Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "Blindfold Game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Carr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 h6 2. d4 a5 { A time-honored strategy when playing against a blindfolded opponent is to adopt an obscure, and often bad, opening, in the hope of creating confusion. It is a bad idea, and rarely works! } 3. Bd3 b6 4. Ne2 e6 5. O-O Ba6 6. c4 Nf6 7. e5 Nh7 8. f4 { White has superior development and complete domination of the center. Morphy hardly seems to be confused by his opponent's ridiculous opening strategy. } 8... Be7 9. Ng3 d5 10. Qg4 O-O { This is knows as "castling into it". } 11. Nh5 { Suppose Black plays 11... g6 here. How could you bring the game to a rapid close. } 11... g5 { Black has little choice but to create this major weakness on the kingside. } 12. fxg5 hxg5 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 { 13...Kxh7 14.Nf6+ Bxf6 15.Rxf6 and checkmate will follow shortly. } 14. Nf6 dxc4 15. Bc2 { Everyone at Electronic Arts hopes that you will never, ever, be in such dire straits as Black is here, even if your opponent is blindfolded! Black now uses a combination to exchange queens, but loses material. } 15... Qxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Bc5 17. Qxc5 bxc5 18. Bxg5 { Black's position cannot be said to be much improved. Fortunately, Morphy does not allow Mr. Carr to live long enough to suffer greatly. } 18... Nc6 19. Rf3 Kg7 { Now Morphy forces checkmate in 6 moves. } 20. Bh6+ Kxh6 21. Rh3+ Kg5 22. Rh5+ Kf4 23. Kf2 Rg8 24. g3+ Rxg3 25. hxg3# 1-0
[Event "Blindfold Game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Lyttleton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e5 { Morphy's opponent is not just an ordinary citizen, but a British Lord and President of the British Chess Association. All of which is of no use when seated at the chessboard against Morphy, even when Morphy is blindfolded! } 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 { This position was frequently seen in games played in the 19th century. } 5... d6 6. Nxg4 Be7 { Black gains time by attacking the weak pawn at h4. } 7. d4 { White occupies the center, achieving one of the primary objectives of the opening. } 7... Bxh4+ 8. Nf2 Bxf2+ { It might have been nice to maintain this pin a bit longer, but Black wants to be able to bring the knight at g8 into the game. } 9. Kxf2 Nf6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Bxf4 Nxe4+ 12. Nxe4 Qxe4 13. Bb5+ { A powerful move, threatening a nasty pin with Re1. } 13... Kf8 { 13...c6 14.Re1 } 14. Bh6+ Kg8 15. Rh5 { White is closing in for the kill. The king is trapped along the back rank, so if White can get a rook or queen to the e- file and then to e8, the game ends. } 15... Bf5 16. Qd2 { The threat is Re1. } 16... Bg6 17. Re1 { The move that was set-up by 13.Bb5+ finishes the game, as if the queen moves, Re8+ mates. } 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 { This loses, as Black's king becomes too exposed. } 7. O-O Be7 8. Nxf7 { Now Black's king will get dragged to e6 where it will shortly die of exposure. } 8... Kxf7 9. Qf3+ Ke6 10. Nc3 { This beautiful sacrifice has two purposes. First, White gets ready to bring his queen rook into the fight, and second, Black's d- pawn is drawn away from its post keeping the d-file closed. Black can't decline, since d5 is attacked. } 10... dxc3 11. Re1+ Ne5 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Rxe5+ { Now it will be White's rook, queen and bishop against Black's bare king, not a fair fight. } 14... Kxe5 15. Re1+ Kd4 16. Bxd5 { Black's king has nowhere to run to. } 16... Re8 17. Qd3+ Kc5 18. b4+ { Not 18.Qxc3+ Kd6. Now 18...Kd6 allows 19.Bf3 mate. } 18... Kxb4 { 18...Kb6 19.Qd4+ Ka6 20.b5+ with a mate similar to the game. } 19. Qc4+ Ka5 20. Qxc3+ Ka4 21. Qb3+ Ka5 22. Qa3+ Kb5 23. Rb1# 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Anderssen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 { A mistake since opening up the position will favor the side who is better developed and in this case it's to White's advantage. 4...Nf6 } 5. dxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nf3 { White shows a deep understanding of the position. By giving up a pawn he will gain the advantage of having his pieces developed. } 7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qxc3+ 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Rb1 { White has developed four pieces to Black's one due to the sacrificed pawn. } 10... Nc6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bf4 O-O { 12...Nd5 would allow White to win a piece. } 13. Bxc7 { White stands much better since he has regained his sacrificed pawn while keeping his lead in development. } 13... Nd4 14. Qxd4 Qxc7 { 14...Qxc2 With the idea of attacking both bishops would backfire after 15.Bc4 when White hangs on to his extra piece. } 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. Ng5 Rfd8 { 16...Bh5 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Bg6 19.Qxb7 when White is a pawn ahead. } 17. Qb4 { 17.Bxh7+ Nxh7 18.Qxg4 Nxg5 19.Qxg5 Qxc2 20.Rxb7 Qxa2 allows Black to keep the material even. } 17... Bc8 { A sad move but the only move that allows Black to keep the material balance. 