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<The Finale>

I would like to thank everybody who helped me in the past, made suggestions, corrections and, above all, contributed all the puns. I hope you've had fun so far and will have fun with this collection as well.

(still under construction, until I run out of space)

Tied in a Knott & Knott good enough (both by soberknight)
Morphy vs H Knott, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Kase Klosed (soberknight)
Kase vs Tutzer, 1982 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Some days are Baadur than others (Peligroso Patzer)
Jobava vs Kramnik, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

Idiot Savon (soberknight)
Savon vs Spassky, 1962 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

Fear and trembling (IT4LICO)
Hector vs N Kirkegaard, 2006 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Khandelwal in the wind (Runemaster)
D Ledger vs A Khandelwal, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0

To be quiet about this game, or blab about it? (YouRang)
Lipschutz vs Gossip, 1889 
(C28) Vienna Game, 72 moves, 0-1

Aaes of base (tpstar)
L A Nielsen vs J Zachariassen, 2006
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1-0

Existential blues (tpstar)
L A Nielsen vs N Kirkegaard, 2006
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 25 moves, 0-1

What D Hell? (chessmoron) & One Hell of an attack (cuendillar)
J Krejcik vs D Hell, 1921 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 44 moves, 1-0

Toiletgate (?)
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1

She-rov Bangs (OhioChessFan)
Shirov vs Dominique Bang, 2001 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Moody Blues (WannaBe)
K Davidson vs D Moody, 1990 
(C59) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0

The repetition (cu8sfan & Ingolf)
N Kirkegaard vs J Adamski, 2006 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Moen and Gronn (Whitehat1963)
A Groenn vs A Moen, 1999 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

The Clash of Civilizations ends in a draw (acirce)
S Muhammad vs V West, 2006 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

Very embarassing (Tamar)
Very vs Chanteux, 1933 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

The calm before the Storm (acirce)
H Rossmann vs R Storm, 1993 
(B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2

Winsome, lose some (NakoSonorense) & Down the Stretch
M Watai vs W R Stretch, 1976 
(C45) Scotch Game, 43 moves, 1-0

All your Base are belong to Torres (AniamL)
A Base vs J Torres, 1994 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

Over the top (Benzol)
Nezhmetdinov vs Topover, 1959 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

You can do Bettermann (whiteshark)
R Flugrat vs K Bettermann, 1988 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

May the Bettermann lose (Eggman)
B Bettermann vs J Roscher, 1989 
(C57) Two Knights, 26 moves, 0-1

Slam Dunc (MoonlitKnight)
I Johannesson vs H Duncanson, 2005 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

Paul Dunn had the last W Ord (Annie K.)
P Dunn vs W Ord, 1992 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Shetty play (Whitehat1963 & Lawrence)
B Grabarczyk vs R Shetty, 1998 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

Assassinated (Whitehat1963) & Missing Brain (Nina Myers)
B Kernan vs J Kennedy, 1974 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 15 moves, 1-0

Laughing Stock (whiteshark) & Falling Stock & Stapeld
Stapelfeld vs Stock, 1980 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Central Pons (Open Defence)
Karjakin vs Vallejo-Pons, 2006 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 34 moves, 0-1

Another one bites the dust (MoonlitKnight) & many others
A N Other vs F Wenman, 1938 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

Shaken, but not stirred (Open Defence) & No party!
Yusupov vs M R Martini, 1983 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

He didn't Filguth (after syracrophy) & I Fil it in my guth
Filguth vs Korchnoi, 1979 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1

Death of a chessplayer (after WannaBe)
Loman vs J Van Den Bosch, 1927 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

No use Jelling (after colindru)
E Jelling vs Korchnoi, 2006 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

No Mas! (after notsodeepthought)
M Mas vs R Guerrero, 1991 
(C00) French Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Anastasian's mate (after kevin86)
A Anastasian vs Tiviakov, 1999 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

The Worst (after vikinx)
C Best vs W Muir, 1967 
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Couldn't buy a win (after technical draw)
J Richman vs Fischer, 1963 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1

Gordon Knott (after Domdaniel)
S Knott vs S Gordon, 2006 
(A17) English, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2

Phony Benoni (after WannaBe)
Kasparov vs Rachels, 1988 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

B-b-b-Bad To The Bone (after whiteshark)
Fedorowicz vs E Bone, 1977 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 19 moves, 1-0

G-flat (after Calli) & The Key mistake, Wrong Key, etc.
De Brie vs G Key, 1922 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Check the posts by Lawrence & tpstar
Quack vs Krimbacher, 1986 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 9 moves, 1-0

Many puns, check out the game and the player profile
Nietsche vs Factor, 1942 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

There's a good comment by azaris, that is too long to post here
C W Vitzthum von Eckstaedt vs Von Der Lasa, 1853 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Stay off the Trax
Mikisa vs Traxler, 1896 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

Here's Johnny!
N J Fries Nielsen vs J G Nicholson, 1981
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

Mad Max
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Louis blues
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

The Mielke way
K Mielke vs S Cardoso Contreras, 1989
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0

