1 The Mating Attack (1-35) Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851   (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 2 J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1 3 Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1 4 Blackburne vs Lipschutz, 1889   (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0 5 M Porges vs Lasker, 1896   (C67) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1 6 Steinitz vs Lasker, 1899  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1 7 Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1908  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0 8 I Rabinovich vs Alekhine, 1920  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 39 moves, 0-1 9 Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 10 Reti vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 11 Alekhine vs Yates, 1922   (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0 12 Bogoljubov vs Yates, 1925  (E91) King's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1 13 C Carls vs O Antze, 1931 (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 27 moves, 1-0 14 Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1 15 Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0 16 K Richter vs G Alexandrescu, 1936  (C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0 17 Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0 18 Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 19 Keres vs V Mikenas, 1946  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 29 moves, 1-0 20 Euwe vs Keres, 1948  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 25 moves, 0-1 23 Tartakower vs Najdorf, 1950  (B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 29 moves, 0-1 24 Reshevsky vs Evans, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1-0 26 Smyslov vs Filip, 1957  (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 39 moves, 1-0 30 R Toran vs Tal, 1961  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1 31 Keres vs L Schmid, 1961  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 36 Art of Positional Play (36-51) Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1873  (C41) Philidor Defense, 54 moves, 1-0 37 Schlechter vs Janowski, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0 38 Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908   (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0 41 Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 46 Golombek vs Botvinnik, 1952 (A21) English, 43 moves, 0-1 47 J Penrose vs Tal, 1960  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves 51 Petrosian vs Najdorf, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 52 Victory on the other Wing (52-57) Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1893  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1 53 J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0 54 S von Freymann vs Alekhine, 1914   (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1 55 A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1 56 G Thomas vs Flohr, 1939  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 68 moves, 1-0 57 J H Donner vs Tal, 1959  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1 58 Defensive Triumphs (58-68) Chigorin vs H Caro, 1898  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0 61 Reti vs Lasker, 1923  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 0-1 65 Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1 67 J H Donner vs Korchnoi, 1961  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 24 moves, 0-1 70 McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1 71 Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1925  (C48) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1 72 Euwe vs Lasker, 1934  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1 73 Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1-0 74 Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1934  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0 75 H Lehmann vs K Junge, 1942  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1 76 V Mikenas vs Keres, 1949  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 21 moves, 0-1 79 K Ojanen vs Euwe, 1958  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 31 moves, 0-1 81 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1 83 Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0 84 J Littlewood vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1 87 H Mattison vs Rubinstein, 1929  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1 88 Fine vs Tartakower, 1936  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0 90 Fine vs Keres, 1938  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 57 moves, 0-1 91 Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0 92 Tal vs Najdorf, 1961  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 49 moves, 1-0 93 A peaceful conclusion (93-100) Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910   (B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 94 O Bernstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1914  (E12) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 95 Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1928  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 96 Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1929  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 97 Saemisch vs Bogoljubov, 1937 (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 98 Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 99 Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2 100 Tal vs Gligoric, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 66 games