17...b6 18.Nxh7 Nxh7 19.Qxg4 17...Rab8 18.Nxh7 Nxh7 19.Qxg4 } 18. Rfe1 { White has a big advantage due to his better development. } 18... a5 19. Qe7 Qxe7 { 19...Rd7 Here White has a forced mate in two. } 20. Rxe7 { The exchange of queens has increased White's advantage due to his rook being on the seventh rank. } 20... Nd5 { 20...Rf8 21.Bc4 would force Black to part with his f-pawn. } 21. Bxh7+ { 21.Rxf7 h6 when Black would win material because of the double attack on both the White rook on f7 and the knight on g5. } 21... Kh8 22. Rxf7 Nc3 23. Re1 Nxa2 24. Rf4 { With the idea of catching the Black king in a mating net after a future Rh4. } 24... Ra6 25. Bd3 { Black resigned since the further loss of material is unavoidable. White threatens 25.Nf7+ winning the rook on e8 and 25.Bxa6. } 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Jounoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 { An early example of the Smith-Morra Gambit. } 2... cxd4 3. Nf3 { Better is 3.c3 at once. } 3... e5 { Suppose White takes the pawn at e5. } 4. Bc4 Be7 5. c3 d6 6. Qb3 { There isn't anything to be done about the pawn at f7, because 6...Nh6 will be met by 7.Bxh6. } 6... dxc3 7. Bxf7+ Kf8 8. Nxc3 Nc6 9. Bxg8 Rxg8 10. O-O { Don't be confused! Black is not castled, and the king is vulnerable. } 10... Qe8 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 Be6 13. Nd5 h6 { Now all White has to do is blast open the f-file and victory is his. The method is easy to find! } 14. f4 Qd7 { 14...hxg5 15.fxg5+ Bf7 16.Nc7 Qe7 17.Nxa8 Ke8 18.Rxf7 Qxf7 19.Nc7+ Ke7 20. Qxb7 Black will not survive. } 15. fxe5+ Ke8 { Now the Black queen is overworked, having to defend both c7 and e6. } 16. Nc7+ Qxc7 17. Qxe6+ 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "de Riviere"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 { For the sacrificed pawn White has obtained a lead in development. } 9. Nc3 { The development of the queen knight in this position was a Morphy specialty. 9. d5 was favored by another great attacking player: Adolf Anderssen. } 9... Qf6 { Black's idea is to put pressure on the White d-pawn. However, this is a mistake since the Black queen will be subject to attack on f6. } 10. Nd5 Qg6 { 10...Qd8 Admitting that his last move was a mistake was Black's best move. } 11. Nf4 Qf6 12. e5 { White is able to open up the position for the attack due to the unfortunate position of the Black queen. } 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Qf5 14. e6 f6 { Black desperately tries to keep the e-file closed. 14...fxe6 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Re1 Black's queen is been trapped due to the pin on the e- file. } 15. Nh4 Qc5 16. Be3 { As so often happens when one player has a lead in development it transfers itself into a direct attack on the enemy king. } 16... Qg5 { 16...Qxc4 17.Qh5+ g6 18.Nhxg6 With a quick mate to follow. } 17. Nf3 Qa5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Nd5 { White's constant theme in this game has been to constantly gain time at the Black queen's expense. } 19... Qa5 20. Nd2 Nd4 21. Nb3 Nxb3 22. axb3 Qc5 23. Qh5+ { Black's backward development with his king remaining in the center gives White a winning attack. } 23... Kd8 { 23...g6 would allow White a winning combination. } 24. Rad1 { Black resigned because he has no good defense to the discovered check on the d-file. } 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Anderssen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 { 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 with a kingside pawn majority, is more commonly seen today. } 4... Nxd4 { 4...exd4 } 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 c6 { A mistake which allows White a lead in development. Better was 6...Nd5. } 7. O-O { 7.exf6 Qa5+ 8.Bd2 Qxb5 9.Qe2+ Qxe2+ 10.Kxe2 gxf6 } 7... cxb5 8. Bg5 { Morphy, re cognizing the importance of development, continues to bring his forces into the game, not wasting time on captures that can wait. The pin on the knight at f6 is not going anywhere. } 8... Be7 { 8...h6 9.exf6 hxg5 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Rxe7+ Kf8 12.Qxd4 would be suicidal for Black. } 9. exf6 Bxf6 10. Re1+ Kf8 { Due to White's imaginative play Black has lost his right to castle. } 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. c3 d5 13. cxd4 Be6 14. Nc3 { White has the better position despite his pawn minus this is due to his better development. } 14... a6 15. Re5 Rd8 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Rae1 { A very strong developing move and one which the amateur should take note as Black's d-pawn isn't going anywhere. } 17... g5 { The final mistake which fatally weakens Black's kingside. 17...g6 Creating a flight square for the king without weakening the f5 and h5 squares would have been a better plan. . } 18. Qd1 Qf6 19. R1e3 Rg8 { An oversight which costs Black material. } 20. Rxe6 { Black resigned since material loss is unavoidable after 20...fxe6 21. Rf3 pinning Black's queen to his king. } 1-0
[Event "Blindfold Game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Cunningham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Qe7 { This seems reasonable, but even at the time it was known that 6...d5 was the correct move. } 7. O-O Ng8 { 7...Ng4 8.h3 Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.cxd4 Nxc4 11.Re1 } 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 { White's control of the center is absolute. From such a position it is easy to win, because Black has no room to maneuver, and will be unable to complete development. } 9... Qc5 { 9...Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Re1 } 10. Na3 Nd4 11. Be3 { The pin is not the real problem for Black. It is that he must now part with one of his only developed pieces. } 11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qf8 { This is no place for a lady! } 13. Bxb6 axb6 { Now Black has no developed pieces. White has almost all of the forces in the game. The end cannot be far off. } 14. Nb5 Kd8 15. Rac1 { White occupies the open file and takes aim at c7. } 15... d6 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Qe3 Ra6 { Morphy now puts on a display of his impressive talents. The Black king has almost no maneuvering room. First, he employs a discovered attack on the rook at a6. } 18. Nc7 Qe7 { 18...Kxc7 19.Bxa6+ would be a deadly discovered check. } 19. Ne6+ { White will exchange this knight for the rook at a6. } 19... fxe6 20. Bxa6 Bd7 { Keeping in mind the possibility of Qxb6+, White now adds to the pressure. } 21. Bb5 Ke8 { 21...Bxb5 22.Qxb6+ Ke8 23.Qxb5+ Kf7 24.dxe6+ Qxe6 25.Rfe1 } 22. dxe6 Nf6 { The pawn cannot be captured because of the pin on the bishop at d7. } 23. Rc8+ { One final exploitation of the pin at d7! } 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Budzinsky"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. d3 { This creates a pin at c3. Because the knight cannot move, the bishop at d5 and pawn at e4 have less support. } 6... Nxd5 7. exd5 O-O 8. Qf3 Re8+ 9. Ne2 { A second pin is added, this time along the e-file. Remember that the knight is not really protected by its colleague at c3, because that piece is also pinned by the bishop at b4. } 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qh4+ 11. g3 Bg4 { Black exploits the pin on e2 by adding one at f3. If the queen moves, then Black wins material by capturing first at g3, then at e2. White actually resigned here, but let's consider what might have happened. } 12. Qf2 fxg3 13. Qg2 { 13.hxg3 Qxh1+ shows yet another pin being exploited, this time on the h- file! } 13... Rxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 g2 16. Rg1 Qxh2 17. Be3 Nd7 { and Black will win easily, perhaps setting up yet another pin on the e-file. } 0-1
