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sacrifices. The former type leave the opponent with no option but acceptance, typically because not doing so would leave them behind in material with no compensation. Non-forcing sacrifices, on the other hand, give the opponent a choice. A common error is to not recognize when a particular sacrifice
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Even if the sacrifice leads to net material loss for the foreseeable future, the sacrificing player may benefit because they are already ahead in material and the exchanges simplify the position making it easier to win. A player ahead in material may decide that it is worthwhile to get rid of one of
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may be sacrificed. Because players usually try to hold on to their own pieces, offering a sacrifice can come as an unpleasant surprise to one's opponent, putting them off balance and causing them to waste precious time trying to calculate whether the sacrifice is sound or not, and whether to accept
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In a general sense, the aim of all real sacrifices is to obtain a positional advantage. However, there are some speculative sacrifices where the compensation is unrelated to an ensuing attack and may come instead in the form of an open file or diagonal, a weakness in the opponent's
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In compensation for a real sacrifice, the player receives dynamic, positional, or other non-material advantages which they must capitalize on, or risk losing the game due to the material deficit. Because of the risk involved, real sacrifices are also called
691:, the sacrificing player abstains from spending time to prevent the opponent from winning material because the time saved can be used for something even more beneficial, for example pursuing an attack on the king or guiding a passed pawn towards promotion.
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This time
Reshevsky is at the receiving end of a sacrifice. White has just played h2–h4. If Black takes the knight he has to give up his own knight on f6 to avoid mate on h7. Instead, he simply ignored the bait and continued developing.
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typically fall into this category. Developing sacrifices are frequently returned at some point by the opponent before the development edge can turn into a more substantial threat such as a kingside attack.
665:, a piece is sacrificed in order to knock away a materially inferior—but tactically more crucial piece—so that the sacrificing player can gain control over the squares the taken chessman controlled.
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This particular type of sacrifice has also been called the "Hook and Ladder trick", for the white queen is precariously at the top of the "ladder", while the rook is at the bottom, supporting it.
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is similar to a deflection sacrifice, but the motivation behind a magnet sacrifice is to pull an opponent's piece to a tactically poor square, rather than pulling it away from a crucial square.
487:, the player offering the sacrifice will soon regain material of the same or greater value, or else force mate. A sham sacrifice of this latter type is sometimes known as a pseudo sacrifice.
681:, the sacrificing player aims to vacate the square the sacrificed piece stood on, either to open up lines for his own pieces, or to put another, more useful piece on the same square.
3306:
6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ng5+ Kg8 8.Ne6 Qe8 9.Nxc7 Qg6 10.0-0 (10.Nxa8? Qxg2 −/+) 10...Rb8 11.dxe5 Nxe5 (11...dxe5 12.f4 =/∞) 12.Kh1 Qh5 13.f3 h6 14.Qd4 Nc6 15.Qd3 Qa5 16.N7d5 =/∞ S. Mirkovic
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A sacrifice might initiate a combination that results in an overall material gain, making the upfront investment of the sacrifice worthwhile. A sacrifice leading to a pawn
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The tactical sham sacrifices can be categorized further by the mechanism by which the sacrifice is made. Some sacrifices may fall into more than one category.
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The following example features a forced bishop sacrifice by White. White can force mate in two moves in the diagram at left as follows:
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for one or two pawns for greater pawn mobility as compensation. An example of this real, strategic/positional sacrifice can occur in
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A player might sacrifice a pawn or piece to get open lines around the vicinity of the opponent's king, to get a
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advantage, to destroy or damage the opposing king's pawn cover, or to keep the opposing king in the
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This classification scheme was presented by Hans Olav Lahlum in a series of articles in
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The counterpart to the above is saving a lost game. A sacrifice could be made to force
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the opponent. Since checkmate is the ultimate goal of chess, the loss of material (see
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531:. Unless the opponent manages to fend off the attack, they are likely to lose. The
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1047:, Aronian resigned, because Black's move forces the reply 25.Rxe1 (or 25.Qf1 Qxf1
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A common benefit of making a sacrifice is to allow the sacrificing player to
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of a chess piece of higher value for an opponent's piece of lower value.
