Get rid of her majesty!
K Spraggett vs F South, 1976  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
The schliemann takes down soon to be world champ Karpov!
Karpov vs Garriga, 1976  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Grob your way to the victory
M Basman vs Nunn, 1978  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
The borg takes down a grandmaster!
Speelman vs M Basman, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
The Mexican Defense
J Ferguson vs G Orlov, 2001  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Basman the Technician
S Bibby vs M Basman, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Sack the Queen!
F Babar vs M Basman, 1993  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
This theoretical novelty, still never seriously played again!
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1938  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
St. George takes down the World Champ!
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
Instructional Nimzowitsch
D H Campora vs Miles, 1993  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Mecking takes down Miles the only time they play
Mecking vs Miles, 1978  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
A Cross Between King's Gambit and the Robatsch
Larsen vs Suttles, 1967  (B06) Robatsch, 52 moves, 0-1
This isn't a regular Frenchy!
Kosteniuk vs C Gouw, 2000  (C00) French Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
World Champ gets taken down unrothodoxically!
Kasparov vs W Cotrina, 1993  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Unorthodox French, and a more Unnorthodox Reply
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878  (C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
A world class unrothodox opening
Radjabov vs M Bartel, 2004  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0
Topalov Knocked Out in World Championship
Kasimdzhanov vs Topalov, 2004  (B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
Confronting the French
Bird vs J Heral, 1873  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
This is a french defense?
L Day vs R Panjwani, 2004  (C00) French Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Lisitsin's Gambit
G Orlov vs Glek, 1987  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
The bellon gambit
Keene vs K Wockenfuss, 1977  (A22) English, 20 moves, 1-0
Interesting knight sack leads to complicated king hunt
Sutovsky vs Morozevich, 2004  (B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
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