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Laroche"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 Nf6 { This is bad since White will kick the knight around and gain time. } 7. dxe5 Ng4 { 7...Nxe4 8.Qd5 } 8. Bg5 { Now Black must let his kingside get opened up. } 8... f6 { 8...Ne7 9.h3 Nh6 10.Bxh6 } 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. e5 h6 { Trying to break the pin in order not to lose a piece, but he allows something even worse. } 11. exf6 hxg5 12. fxg7 { Now the pawn will win Black's rook, since the bishop controls the promotion square. } 12... Qe7+ 13. Qe2 1-0
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy"]
[Black "Lowenthal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 { This pawn sacrifice was invented in 1824 by the English chessplayer Captain William Davis Evans, and his name has been retained in the name of the gambit. } 4... Bxb4 { By sacrificing a pawn White gains time to storm the center with his pawns by playing 5.c3 and 6.d4. } 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 { Although this move closes the light squared bishops diagonal it has the advantage of disorganizing Black's game. } 9... Ne5 { 9...Na5 10.Bb2 Nxc4 11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qxc4 would give White good play on the a1-h8 diagonal. } 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Bb5+ { 12.Qh5 Trying to win the e-pawn would fail after 12...Bd4 } 12... Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Qg4+ { Thanks to White's forceful play he now not only wins back his sacrificed pawn but gains another pawn while maintaining his attack. } 14... f5 { 14...Ke8 15.Qxg7 Qf6 16.Bxe5 wins Black's rook. } 15. Qxf5+ Ke8 16. Bxe5 { With Black's king in the center White wishes to attack and so naturally avoids the simplifications that would have followed 16.Qxe5. 16.Qxe5 Qxe5 17.Bxe5 Kf7 would still be good for White. } 16... Nh6 17. Qf4 Kd7 { Black tries to connect his rooks in a rather artificial manner. } 18. Nd2 { 18.Nc3 Rae8 Black has trapped White's bishop. } 18... Rae8 19. Nc4 Bc5 { With the idea of playing Bd6 strengthening the defense of his c-pawn. } 20. Rad1 Bd6 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Rb1 { With the idea of bringing both rooks in on the queenside offensive. } 22... b6 23. Rfc1 Qf6 24. Qe3 Ng4 25. Nxb6+ { Very pretty! White clears two open files for his major pieces to attack the Black king. } 25... axb6 26. Rc7+ { An ingenious move which utilizes the open c-file to it's full extent. } 26... Kd8 { 26...Kxc7 27.Qxb6+ Kd7 28.Qa7+ Kc8 29.Rb8+ Mate. } 27. Qxb6 Qxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Nxf2 29. Ra7 { With the help of the open b-file White regains his piece due to the mate threat on b8. } 29... Nh3+ 30. gxh3 Kc8 31. Kf2 { Black resigned as he can't stop White from bringing his king to e3 to protect the pawn followed by the advance of the a-pawn and doubling of the rooks on the 7th. 31.Kf2 Rhf8+ 32.Ke3 h6 33.a4 g6 34.a5 h5 35.a6 g5 36.Rbb7 h4 37.Ra8+ Mates. } 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mongredien"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 { The Evans gambit where White sacrifices a pawn with the idea of building a strong center. } 4... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O { 7...exd4 8.Ba3 d6 9.e5 Ne4 10.Re1 Nxc3 11.exd6+ Kd7 12. Ne5+ Nxe5 13.Qxd4 f6 14.Nxc3 White has a winning position due to the exposed } 8. d5 { An instructive mistake since White wishes to develop with gain of tempo. By locking the center White keeps his own pieces out of the attack. 8.dxe5 Nxe4 9.Bd5 Nc5 10.Ng5 Qe7 would leave Black better developed. } 8... Ne7 9. Qd3 { 9.Nxe5 d6 10.Nf3 Nxe4 11.Qd4 leaves White with a little compensation for the lost pawn. } 9... d6 { Black prepares to finish his development while consolidating his extra pawn. } 10. h3 Ng6 11. Nh2 Nh5 { The Black knights head for the outpost at f4. } 12. Bb3 Nhf4 13. Bxf4 Nxf4 14. Qf3 f5 { Following the rule that one should attack the pawn chain starting at its base. } 15. exf5 Bxf5 { Black's extra pawn and better development give him a winning position. } 16. g4 { This premature advance weakens the kingside and hastens the end. } 16... Bd3 17. Qe3 { 17.Re1 Ne2+ 18.Rxe2 Rxf3 } 17... Bb6 { Instead of capturing the rook straight away Black improves the placement of his pieces. } 18. Qd2 Qh4 { White resigned as he is defenseless against Black's kingside attack. If you don't see how, play it out against Gambit. } 0-1
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "Hirschfeld"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 { With this move White chooses the Kieseritzky variation of the King's Gambit. } 4... g4 5. Ne5 Bg7 { This move is a mistake as it allows White to build up his center. Better was attacking White's pawn at e4 immediately with 5...Nf6. } 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O { 7...d5 Blocking the White bishop out at c4 should be preferred. } 8. Nc3 d6 9. Nxf7 { With this move White not only obtains a rook and two pawns for his two minor pieces but more importantly he exposes the Black king to an attack. } 9... Rxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxf4 Kg8 12. O-O Nh5 13. g3 { 13.Bg5 Not delaying the opening of the f-file while attacking Black's queen was also possible. } 13... Nc6 14. Ne2 { Although material is even as White has a rook and pawn for the two pieces. White's position is superior since he controls the central squares with his pawns which keeps Black's pieces inactive. } 14... Qe7 15. Qd3 Bd7 16. Bg5 { With this move White not only attacks the Black queen but he also opens the f-file for his rook. } 16... Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nf4 Qxe4 { This move is an oversight which allows White to win at least a piece. } 19. Nh5 { Black resigned. If 19...Qxd3 then 20.Nxf6+ followed by 21.cxd3 leaves White a piece ahead. } 1-0
