In some sources I see advice that I agree with, which is simply to commit these games to memory. As daunting of a task that this sounds, it is possible to do, especially if we absorb a little bit at a time. It also takes much repetition, but that is the nature of memory.

Over time I will add analysis to some of these games, but it is not necessary to have analysis to start learning from these games. Human beings learn by example, and even if we don't fully understand the games, we can slowly pick up ideas.

2016-08-14

Polgar French system against King's Indian Attack.



Branimir Vujic vs. Susan Polgar,
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3d5
3.Nd2Nf6
4.Ngf3Nc6
5.g3dxe4
6.dxe4e5
7.Bg2Bc5
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2Qe7
10.c3a5
11.a4b6
12.Nc4Ba6
 
Click here for 4... e5
Click here for 5... e5
Click here for 7. c3
Click here for the continuation!

2016-08-04

French

17th Open A, Zadar CRO
Ante Brkic (2564) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (2594)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.Nf3Nc6
7.Be3Be7
8.Qd2O-O
9.Be2b6
10.Nd1a5
11.O-OBa6
12.Bxa6Rxa6
13.a4Ra8
14.Nc3cxd4
15.Nxd4Nxd4
16.Bxd4Bb4
17.Qe3Bxc3
18.bxc3Nc5
19.g4Rc8
20.f5Qh4
21.Rf4Rc6
22.Kh1Ne4
23.f6Rfc8
24.g5Qh5
25.Raf1g6
26.Rg1Nxc3
27.Rf3Ne4
28.c3Rc4
29.Qd3Rxa4
30.Rg2Ra1+
31.Bg1b5
32.Rf1Rxf1
33.Qxf1Nxc3
34.Rg3Qh4
 
Click here for 13. c3
Click here for 18. Bxc3
Click here for 19. Bxc5
Click here for 23. Raf1

2016-04-24

White Square Strategy

Netherlands, It, Amsterdam
Mikhail Botvinnik vs. Gyorgy Szilagyi
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.g3d5
2.Nf3c6
3.Bg2Bg4
4.d3Nd7
5.h3Bxf3
6.Bxf3e5
7.Nd2Ngf6
8.e4dxe4
9.dxe4Bc5
10.O-OQe7
11.c3O-O
12.b4Bb6
13.a4Rfd8
14.Qc2Rac8
15.Be2c5
16.b5Ne8
17.Nc4Nd6
18.Bg5f6
19.Be3Nxc4
20.Bxc4+Kh8
21.a5Bc7
22.Rfd1Nf8
23.Qa2Rxd1+
24.Rxd1Rd8
25.Rxd8Bxd8
26.a6b6
27.Kg2Qd7
28.Qe2Ng6
29.Bb3Ne7
30.Qc4h6
31.Qf7Kh7
32.Bc4Qd6
33.h4Qd1
34.Qe8f5
35.exf5Nxf5
36.Bg8+Kh8
37.Bf7+
 
Click here for 18... Nf6
Click here for 35... Qd6

2016-04-16

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System.

Serbian Cup 2011, Valjevo SRB
Delchev, A. (2619) vs. Kostic, VG. (2447)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.c4c6
2.Nf3d5
3.g3dxc4
4.Bg2g6
5.Na3Qd5
6.Qc2Be6
7.Qc3Nf6
8.O-OBg7
9.Nd4Ne4
10.Nxe6Nxc3
11.Nxg7+Kf8
12.dxc3Qe5
13.Bh6Kg8
14.Rfd1Na6
15.Nxc4Qc7
16.Bh3b5
17.Ne6Qc8
18.Ne5Nc5
19.Rd8+Qxd8
20.Nxd8Rxd8
21.Nxc6Re8
22.b4Ne6
23.Bxe6fxe6
24.Ne5Rd8
25.a4a6
26.axb5axb5
27.Ra7Re8
28.Kg2g5
29.Rd7Rc8
30.Rxe7g4
31.Nxg4
 
Click here for 4... Be6
Click here for 4... b5
Click here for 5... Be6
Click here for 5... b5
Click here for 9... Qd7
Click here for 11. Nc7+
Click here for 11... Kd8
Click here for 13... b5
Click here for 16... Rd8
Click here for 16... f5
Click here for 17... Qb8
Click here for 18. Ng5
Click here for 22... f6
Click here for 25... Rd5
Click here for 26... g5
Click here for 26... Rd5

2016-03-02

The Bunratty Riesling Gambit

bunrattcy chess tournament, ?
GM Simon Williams vs. GM Peter Wells
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Nbd2Bb7
6.Bg2O-O
7.O-OBe7
8.d5exd5
9.Nh4g6
10.cxd5Nxd5
11.Ne4Re8
12.b4Bxh4
13.gxh4Qxh4
14.Qd4Rxe4
15.Qxe4Qxe4
16.Bxe4Na6
17.a3Re8
18.Bf3c6
19.Bxd5cxd5
20.Bf4f6
21.Rac1g5
22.Be3Bc6
23.Bd4Kf7
24.e3Nc7
25.a4b5
26.a5a6
27.f4g4
28.f5Re4
29.Rf2h5
30.Rfc2Ne8
31.Rxc6dxc6
32.Rxc6Re7
33.Rxa6Rc7
34.Bc5Ng7
35.Rb6Nxf5
36.a6Ne7
37.Rxb5Nc6
38.Rb6Ke8
39.b5Ne5
40.a7
 

2016-02-15

King's Indiana Defense Smyslov System.


:'+,
Akobian, Varuzhan (2700) vs. Foygel (2500), 300+2
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3Bg7
4.Nf3O-O
5.Bg5d6
6.e3Nbd7
7.Be2c6
8.Qc2Qc7
9.O-Oe5
10.Rfd1Re8
11.Rac1Nf8
12.b4Bf5
13.Qb3Ne4
14.Nxe4Bxe4
15.dxe5dxe5
16.Nd2Bf5
17.c5Ne6
18.Bh4g5
19.Bg3Nf4
20.Bf1Be6
21.Qb1Nd5
22.Nc4f5
23.e4f4
24.exd5cxd5
25.Nd6Rf8
26.Qb3fxg3
27.hxg3Rad8
28.Rc2Kh8
29.Rcd2b6
30.Rxd5bxc5
31.bxc5Bf6
32.Qe3Bxd5
33.Rxd5Qg7
34.Bd3Be7
35.Nf5Qf6
36.Nxe7Qxe7
37.Rxe5Qf6
38.Bc2h6
39.Re6Qa1+
40.Kh2Rf6
41.c6Rxe6
42.Qxe6Qg7
43.c7Qxc7
44.Qxh6+Kg8
45.Bb3+Qf7
46.Qg6+Kh8
47.Bxf7