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Tall order (soberknight)
O Tall vs J Sellberg, 1976 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Caught in a Pichl (soberknight)
Kleinschroth vs Uwe Pichl, 1999 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

What's the Moral of this story? (soberknight)
R Aloma Vidal vs N Rios del Moral, 2005 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Ew (tpstar)
B Zlotnik vs E Meyer, 2001
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

Me, the infamous NN! (aw1988)
NN vs W Donisthorpe, 1890 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 19 moves, 0-1

Don't shoot the Messinger (tpstar), it's nerve-Racking
Messinger vs M Rack, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Szily Wloch (Lawrence)
Szily vs Wloch, 1943 
(C15) French, Winawer, 9 moves, 1-0

Beaten by a Hack (soberknight)
G Sainz vs R Hack, 2000 
(A80) Dutch, 44 moves, 0-1

Mann overboard (soberknight)
Blackburne vs J Mann, 1885 
(C21) Center Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Schulten of swing (Runemaster)
Kieseritzky vs J Schulten, 1853 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Unlucky Pick (soberknight)
Heilpern vs Pick, 1910 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Sacrificial Lamb (soberknight)
H Lamb vs N Miezis, 2001 
(A04) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

House demolition (soberknight) & Adams in da House
G House vs Adams, 1988 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 37 moves, 0-1

Greene Day (soberknight)
W Adams vs S Greene, 1941 
(C10) French, 28 moves, 0-1

Run-of-the-Mill (knightspot)
Keres vs E Mill, 1935 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 42 moves, 1-0

It's my Leif (tpstar also thought of sth similar)
L S Leif-Jones vs Alekhine, 1923 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 28 moves, 1-0

Oh, deer (thanks, soberknight)
F Bohatirchuk vs R E A Doe, 1961 
(B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

S King for trouble
Fischer vs S King, 1964 
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

No need for a knee strap yet
T Palmer vs D Levine, 1989 
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

NNot again!
J Cervenka vs NN, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Good Skeels
J Skeels vs H Horta, 1999
(A04) Reti Opening, 63 moves, 1-0

Black was too Rash
R Smolensky vs D Rash, 1991 
(B07) Pirc, 12 moves, 1-0

Ray of light in the Oldland
R Oldland vs C Breshears, 1996
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Above Waters & Troubled Waters
R Thomas vs R Waters, 1968 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Fantastic
M Nielsen vs G Fant, 2001
(C16) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 0-1

Dahl draw
Bronstein vs I Dahl, 1990 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

White = Black
Koltanowski vs White, 1960 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Black = White
Black vs Castillo, 1994 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0

Surplus of George
D Ellison vs R Mol, 1994
(C58) Two Knights, 32 moves, 1-0

Wise guy
Wise vs P Hoogendoorn, 1965
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Down the drain
Au Yoong Yow Loo vs Koh Kum Hong, 2001
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1

It's winning that Mathers
W Mather vs A White, 1994 
(A21) English, 38 moves, 1-0

Bryan wash
Valerio vs Bryan, 1991 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Thank you, thank you very much!
P R Green vs E Hernandez, 2004 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Nick went Down
N Down vs Chandler, 1992 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 19 moves, 0-1

Mate attack
L Mate vs Baburin, 1990 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 19 moves, 0-1

Safarian hunter
A Safarian vs M Ninchich, 1999
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

Harp concerto
M Walsh vs J Harp, 1999
(A56) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

Should have Cheked twice
M Gluzman vs A Chek, 1999 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

All roads lead to Rom
Timman vs R Hernandez, 1977
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

Silk road
V Polo Gomez vs L R Duran, 1991
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

A taste of Paradis
F Paradis vs A M Charbonneau, 1999 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 25 moves, 1-0

Paradis lost
A Lavrousky vs F Paradis, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 1-0

Bridgemen falling down
B Wall vs Bridgemen, 1996 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Skolded
K Skold vs Reshevsky, 1950 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Postl chess
A Postl vs R Wiedner, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Ruck sacrifice
Svidler vs R Ruck, 2002 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Dive drowned, even Mitch couldn't save him :-)
Zsuzsa Polgar vs R J Dive, 1988 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Costa brava
L Day vs J Costa, 1992 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1