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "Mongredien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 g6 { The so-called "Modern Defense". Quite old, actually! } 2. d4 Bg7 { What is so "modern" about this opening? The reader may well wonder, since the early fianchetto was routinely employed by Mongredien in the mid 19th Century. } 3. c3 b6 4. Be3 Bb7 5. Nd2 { The problem with Black's approach at that time is that it acted as if White were not a participant in the game. Here Steinitz erects a solid center with plenty of support, and he does not overextend, so Black has no targets. } 5... d6 6. Ngf3 e5 7. dxe5 { Steinitz reso lutely avoids advances which might provide targets for Black's pieces. 7.d5 c6 8.c4 Ne7 9.Be2 f5 gives Black good counterplay. } 7... dxe5 8. Bc4 Ne7 9. Qe2 { White controls a lot of squares and is about to take the d-file, after which the Black queen can be embarassed. } 9... O-O 10. h4 { The general rule is that one reacts to flank activity with a counter- thrust in the centre, but here Black has nothing to do in the middle of the board. } 10... Nd7 11. h5 Nf6 12. hxg6 { 12.Nxe5 Nxh5 13.Nxf7 Rxf7 14.Rxh5 gxh5 15.Qxh5 Qf8 16.O-O-O b5 17.Rh1 h6 } 12... Nxg6 { 12...hxg6 13.Nxe5 } 13. O-O-O c5 { Black does not appreciate the danger he is in on the kingside. } 14. Ng5 a6 { This slow plan to dislocate the bishop has no chance of success. } 15. Nxh7 { The beginning of a decisive combination. } 15... Nxh7 16. Rxh7 Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Rh1 { 18.Qxg6 Qf6! } 18... Re8 { The only way to avoid mate at h7. } 19. Qxg6 Qf6 20. Bxf7+ { Now that the rook has been displaced from f7, this brings the game to a close. } 20... Qxf7 21. Rh8+ Kxh8 22. Qxf7 1-0
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "Deacon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 { Black accepts the gambit pawn. But what does White gain from this? The f-file is now open for White's rook after castling. White also has an abundance of central pawns. } 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 { This move introduces the Kieseritzky and Allgaier variations to the King's Gambit. } 4... g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 { 5...Bg7 6.d4 would leave White in control of the center. } 6. Bc4 d5 { The only move to block White's attack on the f7 pawn. } 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4 Nh5 9. Nc3 Qe7 { This move is a mistake as it breaks the opening rule that one should not develop the queen before castling. 9...O-O getting the king out of the center was a better move. } 10. Bb5+ c6 { This move leads to Black's defeat due to tactics on the a4-e8 diagonal. 10...Bd7 11.Qxg4 when Black's light squared bishop is unable to capture the White queen due to White's control of the a4-e8 diagonal. 10...Kf8 perhaps is the best move although Black's king would not be very safe on the semi-open f-file. } 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nd5 { Initiates a beautiful combination made possible by White's light squared bishop pinning Black's c-pawn. } 12... Qe6 13. Nc7+ { A clearance sacrifice which opens the a2-g8 diagonal for White's light squared bishop. } 13... Bxc7 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Bxh5 { White has a won game due to the exposed position of Black's king. } 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5+ 18. Qe2 Qxh5 { 18...Qxe2+ 19.Kxe2 when Black has no way of preventing the loss of his f- pawn. } 19. Bxf4 { White is a piece down but Black's exposed king and backward development give White a winning initiative. } 19... Bf5 { Black tries to block the f-file leading to his king, but it is too late. } 20. O-O Nd7 21. Bh6+ { A decoy move which aims at driving Black's queen from the protection of his bishop. } 21... Kf7 { White now has a combination that wins Black's queen. } 22. Rxf5+ Qxf5 23. Rf1 Qxf1+ 24. Qxf1+ { Although Black has two rooks for the queen his position is lost because of his open King's position. } 24... Kg6 25. Bg5 h6 { 25...Rhf8 would allow White to win material. } 26. Qd3+ { Black resigned since he either loses material or gets mated. } 1-0
[Event "Paris"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "de Riviere"]
[Black "Morphy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 { This double attack on Black's f-pawn is as old as the game of chess. } 4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 { The classical system of counterattack for Black. Instead of recapturing the pawn at d5, Black goes after the enemy bishop. } 6. d3 { This move allows Black to take the initiative. Better was 6.Bb5+ 6.Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nf3 e4 10.Ne5 Bd6 Where Black's lead in development compensates for his lost pawn. } 6... h6 { Black drives back the White knight. } 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. h3 { 10.Bf4 O-O 11.Nfd2 Bg4 12.Qf1 Black has the advantage due to his lead in development. } 10... O-O 11. Nh2 Nh7 { Black shows a very deep understanding of the position since he realizes that piece play alone will not break through White's position. He prepares a pawnstorm with the f-pawn leading the way. } 12. Nd2 f5 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. O-O Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 f4 { Black has the advantage due to his active pieces and White's vulnerable king. } 16. Qxe4 Ng5 { The knight enters the game with a gain of tempo on the White queen. } 17. Qd4 Nf3+ { A beautiful sacrifice which takes advantage of White's light square weaknesses. } 18. gxf3 Qh4 19. Rh1 Bxh3 20. Bd2 Rf6 { Here White resigned, lacking any method of preventing checkmate. } 21. Qd3 Qxf2+ 22. Kxh3 Qg3# { Mates. } 0-1
