Nimzowitsch would not be impressed

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation } 3. d4 Bg4 4. Be2 Qd7 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 O-O-O 7. Be3 b6 8. d5 Ne5 9. a4 a5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Ba6+ Kb8 12. Qd4 Ka8 13. b4 axb4 14. Qxb4 Ka7 15. Bb5 Qc8 16. a5 Kb8 17. axb6 cxb6 18. Ba6 Qc7 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qxb6+ { Black resigns } 1-0

How not to play the French defence

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Be7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. h4 b6 6. h5 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxg2 10. Rg1 Bb7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. f3 c6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Bf4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qd7 16. O-O-O Nd5 17. Rxg7+ Kh8 18. Rxh7+ Kg8 19. Rh8# { Black is checkmated } 1-0

Caro-Kann

1. e4 c6 { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Bb5 e6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h4 Qb6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 Qb4 14. b3 Rac8 15. c3 Qa3+ 16. Nb2 Qxa2 17. Kc2 Qa5 18. Ra1 Qb6 19. Na4 Qb5 20. h5 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. h6 Be7 24. Qg4+ { Black resigns } 1-0

Gord

French Defence

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h4 c6 8. Be3 Bf5 9. Qd2 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. O-O-O a5 12. Na4 b5 13. Nc3 a4 14. g4 a3 15. b3 b4 16. Ne2 c5 17. g5 c4 18. Qd2 cxb3 19. cxb3 Rc8+ 20. Kb1 Nf5 21. h5 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Re8 23. Qd2 Be7 24. g6 fxg6 25. hxg6 h6 26. Rxh6 Nf6 27. Rhh1 Ne4 28. Qe3 Nc3+ 29. Nxc3 Rxc3 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qf7# { Black is checkmated } 1-0

A Burial at Ornans

Owen Defence

1. e4 b6 { B00 Owen Defense } 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 Qf6 4. Bd3 Ba6 5. e5 Qe7 6. Nc3 f5 7. Nb5 Bb7 8. Nxc7+ Kf7 9. Ng5+ Kg6 10. Nxa8 h6 11. Nf3 h5 12. Nc7 Nc6 13. Nb5 Ba6 14. g3 Qd8 15. Nh4+ Kf7 16. Be3 Be7 17. Qf3 Bxh4 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. gxh4 Bxd3 20. Bg5+ Nf6 21. cxd3 Nxd4 22. Qd1 b5 23. Rc1 b4 24. Rc8 Qa5 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe8 b3+ 27. Kf1 bxa2 28. exf6+ gxf6 29. Bxf6+ Kxe8 30. Kg2 Nc6 31. Qxh5+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. Qg8# { Black is checkmated } 1-0

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