Scheve creamed
Marshall vs Von Scheve, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

Olland beaten by the Dutch
Olland vs Mieses, 1923
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 44 moves, 0-1

Super Mario
Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1

Oh, Deere
Adams vs H Deere, 1998 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Die Hart
Mahoney vs R Hart, 1985 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

Be like Mike
M McCann vs B Wall, 1975 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Still not tall enough
B Tallman vs Gordon, 1986 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

I'm speechless
C Chaplin vs Reshevsky, 1923 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

I love Lucy (but Rodriguez doesn't)
A Rodriguez Vila vs L Dobson, 1992
(B40) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0

AK-47
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

Don't Yehl
J Hanken vs J Yehl, 2004 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

God save the Queen
Bronstein vs A Medina Garcia, 1955 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Don't Ask
J Ask vs U Hammarstrom, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

Grefe-stricken
J Grefe vs Najdorf, 1976 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Jesus Baron superstar
V Burmakin vs J Baron Rodriguez, 2006
(A13) English, 48 moves, 0-1

OutClassed
W Class vs A Nickel, 1996 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 45 moves, 0-1

Just A Fish
A Fish vs Glek, 2004 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 0-1

A Rose by any other name would lose just the same
C Rose vs O Sarapu, 1952
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 58 moves, 0-1

Stop Messing around
H Messing vs G Forintos, 1968 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 0-1

I pity the fool
H Klip vs T Bottema, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Slim fast
S Bouaziz vs L Shytaj, 2004 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Domination
Piket vs Dom, 1987 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Wasn't Abel to win
Abel vs J B Bednarski, 1983 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Show Intel
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Hardman to beat
G Hardman vs W Muir, 1987 
(C27) Vienna Game, 58 moves, 1-0

'Scuse me, while I beat this guy
W Hendriks vs T Spanton, 2006 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Pancratic failure
W De Wit vs P Pancras, 1997 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 23 moves, 1-0

I, J Kay
D Shirley vs J Kay, 1983 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

Agnostic
Dreev vs D Agnos, 1989 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Sweet George Browne
Browne vs G Umezinwa, 1994
(E17) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

So long, Zucker!
Browne vs Zuckerman, 1973 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

What a wonderful World
M Armstrong vs D Robertson, 2006
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Freedom is better than W A R
W A R Brown vs T J Free, 1972 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 25 moves, 0-1

A Free Knight
T J Free vs A Pomeroy, 1973
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Born to win
Beissel vs Winborn, 1985 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

UnFortuijn
Lasker vs Fortuijn, 1908 
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0

Taming the lion
M Tamminga vs R Leenes, 1984 
(B07) Pirc, 7 moves, 1-0

Ebbin a hard time
L Day vs L Ebbin, 1996 
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0

New KID on the block
W Paulsen vs F Riemann, 1880 
(E61) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Captain Gavemann! & God Gavemann no brain
Chulkov vs Gavemann, 1947 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0

Magic Johnson
J Johnson vs J Cline, 1979 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

A Gorges win
T Rondio vs G Gorges, 1990 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 0-1

The Punic war
O Cartagena vs Wojtkiewicz, 1991
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 0-1

No Soppe Radio
Quinteros vs G Soppe, 1995
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

You have to B Early & Early resignation
B Early vs J Tamargo, 1976 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1

Mourning Alonzo
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Helf me if you can
D Moody vs D Helf, 1976 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Goldsunworthy
C Rice vs P Goldsworthy, 2006 
(A15) English, 18 moves, 1-0

Bad Iodo form
A Iodo vs A Ushenina, 2005 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 31 moves, 0-1

Where is Waldo?
W Serrano vs Keene, 1974 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Mr. Bad Guy
Karpov vs L Mercuri, 1990 
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Hart Beat & Totally eclipsing Hart
Keene vs T Hart, 1966
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Bravo, Maestro!
Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

The mighty duck & Quack doctor
Quack vs L Hucula, 1990 
(C57) Two Knights, 46 moves, 1-0

Say cheese!
M Kaeser vs L Hucula, 1989
(C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Count Hucula
H Wundt vs L Hucula, 1990
(C57) Two Knights, 31 moves, 0-1

The immortal burger eating game
Anand vs Kamsky, 1994 
(B01) Scandinavian, 75 moves, 0-1

You Gata be kidding me!
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994 
(A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1

"I'm just a patzer!"
T Gietl vs H J Oswald, 1997
(B01) Scandinavian, 37 moves, 1-0

A few Goodman & Goodman always wins
D Goodman vs Nunn, 1978 
(A28) English, 24 moves, 1-0

Devoured
W Schmidt vs R Hamberger, 1996 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 10 moves, 1-0

Can't find Solice
R Schmidt vs R Solice, 1993 
(C57) Two Knights, 89 moves, 1-0

Schmidt happens
W Schmidt vs J Lewi, 1968 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1-0

Lewi's
W Schmidt vs J Lewi, 1969
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