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1866.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "Bird"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 { Weak, as now Black must either expose his queen or let his kingside get mangled. } 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 { The losing move. He had to play 6...h6 to prevent White's next move. } 7. Bg5 Qf5 { Losing more time with the queen, but White would have a big edge after: 7...Qg6 8.Bd3 f5 9.h4 } 8. Bd3 Qg4 { The only move here was 8...Qa5+. } 9. h3 Qxg2 10. Rh2 Qxh2 { No way out. } 11. Nxh2 Nxd4 12. Bb5+ { Winning another piece, so Black gives up. } 1-0
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1866.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "MacDonnell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 { White's idea is to fianchetto his light squared bishop on g2 Thus preventing Black from striking back in the center with pawn d5. } 6... Bc5 { 6...Nf6 would be less commital. } 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 { A good move. The idea is to restrain Black's normal development by controlling the key squares f6 and d6. } 8... Qb6 9. Qd2 Ne7 10. Ne4 { The White knight gains a grip on the dark squares. } 10... O-O 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. f4 d6 13. exd6 f5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 { Black stands worse due to his broken pawn structure and bad bishop. } 15. Qc3 { The White queen wastes no time in attacking Black's weakened dark squares. } 15... Qxd6 { 15...Qxc3+ 16.bxc3 Rd8 17.Ba3 would allow White to keep his extra pawn. } 16. b3 a5 17. a3 Qd5 { 17...a4 18.b4 } 18. Rf1 Ra7 19. Bb2 { White's two bishops and control of the dark squares give him a winning advantage. } 19... c5 20. O-O-O Qc6 { 20...Ba6 would allow White to win material. } 21. h4 Rff7 { Played to protect the seventh rank. However, by moving this rook Black has weakened his back rank. } 22. h5 Ne7 23. Bc4 { White's bishops have the Black pieces tied down defending each other. } 23... Nd5 24. Qe5 { This centralization of White's queen brings just enough extra pressure to break Black's position. } 24... Qc7 { 24...Rfc7 would allow White a winning rook sacrifice. } 25. Rxd5 { A brilliant sacrifice which exposes Black's weakened back rank. } 25... exd5 { 25...Qxe5 26.Rd8+ Rf8 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Bxe5 would simply leave White a pieceup. } 26. Qe8+ Rf8 27. Bxd5+ Qf7 28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qe5 Rf6 30. h6 { Black resigned since he has no compensation for his lost material. } 1-0
[Event "Philadelphia"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Martinez"]
[Black "Steinitz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 { The Evans Gambit where White sacrifices a pawn for rapid development. } 4... Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 { This move allows White to play d4 with gain of a tempo on the dark squared bishop. 5...Ba5 From a5 the dark squared bishop doesn't have to worry about losing a tempo when White advances pawn to d4. } 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 { 7...Bb6 is another possibility. } 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Bb2 { Since the bisho p moves again in a few moves 9.Nc3 should be preferred. 9.Nc3 Bg4 10.Bb5 Kf8 11.Be3 would give White compensation for his pawn. } 9... Nf6 10. e5 { This move  is inconsistent with White's previous Bb2 since e5 didn't need any preparation. 10.d5 } 10... dxe5 11. Ba3 Be6 12. Nbd2 e4 { Black already has a won game as White has no compensation for his lost material. } 13. Re1 { Although this piece sacrifice does not work White decided to go down fighting. } 13... exf3 14. Qb3 Qxd4 { Black has his own attack on White's f2 square. } 15. Nxf3 { 15.Bxe6 would allow Black a mate in two. } 15... Qxf2+ 16. Kh1 O-O-O { Now that the Black king has reached safety White could resign at any time. } 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Rf1 Ne4 { Black ends the game with a little combination based on White's weakened back rank. } 19. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 20. Kg1 Rd1+ { Takes advantage of White's weak back rank. } 21. Qxd1 { White resigned because of his material deficit. } 0-1
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1886.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zukertort"]
[Black "Steinitz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 { A good waiting move. The idea is to move White's light squared bishop to c4 in one move instead of two in the event Black plays 6...dxc4. White also threatens to capture at c5 and then play b4 and Bb2. 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 when White's bishop has moved two times to get to c4. } 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 { White has open lines as compensation for his isolated d-pawn. } 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 { This is not the best move since the bishop on e3 acts as a big pawn while it blocks the e-file for White's major pieces. 10.Re1 would give White's pieces more activity. } 10... Bd7 { 10...b6 With the idea of 11...Bb7 would keep the d-file open thus putting greater pressure on the isolated d-pawn. } 11. Qd3 { 11.d5 would lead to massive exchanges after 11...exd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 } 11... Rc8 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. Ba2 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Be8 { Black clears the d-file so his rook can pressure the isolated d-pawn. } 15. Bb1 { White forms a battery on the b1-h7 diagonal. } 15... g6 { This move not only stops any attack White might get against the h7 square, but it also allows Black' dark squared bishop to attack the d-pawn from the g7 square. } 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Red1 Bg7 18. Ba2 Ne7 19. Qd2 Qa6 { 19...Bc6 20.Nd5 Qxd2 21.Nxe7+ Kf8 22.Nxg6+ hxg6 23.Nxd2 would leave White a pawn ahead. } 20. Bg5 Nf5 { Black has a big advantage due to his pressure on White's isolated d-pawn. } 21. g4 { This weakening of White's kingside is a mistake even if the knight had to go backwards. 