Black ran out of Stean
Geller vs M Stean, 1975 
(A04) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Now, Bek to books
Alexander Bek vs B Pasternak, 1947 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Boring
H Groffen vs W Bor, 2001
(A81) Dutch, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pol position
W Van Der Pol vs W Bor, 1990 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0

Open Dorre for attack
Klaus Dorre vs R Fleuriot, 1872 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Genghis Khan
Poljak vs Khan, 1928 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1

Major blunder
F C Major vs Sliwa, 1944 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 0-1

Miniature in c4 Major
A Major vs D Lay, 1990 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 22 moves, 1-0

David Lay in Ashes some more
D Lay vs C Ashmore, 1978 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Nunn doesn't Sher the point
Nunn vs M N Sher, 1994 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 1-0

The Wicked shall not survive
Wick vs B Wall, 1971 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Oh, man!
H Ohman vs G Buck, 1932 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

A draw Buff
J Buff vs E Curto, 1977
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Slam Duncan
Duncan vs B Siegheim, 1920 
(C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

I hear thunder
W Sauermann vs J Thor, 1991
(C26) Vienna, 29 moves, 1-0

Just Pottering
W Potter vs Matthews, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Silence of the Lamb
L Day vs B Lamb, 1990 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 58 moves, 1-0

BedLam
D Lam vs L Chipkin, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 49 moves, 1-0

Gool!
Karpov vs R Van Gool, 1988
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 62 moves, 1-0

Speedy Gonzales
F Carame vs M Matto, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 7 moves, 1-0

Very Finegold
B Finegold vs J Gonzales, 2001 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Fall of Konstantinopolski
Furman vs Konstantinopolsky, 1948 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Guitar Riff
P Van Dongen vs V Riff, 2000
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 48 moves, 0-1

Crime can pay
I Zaja vs T Cop, 1999
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 31 moves, 1-0

Grim Reaper
W Schmidt vs R Grim, 1980 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

Woody can jump
W Harrelson vs Kasparov, 1999 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Royal Goode, what else can I say?
O Alfredsson vs R Goode, 1966
(A22) English, 41 moves, 0-1

Couldn't Cope
J Cope vs M Szymanski, 1981 
(C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1

King Cole
D M Salter vs A Cole, 1862
(C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1

Belle époque & Belle and the beast
E Belle vs R Limbach, 1989
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 0-1

Dried Lake
K Spraggett vs P Lake, 1980 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Spring break
K Malinovsky vs E Spring, 2000
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

Robbin' Hood
A Partington vs N Hood, 2000 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0

Hoodwinked
G Hood vs R Tomes, 1976
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Analyze This
Belov vs Prohorov, 1991 
(E97) King's Indian, 82 moves, 0-1

Found Jensen
F Jensen vs T Sandbech, 1993
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0

Pittfall & Beating the Bush
Ian Pitt vs N Bush, 1995 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

Man of Steele & Stolen Vann
M Vann vs B Steele, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 47 moves, 0-1

Thou shalt not Steele
Steele vs C Stanley, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Full court Press
D Gajadin vs S Press, 2004 
(C57) Two Knights, 34 moves, 0-1

Couldn't Kash in the win
B Wall vs K Patel, 1986
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Down with the Shipman
W Shipman vs Dzindzichashvili, 1993 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

It took a Weil
Keres vs W Weil, 1937
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

Brad Shortage
D Henderson vs B Short, 2001
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Sometimes it's better to be Shorter than Taller
Short vs Tal, 1989 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Large guts
P Large vs A Muir, 1978 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Stocek Tamer
J Stocek vs T Karatekin, 1997
(A04) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Karate kin
T Karatekin vs T Silva, 1991
(C45) Scotch Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Great Ball of fire
P Ball vs D Millward, 1995 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

He don't like Kok Ann
Gligoric vs Lim Kok Ann, 1968
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

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