
Game collections 1.b4 c6:  
                      
1.b4 c6 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bb2 a5  Campora - Cheparinov, 2005
1.b4 c6 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bb2 Qb6  Nordahl - Tallaksen, 2001

1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.Bb2 Qb6
1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.Bb2 Bf5
1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.Bb2 Nf6
    
1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.c4 Bf5
1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.c4 e6  Bessat - Gladyszev, 2006
1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.c4 e5  Hort - Gruen, 1983
   
1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
           
1.b4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5
1.b4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.e3 - see above 1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.c4
       
1.b4 c6 2.c4 Nf6
1.b4 c6 2.c4 a5  Enxtuul - Voiska, 2008
   
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.a3 Qb6
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.a3 axb4
 
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.c3  Diener - Grund, 1983
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.b5
    
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 Qb6 3.c3  Greisen - Einarson, 2000
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 Qb6 3.a3 a5 - see above 1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3.a3 Qb6
               
1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 d5 3.e3 - see above 1.b4 c6 2.e3 d5 3.Bb2
        
        
Wikipedia about Sokolsky Opening:  
Link       
     
          

King's Indian Attack vs Wolfgang Uhlmann

           
         

                      
         

                
               

       
            

         
Game Collections King's Indian Attack:      

Collection 1
Collection 2
Collection 3
Collection 4
   
      

Vallejo Pons - Onischuk, Reggio Emilia 2011

         
         

         
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Kruppa - Bareev, Naberezhnye Chelny 1988

        
          

       
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O
       
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2
  
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.dxc5
     
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3
      
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 cxd4 9.Nxd4
         
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 Qb6 9.O-O-O
     
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 Be7
     
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2
      
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Na4 Qa5+ 9.c3 cxd4 10.b4 Nxb4 11.cxb4 Bxb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Nxd2
         
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Na4 Qa5+ 9.c3 cxd4 10.b4 Qc7 11.Nxd4
        
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Na4 Qa5+ 9.c3 c4 10.b4
    
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Na4 Qa5+ 9.c3 b6
  
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Rb8
    
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 f6
   
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne2
       
      

Sax - Grünfeld, Brussels 1985

               
          

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Other game collections Sicilian Najdorf:
   
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 Nc5 11.Kh1 d5 12.Nxe5
   
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 Nc5 11.Kh1 exf4 12.Bxf4
   
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 exf4 11.Kh1
        
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Qb6+ 12.Kh1
      
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O b5
    
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.a4
         
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 b5
          
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4
        
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nb3
           
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf5 
Fischer - MacDonald, 1964
     
  

Vyzmanavin - Ruban, Sochi 1989

            
             

                
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Tartakower - Pirc, Cheltenham 1951

                    
                  

          
More games with the Bird's Opening:                 
    
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O Nc6
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.d3
   
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Bd3
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.c4
   
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3
Game collection 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4
            
Wikipedia about the Bird's Opening.
   
           

Prandstetter - Blatny, Prague 1986

                  
              

           
More games with the Marshall Attack in Ruy Lopez:   
  
Game collection after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5
11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 
   
Game collection after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6
   
Wikipedia about the Marshall Attack.
          
            

Akiba Rubinstein and Polish Chess

           
                                                 

      
              
            

        
           
             

         
          
          

Miles - Pritchett, London 1982

                                         
    

                
More games after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.Nf3
Wikipedia article about the Richter-Veresov Attack.