21.Be3 With the idea of activating the king knight with 22.Ne5 would be a better idea. } 21... Nxd4 22. Nxd4 e5 23. Nd5 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 { 24.Rxc1 exd4 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 would give Black a winning advantage due to his extra pawn and White's exposed king. } 24... exd4 25. Rxd4 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 { Not 26.Bxd8 Bxd4 27.Bxd5 Qe2 when Black has an attack on three White pawns b, f and g. } 26... Rxd5 27. Bxd5 { White's bishops are clearly more active, but there is a significant weakness on the kingside. } 27... Qe2 28. h3 { The h-pawn no longer enjoys the protection of the king. } 28... h6 { Black cannot capture this pawn. } 29. Bc4 { 29.Bxh6 Bxh6 30.Qxh6 Qd1+ 31.Kh2 Qxd5 } 29... Qf3 30. Qe3 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Bc6 { 31...hxg5 32.Qxe8+ Kh7 33.Bxf7 } 32. Be7 Be5+ 33. f4 { Now White's king is even more exposed, and all of a sudden the Black bishops are more active than the White ones. Now Black has a winning sacrifice. Try to find it yourself. } 33... Bxf4+ 34. Qxf4 Qh1+ 35. Kg3 Qg1+ { White resigned, since the only legal move allows a crushing fork: } 36. Kh4 Qe1+ 37. Qg3 Qxe7+ 38. g5 Qe4+ 39. Qg4 Qe1+ 40. Qg3 hxg5+ 41. Kg4 Qe4+ 42. Kxg5 Qxc4 43. Qb8+ Kh7 0-1
[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker"]
[Black "Bauer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 { Just compare the relative activity of the bishops! Black is already in serious trouble. } 12... Qc6 13. Qe2 a6 { White has completed development and is ready to attack. The position of the rook at a1 cannot be improved, for the moment. Lasker starts by eliminating one of the few defenders of the Black king. But he doesn't part with the Be5. } 14. Nh5 Nxh5 { White could simply recapture at h5 with a strong attack, but by sacrificing a piece the momentum is greatly increased. } 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxh5+ Kg8 { Now White might like to transfer a rook to the h-file, but this is too slow, because Black is ready to play d5-d4 and threaten mate at g2. Then he could sacrifice some material in return and stay in the game. } 17. Bxg7 { A brilliant move which threatens mate at h8. } 17... Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kh7 { Now the queen guards g2 and White can threaten the sideways equivalent of a back rank mate. } 19. Rf3 e5 { The only defense. Now the Black queen can come to h6. } 20. Rh3+ Qh6 21. Rxh6+ Kxh6 22. Qd7 { This wins one of the bishops, and the game now is decisively in White's favor. } 22... Bf6 23. Qxb7 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rab8 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. fxe5 Bg7 { 27...Bxe5 28.Qh5! f6 29.Qxe5 shows another method of exploiting the pin on the f-file. } 28. e6 Rb7 29. Qg6 { White exploits the pin in the maximally efficient way. } 29... f6 30. Rxf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ { Now the rook at b7 falls, so Black gives up. } 1-0
[Event "Liverpool"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1890.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. b4 { This wastes time and weakens White's queenside. White should simply castle and get on with his development. } 7... Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 { White hopes to gain space on the queenside, but only exposes himself there. } 9... Rc8 { A dual purpose move-Black prepares a retreat for his bishop in case of a4-a5- a6 and prepares to take the initiative with ...c5, when White's self inflicted weaknesses on the c-file will be exposed. } 10. a5 c5 11. axb6 axb6 12. Ra7 Bc6 { Before retreating to a8, Black provokes White to push his b-pawn, which will take the b5 square away from White's bishop or knight. } 13. b5 Ba8 14. Ne5 Rc7 15. Ra2 e6 { Black prevents f5 and defends f7 with his queen rook. } 16. Nd2 Qb8 { Preparing to take over the a-file. White should probably prevent this by 17 Qa4, though his position is already awkward. } 17. Ndf3 Ra7 18. Rxa7 Qxa7 19. Bb2 c4 { Cutting off the defense of the b5 pawn. } 20. Bc2 Qa5 21. Qa1 Nxe5 22. Qxa5 Nxf3+ { White didn't notice that this was a check. } 0-1
[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1890.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mieses"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c6 7. d4 { This contests the central territory, but now the pawn at c3 is weak. } 7... exd4 8. Qxd4 { White would lose a pawn if he captured with his own pawn. 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Qxd4 } 8... Be7 9. Ne2 { White cannot afford to capture at g7. 9.Qxg7 Bf6 10.Qh6 Bxc3+ } 9... O-O 10. O-O Bf6 11. Qd3 Qa5 { Black takes aim at White's weak pawns. } 12. Be4 { White hopes to provoke a weakness in Black's kingside, but his is a fool's errand. Even if Black pushes a pawn, White has removed the best defender from his own king position. } 12... Rd8 { Black sets a trap: if White takes the pawn he won't be able to get his bishop out. } 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Qe4 Qh5 { There is no escape for the bishop. The White queen is overworked. } 15. Qc4 Qxh7 16. Qxf7 { White has two pawns for the bishop, but there are holes on the kingside and his pieces are not actively participating in the game. } 16... Nd7 17. f4 { Otherwise 17...Ne5 would have been strong. } 17... Rf8 18. Qc4 Nb6 19. Qc5 { Black is clearly winning, but his exploitation of his extra piece is brutal. He aims his whole army at White's king before White has a chance to defend. } 19... Bh3 20. Rf2 { Now the back rank is vulnerable. } 20... Rfd8 21. Be3 Rd5 22. Qa3 Rad8 { The threat of Rd1+ is very serious. } 23. Bd4 { White tries desparately to keep Black out of his back rank. } 23... c5 { But Black removes the last obstacle. } 24. Bxf6 Rd1+ 25. Rf1 Qe4 { The threat is checkmate at g2. White resigned. } 0-1