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Chess move that offers material gain in exchange for positional advantage
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after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 where White elects 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 (
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3734:
3320:"Chess:; A 23-Move Bind Winds Up With Brilliant Queen Sacrifice"
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3345:
Rudolf
Spielman, "The Art of Sacrifice in Chess", 1995, Dover,
1051:), after which White's queen is undefended and therefore lost.
1040:, opening up the e-file for Black's rook. After Svidler played
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518:
3448:"Evans vs. Reshevsky, US Championship (1963/64), New York, NY"
3399:"Levon Aronian vs. Peter Svidler, Tal Memorial (2006), Moscow"
1347:
472:, the sacrificing player will often have to play on with less
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716:
Another way to classify sacrifices is to distinguish between
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2100:. In exchange for the sacrificed pawn, Black has obtained a
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3487:"Miguel Najdorf vs. Samuel Reshevsky, New York, NY (1952)"
2500:
3527:"James McConnell vs. Paul Morphy, New Orleans, LA (1849)"
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3623:
3263:– a game that shows the sacrifice of a rook for a tempo
1352:, and if Black ever captures the rook it is stalemate.
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in other forms. A sacrifice could also be a deliberate
601:, leaving the opponent with only one or a few options.
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proposed a division between sham and real sacrifices:
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with the objective of gaining tactical or positional
1033:In the diagram, GM Aronian has mistakenly played
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2825:forcing the white rook to take black's queen by
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1344:. White intends to keep checking on the seventh
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749:
29:
3187:Position after 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 in Petrov's Defense
3507:"Boris Spassky vs. Mikhail Tal, Moscow (1971)"
3639:
1359:of the Century". White's rook is known as a
725:can be safely declined with no ill-effects.
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637:is a special case of this type of sacrifice.
625:, or to avoid even greater loss of material.
711:
646:the last effective pieces the opponent has.
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3290:. Vol. C (3rd ed.). Yugoslavia:
1355:This save from Evans has been dubbed "The
392:, the move 6.Bxf7+ is a bishop sacrifice.
3476:Jack O’Keefe, Michigan Chess Association.
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1340:(on any other move Black will get mated)
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480:than their opponent for quite some time.
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2501:Queen sacrifice leads to smothered mate
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2112:on d3. The game was eventually drawn.
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543:It is common to give up a pawn in the
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3552:Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 305.
3217:). Another openings example is the
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3318:Horowitz, Al (28 December 1967).
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5063:List of strong chess tournaments
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4036:Gökyay Association Chess Museum
3546:
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3499:
3287:Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
3197:, recommended and practiced by
2108:on d5 and saddled White with a
547:to speed up one's development.
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3261:§ Planinc vs. Minić, 1973
2821:In this position, Black moves
1:
5161:Computer chess championships
3612:. B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1991.
3576:. McKay Chess Library, 1975.
3563:
1730:Position after 13...h6 14.h4
7:
4938:Bishop and knight checkmate
3574:The Art of Defense in Chess
3425:The Hook & Ladder Trick
3224:
728:
420:Any chess piece except the
10:
5446:
5106:Other world championships
3592:The Modern Chess Sacrifice
2096:In this game Black played
591:Chess piece relative value
439:
405:is a move that gives up a
21:Sacrifice (disambiguation)
18:
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4948:Opposite-coloured bishops
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3610:Positional Chess Handbook
1027:Position after 24.exd4??
707:Other types of sacrifices
5080:World Chess Championship
4041:World Chess Hall of Fame
3267:
3201:, is the sacrifice of a
712:Forced versus non-forced
446:to describe chess moves.
5374:Simultaneous exhibition
5284:Chess newspaper columns
4973:Rook and bishop vs rook
4958:Queen and pawn vs queen
3256:The Game of the Century
621:, or otherwise force a
535:is a canonical example.
