Quickest Stalemate In Chess
It is stalemate in 10 moves. Can you find it? Here is the game:
Chess in 1475
The Center Counter Defense is one of the oldest recorded openings, first recorded as being played between Francesco di Castellvi and Narciso Vinyoles in Valencia in 1475, and being mentioned by Lucena in 1497. It is one of the oldest asymmetric de...
Polish Immortal
The Polish Immortal was a famous game between Glinksberg and Miguel Najdorf played in Warsaw. Some sources give its date as 1930 or 1935, and give the name of the player of the white pieces as "Glucksberg". Garry Kasparov gives the date of the gam...
Peruvian Immortal
The Peruvian Immortal is the name given to a spectacular game played by the Peruvian master (later grandmaster) Esteban Canal against an unknown amateur in a simultaneous exhibition he gave at Budapest in 1934. In just 14 moves, Canal sacrificed b...
Queen Sac Wins
Légal Trap, Blackburne Trap, or also known as the Légal Mate is a chess opening trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed by checkmate with minor pieces if Black accepts the sacrifice. The trap is named after Sire de Légal (1702-1792) who ...
The Battle of New Orleans
Johann Lowenthal was a professional English chess master in the 19th century. Lowenthal was originally born in Budapest, the son of a Jewish merchant. He was educated at the gymnasium of his native city. In 1846, he won a match against Carl Hamppe...