Endgame win

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Be3 Ne7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qd2 Qc7 9. h4 Nd7 10. g4 Nf6 11. g5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. O-O-O Nf5 16. Bd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 f5 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Rd8+ Rf8 21. Bc4+ Be6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Rh2 g6 25. Kd2 Kg7 26. Ke3 Kf6 27. Bg4 Ke5 28. f3 exf3 29. Bxf3 Rf6 30. Re2 Kd6 31. Rd2+ Kc5 32. c3 a5 33. a4 Kc4 34. Rd4+ Kb3 35. Rd2 Kxa4 36. Bd1+ Kb5 37. b3 Re6+ 38. Kf4 h6 39. Be2+ Kc5 40. Rd4 b5 41. Re4 Rf6+ 42. Ke3 Kd5 43. Bf3 Kc5 44. Re5+ Kb6 45. b4 a4 46. Be4 a3 47. Bb1 Rf1 48. Ba2 Re1+ 49. Kd4 Rxe5 50. Kxe5 c5 51. Kf6 g5 52. hxg5 hxg5 53. Kxg5 Kc6 54. Kf5 Kd6 55. Ke4 cxb4 56. cxb4 Kc6 57. Kd4 Kd6 58. Kc3 Ke5 59. Kb3 Kd4 60. Kxa3 Kc3 61. Be6 Kd4 62. Bd7 Kc4 63. Be8 { Black resigns } 1-0

Arrr!

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Scandinavian Defence

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation } 3. Nc3 Qe5+ 4. Be2 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. d3 Qd4 7. Bd2 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qf6 9. f4 Nh6 10. Nd5 Qc6 11. Bf3 Qc5 12. Be3 Qa5+ 13. c3 c6 14. Nb4 e6 15. Nc2 Bd6 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Nxe6 Qb5 19. Nxg7+ Kf8 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. Qe8# { Black is checkmated } 1-0

I'm sure there are some players who manage to employ this defence effectively, but I've yet to see it, at least at my level.

Counter attack

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 { B20 Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack } e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. dxc5 Nxc5 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. O-O Ne6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Ng5 Bxh2+ 15. Kf1 Qc4+ 16. Ne2 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 Ne4 18. Bh4 g5 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 gxh4 21. Nb5 Nd2+ 22. Ke2 Bf4 23. Nc7 Rac8 24. Nxd5 Rfe8+ 25. Kd3 Red8 26. Kd4 Rc4+ 27. Kd3 Rxd5+ 28. Ke2 Re4+ 29. Kd1 Nb3# { White is checkmated } 0-1