One of Petrosian's great games!
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov's greatest game
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Capablanca's missed win
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Weird defensive q-sacrifice
Portisch vs Kavalek, 1975  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Into the hole
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1889  (C52) Evans Gambit, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rubinstein loses a rook ending
Lasker vs Rubinstein, 1914  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 66 moves, 1-0
Hattie Jacques's Spunky Mudflaps
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unusual manoeuvre
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1960  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
First blast of the Clarion
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 0-1
Attacking without a queen
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1986  (D90) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 0-1
Brilliant waiting move
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985  (E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Flohr tries to bamboozle a lesser-rated opponent
Tylor vs Flohr, 1936  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 96 moves, 1-0
The Glimmering West
Unzicker vs Larsen, 1966  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Losing without errors
Szabo vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Sudden massive attack!
G Botterill vs Tal, 1973  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 51 moves, 0-1
Massive heart attack!
Van der Wiel vs Karpov, 1987  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tempo-gaining device.
Teichmann vs Marshall, 1911  (C42) Petrov Defense, 76 moves, 0-1
Where did I go right?!
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Best ever game by a computer
Deep Fritz vs Deep Junior, 2001  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 69 moves, 0-1
A Hard-fought battle
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Great players playing badly
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
Tedious near you, sir!
Geller vs Fischer, 1970  (D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1
Two old Queens
Franz vs Mayet, 1858  (C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1
How to keep a game alive
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1950  (A90) Dutch, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Massive pawn chain
Lipschutz vs E Delmar, 1889  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
If you have two queens, you can't win
Belov vs Prohorov, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 82 moves, 0-1
5 old queens
Z Mackic vs A Maksimenko, 1994  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1
Withstanding a massive attack
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Good old Tony!
S Atalik vs Miles, 1993  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
...Rc4! Great move
Kasparov vs I Zaitsev, 1980  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1-0
One of teh greatest games of all time
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
Hot rats
Nezhmetdinov vs Ujtelky, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 75 moves, 0-1
Tal's present
Shirov vs O Nikolenko, 1991  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Ribli is a hard man to beat
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 42 moves, 1-0
Wipe out
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 0-1
14-year-old Fischer's great game
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Missed mate
Gligoric vs Book, 1948  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 51 moves, 1-0
Great stuff - like the 19th century again.
Aronian vs V Popov, 2005  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Napier's favourite game.
Winawer vs Englisch, 1883  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 59 moves, 1-0
Surprise resource
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1928  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Lasker on the ropes - again
Lipschutz vs Lasker, 1902  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pawns are chaff
Bronstein vs K Darga, 1964  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
K + P endings are so hard
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1905  (C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Unusual openings
Petrosian vs Karpov, 1979  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Be All and End All
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1873  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1
You are so far out, you know!
M Jago vs J Littlewood, 1965  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1
The Modern way
A Afifi vs Beliavsky, 1985  (A13) English, 26 moves, 0-1
Honkong Phooey.
F Braga vs Timman, 1982  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Odd ending
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 83 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik power play
M Stolberg vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 0-1
Modern odds game
T Chapman vs Kasparov, 2001  (000) Chess variants, 37 moves, 1-0
How not to play chess
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (E92) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
"I could not guess his moves..."
Spassky vs L Weiss, 1966  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0
I didn't want a Ruy Lopez!
J N Berger vs Nimzowitsch, 1907  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hold on to the pawn
H Lopez Silva vs M Barbosa, 2005 (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 77 moves, 1-0
Wild blue yonder
Shabalov vs Bologan, 2005  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 76 moves, 0-1
Complicated - many queens
B Belopolsky vs B Kogan, 1984  (B30) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0
Monopoly Board Mate
Baburin vs Adianto, 1993  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1
Demoralised Capablanca
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Great game!
M Gesthuysen vs A O'Brien, 1986  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 50 moves, 0-1
That's right... One HELL of a beating!!
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
4...Qh4, then amd now.
Paulsen vs Winawer, 1882  (C45) Scotch Game, 64 moves, 1-0
Possibly a missed brilliancy
Kasparov vs Anand, 1999  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
We both need a shave...
Janowski vs Lasker, 1910  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 87 moves, 0-1
Micromachine rally
J Van Ruitenburg vs S Castellani, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Parmesan likes it and so do I.
I Sokolov vs Anand, 2006  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Island Brewery
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1986  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
New Ideas in Chess
J S Neto vs Kasparov, 1981  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Grudge match
M Zialor vs H Ho, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 0-1
Four flat tyres
Miles vs P Littlewood, 1984  (A28) English, 45 moves, 0-1
I can't go to sleep now...
E J Diemer vs Tromsdorff, 1975  (B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
"I beat Karpov!" - Karner
H Karner vs Karpov, 1972  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
A long long attack
Karpov vs Ulf Andersson, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1
Anand good
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Sorry, ladies.
Marshall vs N Whitaker, 1911  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Complicated...
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Modern GM chess
Morozevich vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2009  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1
S Webb vs Reshevsky, 1973  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 77 moves, 1-0
A knife-sharpener
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1
Two MAMs in one game
Averbakh vs Spassky, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mastering the monsoon
Shirov vs D Reinderman, 1999  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
Q-sac on move 8
D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2010  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0
The of fe?
Svidler vs Aronian, 2010  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Anand, 1991  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 70 moves, 0-1
Don't meet Braden head on
V Tukmakov vs Korchnoi, 1970  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
The Great Sebastian Arrives
I Zaitsev vs O Dementiev, 1970  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0
How cricket can improve your chess
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
French canadian bean soup
Alekhine vs Gruenfeld, 1922  (D80) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 0-1
James Gibbs spunky mudflaps
Max Weiss vs J Schwarz, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Of course I'm all right you cretin.
Kotronias vs Bologan, 2007  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 0-1
A rundown of all potential victims...
PARSOS vs ETABETA, 2006  (E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Petrosian, 1962  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
So close...
Kasimdzhanov vs Adams, 2004  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
third man
Tringov vs Fischer, 1965  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
I smell a knife fight coming!
M Yilmaz vs A Jochens, 2012  (A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0
A Ticket Inspector Attacks
M Fette vs B Perenyi, 1985  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
Marched them down again
Shredder vs Gull, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
They are all egg-heads
Jobava vs Karjakin, 2013  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
They are all around us
O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991  (C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1
My tiny pun is used
C Samarian vs G Gennari, 2005  (A36) English, 41 moves, 1-0
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