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Annotated Chess Miniatures
annotated chess games of grandmasters
FAQ's
Chess Calisthenics
Selected Annotated Games
We selected miniatures that end
in 16 or fewer moves.
Lists of Selected Games Sorted by Opening
A00 to A99
White wins
Black wins
B00 to B99
White wins
Black wins
C00 to C99
White wins
Black wins
D00 to D99
White wins
Black wins
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Featured Players
Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
Anatoly Karpov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Openings
ECO classified lists of annotated games
0-1, 20-25 moves
Short Wins
with the Black Pieces
Miniatures
A good way to improve your opening play is to review annotated miniatures.
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Champions
Viswanathan Anand
Robert Fischer, 60MG
Mikhail Tal
alexander Alekhine
Jose Raul Capablanca
Garry Kasparov
Mikhail Botvinnik
Judit Polgar
Openings
Sicilian Scheveningen
Caro-Kann Defense
QGD: Semi-Tarrasch
Q's Gambit Accepted
Nimzo: Rubinstein Var
Grunfeld: Exchange
King's Indian
French Tarrasch
Ruy Lopez
Reti
Modern Benoni
English Symmetrical
Reverse Sicilian
Featured Tactics
Bishop Sacrifices
Double Rook captures
Queen sacs to mate
Exchanges on e4
Visualization
Chess Visualization