4824:Richter–Veresov Attack
4812:Queen's Indian Defence
3594:. Tartan Books, 1978.
3430:23 August 2007 at the
2116:Sacrifice to checkmate
2098:14... d4! 15. Nxd4 Nd5
663:destruction sacrifices
494:speculative sacrifices
425:it. Sacrificing one's
5090:Candidates Tournament
4978:Rook and pawn vs rook
4943:King and pawn vs king
4894:List of chess gambits
4797:King's Indian Defence
4475:Isolated Queen's Pawn
3999:List of chess players
3941:Top player comparison
3740:Internet chess server
3294:. p. 216, n.51.
3282:Matanović, Aleksandar
2090:Black played 14...d4
1367:Non-forcing sacrifice
656:deflection sacrifices
4802:Nimzo-Indian Defence
4698:Scandinavian Defense
4659:Semi-Italian Opening
4564:King's Indian Attack
4453:first-move advantage
4106:Threefold repetition
4031:Bobby Fischer Center
3916:Charlemagne chessmen
3910:Göttingen manuscript
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3715:Correspondence chess
3472:18 June 2008 at the
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556:Strategic/positional
533:Greek gift sacrifice
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19:For other uses, see
5035:Two knights endgame
4782:Bogo-Indian Defence
4669:Two Knights Defense
4609:Nimzowitsch Defence
4299:Artificial castling
3936:Soviet chess school
3811:Dubrovnik chess set
678:clearance sacrifice
5265:endgame literature
4807:Old Indian Defense
4717:Accelerated Dragon
4589:Alekhine's Defence
4321:Checkmate patterns
4190:symbols in Unicode
4185:annotation symbols
3948:Geography of chess
3816:Staunton chess set
3554:Philidor sacrifice
3325:The New York Times
3241:Exchange sacrifice
3195:Philidor sacrifice
2841:Philidor sacrifice
505:Attack on the king
452:Types of sacrifice
444:algebraic notation
442:This article uses
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5150:Chess composition
4988:Philidor position
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4866:Trompowsky Attack
4849:Semi-Slav Defence
4739:Queen's Pawn Game
4619:Four Knights Game
4594:Caro–Kann Defence
4559:Zukertort Opening
4346:Discovered attack
4066:Cheating in chess
3903:Versus de scachis
3588:Leonid Shamkovich
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4904:Bongcloud Attack
4882:List of openings
4854:Chigorin Defense
4792:Grünfeld Defence
4703:Sicilian Defence
4649:Ponziani Opening
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4639:Petrov's Defence
4581:King's Pawn Game
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2865:
2862:
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2842:
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2831:smothered mate
2815:Black to move
2814:
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2810:
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2594:
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2515:
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2502:
2499:
2493:! hxg6 2. Qxg6
2482:
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2262:
2255:
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2234:
2227:
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2213:
2206:
2199:
2192:
2185:
2178:
2171:
2164:
2158:
2156:
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2151:
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2146:
2143:
2140:
2137:
2134:
2131:
2128:
2125:
2120:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2102:semi-open file
2089:
2086:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2077:
2074:
2071:
2068:
2065:
2062:
2059:
2056:
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2048:
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2040:
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2036:
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2028:
2024:
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2020:
2016:
2015:
2012:
2008:
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1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1381:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1323:Black to move
1322:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1288:
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1280:
1277:
1273:
1272:
1269:
1265:
1264:
1261:
1257:
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1249:
1248:
1245:
1241:
1240:
1237:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1221:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1165:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1072:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
992:
989:
985:
984:
981:
977:
976:
973:
969:
968:
965:
961:
960:
957:
953:
952:
949:
945:
944:
941:
937:
936:
933:
925:
918:
911:
904:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
862:
855:
848:
841:
834:
827:
820:
813:
806:
799:
792:
786:
784:
780:
779:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
748:
738:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
713:
710:
708:
705:
704:
703:
692:
682:
673:
666:
659:
648:
647:
643:
642:Simplification
639:
638:
631:
627:
626:
617:, to create a
607:
603:
602:
583:
578:
575:
574:
573:
572:understanding.