[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1890.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "B.Lasker"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 Bd6 7. Rc1 O-O 8. Be2 Ne4 { While White isn't doing much on the c-file, Black grabs some space in the center. } 9. Nxe4 { Losing a lot of time and giving Black a nice pawn on e4. White should have castled. } 9... dxe4 10. Ng1 e5 { White's king is stuck in the center, so Black opens things up. } 11. Bc3 Qe7 12. d5 f5 13. Rc2 { White's position is so tied up that he has no other way to guard f2. } 13... f4 14. Bf1 Bc5 15. exf4 exf4 16. Qh5 Bb4 17. Ne2 Ne5 18. Bxb4 Nd3+ { If you don't see why White resigned here, setup this game against gambit. Gambit will gladly show you. } 0-1
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "Chigorin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 { Black decides to fianchetto the dark squared bishop as it would be very passive on e7. } 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ba4 { White wishes to keep his light squared bishop to attack the Black king. This is why he brings the bishop a little closer to home before it can be exchanged off. } 8... Nd7 { Black removes his knight from the kingside in order to begin a queenside attack. } 9. Ne3 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne6 11. h4 { With Black's knight no longer defending the h5 square White starts a kingside attack. } 11... Ne7 12. h5 d5 13. hxg6 fxg6 { 13...hxg6 14.Qe2 Re8 Now there is an escape square at f8. } 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bb3 { The exchanges have left White with the better position due to Black's worse pawn structure and exposed king. } 16... Qc6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rae8 20. Qf1 a5 { 20...Nf4 21.d4 Be6 22.Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Ng5 Attacking the Black rook and h-pawn would also be good for White. } 21. d4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nxd4 { This leads to a brilliant finish for White. 23...Rf7 Protecting the h-pawn offered more resistance. } 24. Rxh7+ { With this rook sacrifice the Black king is flushed out into the open. } 24... Kxh7 25. Qh1+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kf6 27. Qh4+ Ke5 { 27...g5 would allow White a mate in one. } 28. Qxd4+ { Black resigned since after 28...Kf5 White would have mate in one. } 1-0
[Event "Havana"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker"]
[Black "Golmayo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. f4 d6 9. O-O Ng4 { Black hopes to simplify away White's attacking potential, but trades off his best defensive pieces in the process. } 10. Bxg4 Bxd4 { 10...Bxg4 loses a piece. } 11. Bxd4 Bxg4 12. Qd2 { White won't give up the a1-h8 diagonal without a fight. } 12... Be6 { This loses a tempo, since White was going to play f5 and Rf3-h3 anyway. } 13. f5 Bc4 14. Rf3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ba6 16. Nd5 Rc8 17. f6 Rc4 18. Qd2 exf6 19. Qh6 { Fitting punishment for Black's tenth move: the very square he weakened is occupied by the checkmating piece. } 19... f5 20. Rh3 0-1
[Event "New York blindfold"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 d6 { This is a mistake, moving into a pin on his own knight when White can attack it further with tempo. } 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 { The bishop is exposed on b4, so White doesn't want Black to trade it off. Black should now cut his losses with 7...a6, though White still wins material. } 7... Bd7 8. Qa4 Qe7 9. d5 Qxe4 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Bg5 { The bishop and knight won't run away, so White continues to win time by attacking Black's queen. } 11... Nf6 12. Re1 { Now Black's queen is pinned as well. } 12... Ne5 { Now both knights are pinned and Black can hardly move anything. } 13. Qxb4 O-O-O 14. Rxe5 { Taking advantage of the new pin on the d6 pawn. } 14... Bxb5+ 15. Nxb5 Qd7 16. Nxa7+ Kb8 { Now the b-pawn is pinned so White take advantage of that too. } 17. Re7 1-0
[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinitz"]
[Black "Jasnogrodski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bb3 { White prepa res for a kingside advance starting with pawn f5. 7.f5 d5 when White's light squared bishop allows Black to break open the center. } 7... Ng4 { By moving the knight again Black abandons his original plan of developing all his pieces before moving any of them a second time.. 7...Bg4 Completing Black's development while pinning the knight was a better move. } 8. Qe2 a5 9. f5 { This pawn advance puts Black's light squared bishop out of play whilepreparing  for a kingside pawnstorm. } 9... a4 10. Bc2 Bf2+ 11. Kf1 Bb6 { Due to the closed nature of the position White's king on f1 is perfectly safe. } 12. h3 Nf6 { 12...Nf2 13.Rh2 Bd7 14.g4 Qe7 15.Rxf2 Bxf2 16.Qxf2 would give White a material advantage of two pieces for the rook. } 13. g4 { Black's problem in this position is that he doesn't have any active play. } 13... Re8 14. Kg2 { Before continuing his kingside attack White first move his king to a safer position. } 14... d5 15. Bg5 { 15.exd5 Nxd5 Opening up the position for the Black pieces would be a mistake. } 15... dxe4 16. dxe4 { Notice how the White pawn on c3 keeps the Black pieces off of the d4 square. } 16... Qe7 17. Nbd2 Bd7 18. Nc4 Bc5 19. Rhd1 Red8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ne3 { Played with the idea of posting the knight on d5 next move. } 21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Na5 23. b3 { Takes away the c4 square from the Black knight. } 23... Bc6 24. Qh6 { Having stopped any Black counterplay in the center and queenside White now directs his attention to the kingside attack. } 24... Kh8 25. g5 Rg8 { 25...fxg5 26.f6 Qf8 27.Nxg5 Qxh6 28.Nxf7+ Kg8 29.Nxh6+ would leave White with an extra pawn. } 26. h4 Ra6 27. Kh2 fxg5 28. f6 Qf8 29. Nxg5 { Black resigned due to the attack on his h7 pawn. However, if you don't see why Black didn't play 29...Qxh6 setup this position for Gambit and let Garry show you why. } 1-0
