An Open Invitation
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
A shocking Knight sacrifice
A Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
A little backrank weakness equals a whole lotta trouble
Pillsbury vs Swiderski, 1902  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
Preparation pays off
Chigorin vs Maroczy, 1903  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
Tearing down the curtains (I have this as 1904)
Spielmann vs M Elyashiv, 1903  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Attack from Afar
Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1905  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Turning the Tables
Burn vs Marshall, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
All for Beauty
Duras vs H Suechting, 1908  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Forgacs' unforgettable attack
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Heart lf a Lion, Eye of a Tiger!
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Capablanca's Courage
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1911  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch siezes the moment (I have as Riga, 1913)
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch trashes the kingside
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Soul beats disco!
C Wreford-Brown vs Gibbs, 1918  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Who needs rooks?
Reti vs Euwe, 1920  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Offsides is a penalty in chess, too!
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
All is not quiet on the Western Front!
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Pure Poetry from Yates
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
Reversal in Detroit
Torre vs N Banks, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Hard to pronounce but easy to enjoy!
G Nagy vs D Przepiorka, 1925  (A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
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