562:pawn structure
557:
553:
552:
541:
537:
536:
506:
501:
498:
489:
488:
485:sham sacrifice
481:
470:real sacrifice
458:
455:
453:
450:
441:
440:
383:
380:
379:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
349:
346:
342:
341:
338:
334:
333:
330:
326:
325:
322:
318:
317:
314:
310:
309:
306:
302:
301:
298:
294:
293:
290:
282:
275:
268:
261:
254:
247:
240:
233:
226:
219:
212:
205:
198:
191:
184:
177:
170:
163:
156:
149:
142:
135:
128:
121:
114:
107:
100:
93:
86:
79:
72:
66:
64:
60:
59:
57:
54:
51:
48:
45:
42:
39:
36:
33:
28:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5442:
5431:
5428:
5426:
5425:Chess tactics
5423:
5422:
5420:
5405:
5402:
5400:
5395:
5390:
5389:
5386:
5380:
5379:Solving chess
5377:
5375:
5372:
5370:
5369:Chess prodigy
5367:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5354:
5353:
5352:Chess problem
5350:
5346:
5343:
5341:
5338:
5336:
5333:
5331:
5328:
5327:
5326:
5323:
5321:
5318:
5316:
5313:
5311:
5308:
5306:
5303:
5302:
5300:
5296:
5290:
5287:
5285:
5282:
5280:
5277:
5273:
5272:
5268:
5266:
5263:
5261:
5260:opening books
5258:
5257:
5256:
5253:
5249:
5248:short stories
5246:
5244:
5241:
5239:
5236:
5234:
5231:
5229:
5226:
5224:
5221:
5220:
5219:
5216:
5214:
5211:
5209:
5206:
5205:
5203:
5201:Art and media
5199:
5191:
5188:
5186:
5183:
5181:
5178:
5176:
5173:
5171:
5168:
5166:
5163:
5162:
5160:
5156:
5153:
5151:
5148:
5146:
5143:
5141:
5138:
5136:
5133:
5131:
5128:
5126:
5123:
5121:
5118:
5116:
5113:
5111:
5108:
5107:
5105:
5101:
5098:
5096:
5093:
5091:
5088:
5086:
5083:
5082:
5081:
5078:
5074:
5071:
5070:
5069:
5066:
5064:
5061:
5060:
5058:
5056:
5052:
5046:
5043:
5041:
5038:
5036:
5033:
5031:
5028:
5026:
5023:
5019:
5016:
5014:
5013:triangulation
5011:
5009:
5008:Tarrasch rule
5006:
5004:
5001:
4999:
4996:
4995:
4993:
4989:
4986:
4984:
4981:
4980:
4979:
4976:
4974:
4971:
4969:
4968:Queen vs rook
4966:
4964:
4963:Queen vs pawn
4961:
4959:
4956:
4954:
4951:
4949:
4946:
4944:
4941:
4939:
4936:
4935:
4933:
4931:
4927:
4915:
4912:
4910:
4907:
4905:
4902:
4901:
4900:
4897:
4895:
4892:
4888:
4885:
4884:
4883:
4880:
4879:
4877:
4873:
4867:
4864:
4862:
4859:
4855:
4852:
4850:
4847:
4845:
4842:
4840:
4837:
4835:
4832:
4831:
4830:
4827:
4825:
4822:
4820:
4819:London System
4817:
4813:
4810:
4808:
4805:
4803:
4800:
4798:
4795:
4793:
4790:
4788:
4785:
4783:
4780:
4778:
4777:Modern Benoni
4775:
4773:
4770:
4769:
4768:
4765:
4763:
4760:
4758:
4757:Dutch Defence
4755:
4753:
4750:
4748:
4745:
4744:
4742:
4740:
4736:
4728:
4725:
4723:
4720:
4718:
4714:
4711:
4709:
4706:
4705:
4704:
4701:
4699:
4696:
4692:
4689:
4688:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4679:
4675:
4672:
4670:
4667:
4665:
4662:
4660:
4657:
4655:
4652:
4650:
4647:
4645:
4642:
4640:
4637:
4635:
4634:King's Gambit
4632:
4630:
4627:
4625:
4622:
4620:
4617:
4616:
4615:
4612:
4610:
4607:
4605:
4602:
4600:
4597:
4595:
4592:
4590:
4587:
4586:
4584:
4582:
4578:
4570:
4567:
4565:
4562:
4561:
4560:
4557:
4555:
4552:
4550:
4549:Grob's Attack
4547:
4545:
4542:
4540:
4539:Dunst Opening
4537:
4535:
4532:
4530:
4529:Benko Opening
4527:
4526:
4524:
4522:
4521:Flank opening
4518:
4515:
4513:
4509:
4503:
4500:
4498:
4495:
4493:
4490:
4486:
4483:
4481:
4478:
4476:
4473:
4471:
4468:
4467:
4466:
4463:
4461:
4458:
4454:
4451:
4450:
4449:
4446:
4442:
4439:
4438:
4437:
4434:
4432:
4429:
4428:
4426:
4424:
4420:
4414:
4411:
4409:
4406:
4404:
4401:
4399:
4396:
4394:
4391:
4387:
4384:
4383:
4382:
4379:
4377:
4374:
4372:
4369:
4367:
4364:
4362:
4359:
4357:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4347:
4344:
4342:
4339:
4337:
4334:
4332:
4329:
4327:
4324:
4322:
4319:
4317:
4314:
4310:
4307:
4306:
4305:
4302:
4300:
4297:
4296:
4294:
4292:
4288:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4276:Transposition
4274:
4272:
4269:
4267:
4264:
4260:
4257:
4255:
4252:
4250:
4247:
4245:
4242:
4240:
4237:
4236:
4235:
4232:
4230:
4227:
4223:
4220:
4219:
4218:
4215:
4213:
4210:
4208:
4205:
4203:
4200:
4198:
4195:
4191:
4188:
4186:
4183:
4181:
4178:
4176:
4173:
4171:
4168:
4167:
4166:
4163:
4161:
4158:
4157:
4155:
4153:
4149:
4143:
4140:
4138:
4135:
4131:
4128:
4127:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4116:
4115:
4111:
4107:
4104:
4102:
4099:
4097:
4094:
4092:
4089:
4087:
4084:
4083:
4082:
4079:
4077:
4074:
4072:
4069:
4067:
4064:
4062:
4059:
4058:
4056:
4054:
4050:
4042:
4039:
4037:
4034:
4032:
4029:
4028:
4027:
4026:Chess museums
4024:
4022:
4019:
4015:
4012:
4010:
4007:
4005:
4002:
4001:
4000:
3997:
3995:
3994:Notable games
3992:
3988:
3985:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3972:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3959:
3956:
3955:
3954:
3951:
3950:
3949:
3946:
3942:
3939:
3937:
3934:
3932:
3929:
3927:
3924:
3922:
3919:
3917:
3914:
3912:
3911:
3907:
3905:
3904:
3900:
3899:
3898:
3895:
3894:
3892:
3890:
3886:
3879:
3873:
3871:
3868:
3866:
3863:
3859:
3856:
3854:
3851:
3849:
3846:
3844:
3841:
3839:
3836:
3834:
3831:
3829:
3826:
3825:
3824:
3821:
3817:
3814:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3803:
3802:
3799:
3798:
3796:
3794:
3790:
3784:
3783:World records
3781:
3777:
3774:
3773:
3772:
3769:
3765:
3762:
3760:
3757:
3756:
3755:
3754:Rating system
3752:
3746:
3743:
3742:
3741:
3738:
3736:
3733:
3732:
3731:
3728:
3726:
3723:
3721:
3718:
3716:
3713:
3709:
3706:
3704:
3701:
3699:
3696:
3694:
3691:
3690:
3689:
3686:
3682:
3679:
3678:
3677:
3674:
3672:
3669:
3668:
3666:
3664:
3660:
3656:
3649:
3644:
3642:
3637:
3635:
3630:
3629:
3626:
3619:
3618:0-7134-6395-3
3615:
3611:
3607:
3606:Israel Gelfer
3604:
3601:
3600:0-679-14103-0
3597:
3593:
3589:
3586:
3583:
3582:0-679-14108-1
3579:
3575:
3571:
3570:Andrew Soltis
3568:
3567:
3555:
3549:
3534:
3533:
3528:
3522:
3514:
3513:
3508:
3502:
3494:
3493:
3488:
3482:
3475:
3471:
3468:
3463:
3455:
3454:
3449:
3443:
3436:
3433:
3429:
3426:
3421:
3406:
3405:
3400:
3394:
3384:
3381:(p. 35), and
3380:
3376:
3372:
3368:
3364:
3358:
3352:
3351:0-486-28449-2
3348:
3342:
3327:
3326:
3321:
3314:
3307:
3303:
3301:86-7297-035-7
3297:
3293:
3289:
3288:
3283:
3277:
3273:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3251:Immortal Game
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3231:Chess tactics
3229:
3228:
3222:
3220:
3214:
3212:
3207:
3200:
3196:
3181:
3178:
3175:
3172:
3169:
3166:
3163:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3154:
3150:
3147:
3146:
3142:
3139:
3138:
3134:
3131:
3130:
3126:
3123:
3122:
3118:
3115:
3114:
3110:
3107:
3106:
3102:
3099:
3098:
3094:
2879:
2878:
2875:
2872:
2869:
2866:
2863:
2860:
2857:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2848:
2838:
2836:
2832:
2828:
2824:
2809:
2806:
2803:
2800:
2797:
2794:
2791:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2782:
2778:
2775:
2774:
2770:
2767:
2766:
2762:
2759:
2758:
2754:
2751:
2750:
2746:
2743:
2742:
2738:
2735:
2734:
2730:
2727:
2726:
2722:
2549:
2548:
2545:
2542:
2539:
2536:
2533:
2530:
2527:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2518:
2512:
2508:
2498:
2497:
2496:
2477:
2474:
2471:
2468:
2465:
2462:
2459:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2450:
2446:
2443:
2442:
2438:
2435:
2434:
2430:
2427:
2426:
2422:
2419:
2418:
2414:
2411:
2410:
2406:
2403:
2402:
2398:
2395:
2394:
2390:
2154:
2153:
2150:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2129:
2126:
2124:
2123:
2113:
2111:
2110:backward pawn
2107:
2103:
2099:
2084:
2081:
2078:
2075:
2072:
2069:
2066:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2057:
2053:
2050:
2049:
2045:
2042:
2041:
2037:
2034:
2033:
2029:
2026:
2025:
2021:
2018:
2017:
2013:
2010:
2009:
2005:
2002:
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5040:Wrong bishop
4887:theory table
4861:Torre Attack
4844:Slav Defence
4752:Colle System
4727:Scheveningen
4686:Pirc Defence
4629:Italian Game
4624:Giuoco Piano
4569:Réti Opening
4492:Piece values
4480:Maróczy Bind
4441:the exchange
4431:Compensation
4380:
4361:Interference
4351:Double check
4125:Time control
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4086:by agreement
4014:grandmasters
3958:South Africa
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3877:Score sheets
3823:Chess pieces
3730:Online chess
3676:Chess titles
3671:Chess theory
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5055:Tournaments
4909:Fool's mate
4674:Vienna Game
4664:Scotch Game
4497:Prophylaxis
4413:Zwischenzug
4398:Undermining
4366:Overloading
4326:Combination
4175:descriptive
3870:Chess table
3865:Chess clock
3681:Grandmaster
3205:minor piece
2823:22... Qg1+!
722:non-forcing
540:Development
5419:Categories
5362:joke chess
5315:Chess club
5003:opposition
4460:Middlegame
4448:Initiative
4371:Pawn storm
4336:Deflection
4207:Key square
4197:Fianchetto
4130:Fast chess
4114:En passant
3806:chessboard
3564:References
3538:1 February
3467:Stalemate!