[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pollock"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. c3 d6 6. a4 a6 7. a5 { This is premature. White gives up control of b5 for nothing. } 7... Ba7 8. b5 { Also premature. White is wasting time and creating targets on his ownqueenside. } 8... axb5 9. Bxb5 Nf6 10. a6 O-O 11. d3 Ne7 { White has lost a lot of time on the queenside and has no real attack there, so Black heads for the kingside. } 12. axb7 Bxb7 { Now all of Black's pieces are aimed at the kingside, but White can't put his king anywhere else: the open files make the queenside unsafe, and Black can always open the center by ...d5. } 13. Na3 d5 14. O-O Ng6 15. exd5 Nxd5 { Now White can't keep a Black knight out of f4 except by g3, which would give Black the entire a8-h1 diagonal on a silver platter. } 16. Qe1 Qf6 17. Bg5 Qf5 18. Nc2 Nxc3 19. Rxa7 { White needs e3 for his knight in lines like 19 Qxc3 Bxf3 20 Bc1 Qg4, since 21 g3 fails to 21... Qh3. } 19... Bxf3 20. Ne3 { 20 Rxa8 fails after either 20...Rxa8 or 20...Ne2+. } 20... Qxg5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Qxc3 Nf4 23. Ra1 Ne2+ { White apparently forgot that Black's bishop was protecting his rook, so now he just loses his queen, though there was no defense to Black's threats to e2 and g2. } 0-1
[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker"]
[Black "Tinsley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. c4 a5 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Be5 { This is a very important move. White occupies the critical central square at e5 and places pressure on the kingside, since the Nf6 is under attack. } 14... Bxf3 { Black played this move because he realized that White would lose a pawn at e5 if he recaptured with the queen. } 15. gxf3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nh5 { But now the knight is stranded at the edge of the board. If it can get to the f4-square, then it can retreat to g6 and the pawn at e5 will be threatened. But White sees that the Nd7 lacks support and unleashes a combination. } 17. Bxh7+ { If Black captures the bishop, then Qd3+ wins the knight at d7, and White emerges with an extra pawn and control of the seventh rank. } 17... Kh8 18. Be4 c6 19. f4 { Another strong move. The pawn is returned so that the queen can enter the kingside. } 19... Nxf4 20. Qd2 Nh3+ 21. Kh1 g5 { A desperate move, but how else could the invasion of the queen be stopped? } 22. Bg2 Nxe5 { 22...Nf4 23.Ne4 Now Nd6 is a nasty threat. } 23. Bxh3 f6 24. f4 Nf7 { 24...gxf4 25.Qxf4 Kg7 26.Rg1+ Kf7 27.Raf1 Nd7 28.Ne4 } 25. Ne4 g4 26. Bxg4 f5 { With this fork Black attacks two White pieces, but opens up a critical diagonal. } 27. Qc3+ { Black resigned. } 1-0
[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burn"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 a6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rc1 Ba7 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Bc3 Ne4 14. Ng3 { White has been playing to control d4, but his play has lost time, and Black has brought his knight to a good square and pinned White's knight. } 14... Nxf2 { Black gives up his knight to open the a7-g1 diagonal onto White's king. } 15. Rxf2 Rxe3 16. Nf5 { White hopes to ease the pressure by giving back some material, but it doesn't help. He should have tried 16 Kf1, getting off the diagonal, though Black keeps the pressure on by 16...d4. } 16... Rxf3 17. gxf3 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Qg5+ 19. Bg4 { Voluntarily moving into another pin, but there wasn't anything better. } 19... h5 20. Qd2 Be3 { So after all this pinning Black finishes White off with a skewer. } 0-1
[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker"]
[Black "Gunsberg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 { The opening is a classical French Defense in which Black allows White a space advantage in order to attack the center. } 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 { Played with the idea of keeping the d3-h7 diagonal closed. } 9. Qh3 { 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Qe2 Nc6 when Black has the more active pieces. } 9... Nc6 10. g4 { White goes all out in his efforts to mate the Black king. } 10... Qe7 11. gxf5 { The semi-open file will play a significant role in White's attack. } 11... Nb4 12. Nf3 { 12.fxe6 Nxd3+ 13.cxd3 Nxe5 14.fxe5 Bxe6 when Black has good play for the sacrificed piece due to White's exposed king. } 12... exf5 13. a3 { 13.Bxf5 Rxf5 14.Qxf5 Nf8 15.Qh5 Nxc2+ 16.Ke2 Nxa1 Gives Black a material advantage. } 13... Nxd3+ 14. cxd3 Nf6 15. Qg2 d4 { 15...Rd8 was a better way to protect the d-pawn. } 16. Ne2 Nh5 17. Rg1 { 17.Nexd4 Rd8 gives good play to Black. } 17... a5 { Black misses the threat necessary was pawn g6 to protect the knight. } 18. Qh3 Qe8 19. Rg5 h6 { 19...g6 would allow White to win the knight. } 20. Rxh5 Qg6 21. Bd2 Bd7 22. Kf2 { White prepares to bring the rook at a1 over to the g-file. } 22... Be8 23. Rh4 Be7 24. Rg1 Bxh4+ 25. Qxh4 { Black has won the rook back but at the expense of two pieces for the rook. } 25... Qa6 26. Nfxd4 Kh7 27. Bc3 Qxd3 28. Ne6 Rg8 29. Ng5+ Kg6 30. e6 h5 31. Nf7+ { Black resigned since he's mated after 31...Kh7 32.Qxh5. } 1-0
[Event "St.Petersburg"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker"]
[Black "Steinitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 Bf8 11. Ng3 g6 12. h3 Bg7 13. Bc2 Bc8 14. d5 Ne7 15. Be3 Rf8 16. Qd2 Ne8 17. Bh6 Kh8 18. Rad1 Ng8 19. Bxg7+ Nxg7 20. c4 f5 21. Qc3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Qe3 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Rf4 { This looks like a logical move, but the vulnerability of the Black king is now exposed by a brilliant combination which also exploits the weakness of the seventh rank. First Lasker puts more pressure at d6. } 25. c5 Bf5 { Black has a simple threat, to capture at e4, and an indirect threat at c5, because if the knight moves away, then the pawn at c5 can be captured. So White defends one knight with the other. } 26. Nfg5 Qd7 { This answers the threatened fork at f7. But now White clears the path for his pieces with a queen sacrifice. } 27. Qxf4 exf4 28. Nf6 { Notice that the Black queen must guard the f7-square, otherwise 29.Nf7 will be checkmate! } 28... Ne6 29. Nxd7 Nxg5 { White is now ahead in material, with an extra exchange. But even more importantly, he can invade the seventh rank. } 30. Re7 Kg8 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Rxc7 { Here Black resigned, because the rook will continue his pillage of the seventh rank, and there isn't anything Black can do about it. } 1-0