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.

2021-04-11

King's Indian

Van Foreest - Sokolov, Hoogeveen NED
Ivan Sokolov (2623) vs. Jorden van Foreest (2615)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.c4Nf6
2.Nc3g6
3.e4d6
4.d4Bg7
5.Be2O-O
6.Be3e5
7.d5Na6
8.g4c6
9.g5Ne8
10.h4f5
11.gxf6 e.p.Nxf6
12.h5Qa5
13.hxg6Nxe4
14.gxh7+Kh8
15.Nf3Nxc3
16.bxc3cxd5
17.Kf1Bf5
18.Nh4dxc4
19.Bxc4Rac8
20.Be6Be4
21.Qg4Bd3+
22.Kg1Rce8
23.Bf5Bxf5
24.Qxf5Rf6
25.Bg5Rfe6
26.Ng6+Rxg6
27.Qxg6Rf8
28.Be7Rxf2
29.Qxg7+Kxg7
30.h8=Q+Kf7
31.Rh7+Ke6
32.Qc8+Kd5
33.Rd1+Ke4
34.Qc4+Kf5
35.Rh5+Kg6
36.Qg8+Kxh5
37.Qg5#
 

2021-04-10

Ruy Lopez

European Online Club Cup Playoff A, round 3
Mateusz Bartel vs. Vladislav Artemiev
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5a6
4.Ba4Nf6
5.Nc3Bc5
6.Bxc6dxc6
7.d3Qe7
8.h3h6
9.Be3Bd6
10.O-Oc5
11.Nd2g5
12.Nc4Be6
13.Nxd6+cxd6
14.Ne2g4
15.h4Nh5
16.g3f5
17.exf5Bd5
18.Nc3Bf3
19.Qd2Ng7
20.Bxh6Nxf5
21.Bg5Nxh4
22.Bxe7Nf5
23.Bh4Nxh4
24.Qg5Nf5
25.Qg6+Kd8
26.Qf6+Kc7
27.Nd5+Kc6
 

2021-04-05

Edward Lasker

Casual game, London ENG
Edward Lasker vs. George Alan Thomas
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.Nf3f5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.Bxf6Bxf6
6.e4fxe4
7.Nxe4b6
8.Ne5O-O
9.Bd3Bb7
10.Qh5Qe7
11.Qxh7+Kxh7
12.Nxf6+Kh6
13.Neg4+Kg5
14.h4+Kf4
15.g3+Kf3
16.Be2+Kg2
17.Rh2+Kg1
18.Kd2#