3435:Chess Life
3383:no. 6 2006
3379:no. 5 2006
3375:no. 4 2006
3371:no. 3 2006
3367:no. 2 2006
2835:23... Nf2#
1042:24... Re1+
5345:Stockfish
5335:Deep Blue
5330:AlphaZero
5238:paintings
5030:Tablebase
4994:Strategy
4899:Irregular
4654:Ruy Lopez
4614:Open Game
4381:Sacrifice
4341:Desperado
4244:connected
4217:Open file
4212:King walk
4170:algebraic
4101:Stalemate
4076:Checkmate
3801:Chess set
3793:Equipment
3377:(p. 44),
3373:(p. 44),
3369:(p. 44),
3236:Desperado
2507:McConnell
1377:Reshevsky
1361:desperado
1342:3. Rxg7+!
1331:1... Qxg3
1068:Reshevsky
700:stalemate
689:sacrifice
635:promotion
611:stalemate
587:checkmate
582:Checkmate
570:strategic
403:sacrifice
5404:Category
5357:glossary
5018:Zugzwang
4998:fortress
4930:Endgames
4839:Declined
4834:Accepted
4512:Openings
4470:Hedgehog
4436:Exchange
4423:Strategy
4403:Windmill
4254:isolated
4239:backward
4061:Castling
4004:amateurs
3897:Timeline
3771:Variants
3725:Glossary
3708:software
3693:glossary
3470:Archived
3428:Archived
3410:8 August
3385:(p. 31)
3225:See also
3199:Philidor
2827:23. Rxg1
1035:24. exd4
729:Examples
619:fortress
566:blockade
512:kingside
476:material
415:exchange
5305:Arbiter
5298:Related
5155:Solving
5145:Amateur
4722:Najdorf
4304:Battery
4291:Tactics
4266:Swindle
4249:doubled
4229:Outpost
4160:Blunder
3975:Armenia
3889:History
3735:Premove
3703:engines
3698:matches
3663:Outline
3331:7 March
3215:diagram
2513:, 1849
2491:1. Bg6+
2106:outpost
1753:, 1971
1747:Spassky
1379:, 1952
1373:Najdorf
1357:Swindle
1070:, 1963
746:, 2006
744:Svidler
740:Aronian
718:forcing
595:forcing
549:Gambits
545:opening
388:of the
384:In the
5243:poetry
5233:novels
5208:Caïssa
5140:Senior
5130:Junior
4713:Dragon
4708:Alapin
4393:Skewer
4259:passed
4202:Gambit
4009:female
3970:Europe
3953:Africa
3848:Knight
3843:Bishop
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2511:Morphy
599:checks
527:center
5190:WCSCC
5135:Youth
5125:Blitz
5120:Rapid
5110:Women
5073:Women
5025:Study
4875:Other
4408:X-ray
4331:Decoy
4316:Block
4271:Tempo
4234:Pawns
4152:Terms
4071:Check
4053:Rules
3987:India
3980:Spain
3965:China
3858:Fairy
3833:Queen
3764:norms
3655:Chess
3268:Notes
1064:Evans
694:In a
687:tempo
684:In a
675:In a
519:space
483:In a
468:In a
427:queen
407:piece
399:chess
5228:film
5185:WCCC
5180:TCEC
5170:CSVN
5115:Team
5085:List
4356:Fork
4281:Trap
4081:Draw
3853:Pawn
3838:Rook
3828:King
3776:List
3745:list
3720:FIDE
3614:ISBN
3596:ISBN
3578:ISBN
3540:2012
3412:2010
3347:ISBN
3333:2011
3296:ISBN
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1749:vs.
1375:vs.
1348:rank
1066:vs.
742:vs.
720:and
623:draw
564:, a
422:king
401:, a
5165:CCC
4376:Pin
4180:PGN
2833:by
1751:Tal
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