We want Moore!
Moore vs D Flournoy, 1984 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 23 moves, 1-0

Felix domesticated
Korchnoi vs F Csajka, 1988 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0

Bad Lissner
Lissner vs B Hart, 1980
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1

French Riviere
Chigorin vs De Riviere, 1883
(C11) French, 37 moves, 0-1

In my defence, what is there to say?
J Shipman vs L Mercuri, 1987 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 23 moves, 1-0

Kristol Flear
L Kristol vs C Flear, 1990
(C57) Two Knights, 35 moves, 0-1

I love LA
L A Tan vs Hort, 1970 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Life goes on, bra
D Tan vs R Westwood, 2004 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Horace Bigelow - Not just a gigolo
Lasker vs H R Bigelow, 1926 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 19 moves, 0-1

You Bett! & Stokes' law
B Stokes vs Bett, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

London calling
London vs Athens, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Last Tango in Paris
P Damiano vs NN, 1497 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Hit a Wall
T Wall vs D Ippolito, 1998 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

The guy who mated me
A Powers vs Dake, 1937 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Bending Bendix
Bendix vs S Leow, 1856 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Krystall clear
D Krystall vs J Burstow, 1974 
(B34) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 19 moves, 1-0

Stairway to heaven
Short vs Timman, 1991 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

The kamikaze
P Wells vs Y Habu, 2005 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

2001: A Chess Odyssey
Deep Fritz vs Deep Junior, 2001 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 170 moves, 1/2-1/2

Engrish opening
P Doostkam vs Y Habu, 2006
(A28) English, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Something's fishy
The King vs Rybka, 2006 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 31 moves, 0-1

The OverRook
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

MidKnight Cowboy
Cowboy vs J Sewell, 1992 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

Unhappy Easter
J Langreck vs J Easter, 1997 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Ayers rocked
Morphy vs A D Ayers, 1855 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Organ concerto
G Hammond vs J W Stone, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Hay ya!
T Hay vs Judit Polgar, 1986 
(B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Jeney in a bottle
E Jenay vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Beauty and the Geake
Kolisch vs Geake, 1860 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Plane crash
Ehlvest vs P Lane, 1994 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 1-0

A Winding road
A Winding vs S Sorensen, 1874 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Baddeley beaten
Baddeley vs Blackburne, 1879 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 0-1

Devilish & Mephisto Waltz
Mephisto vs Beardswell, 1878 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

This Pritzel is making me thirsty
Nimzowitsch vs A Pritzel, 1922 
(B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 1-0

Now that wasn't so Thiring
J Krejcik vs J Thirring, 1898 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Serendipity and Sagacity
P Hlavac vs V Saga, 2000
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Domo arigato, Mr. Kroboto
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908 
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Wilde thing & Chess Oscar
Lasker vs Wilde, 1909 
(B40) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

M I Stewart or not?
C Blaxall vs M I Stewart, 1985 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

The Daily Show with John Stuart
J S Morrison vs Euwe, 1922 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

Even Stephen
A J Goldsby vs S Muhammad, 2001 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Raffael: International Man Of Mystery
HIARCS vs Raffael, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1

Evil Keevil
P Keevil vs Diego Barranco, 2000 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Jellicle Katz
Kaufman vs D Katz, 2001
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 60 moves, 0-1

Can't remove the Moles & Cordon's blue
M Corden vs J Moles, 1970 
(C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 0-1

Fighting Foo
L C Foo vs Hort, 1972 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Flohr general
Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 69 moves, 1-0

Drill Sergeant
Yates vs E G Sergeant, 1929
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

Caro mio!
Alejandro Henrique Hube vs J H Gomez-Baillo, 2003
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

I should have known better, you can't always get what you want
Beetlestone vs Mayet, 1858
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Healey power & Couldn't Kling to it
F Healey vs J Kling, 1859 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Passed Pawns Must Be Pusched
H Pusch vs V Gassmann, 2001 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 68 moves, 1-0

Haba that?
P Haba vs J Lechtynsky, 2005 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Sultan of swindling
Euwe vs Sultan Khan, 1931 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stop insultan' me
Sultan Masood vs K Beukes, 1998
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

ZZ top
Zhong Zhang vs Sadvakasov, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 97 moves, 1-0

Shakill & Shak attack
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Unlucky... but then again, it's too obvious...
J Banawa vs D Lucky, 2005 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

The Goldin game
Goldin vs A J Goldsby, 1998 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

Don't Feel Like Densing
Tiviakov vs Gerd Densing, 2007 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Posthumus award
T Beuman vs B Posthumus, 2007
(B01) Scandinavian, 43 moves, 1-0

Monstrous win
Burn vs E Frankenstein, 1871 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1

Flat Tire
J Dunlop vs E Hicks, 1911 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1

Sealed Lips
V Dydyshko vs F Lips, 2005 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 1-0

A Screemer & Creemed
Lasker vs D Creemer, 1926
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Emanuel Of Chess
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

Across the Joralf Grande; Grand theft
O Lie vs J Grande, 1972 
(A43) Old Benoni, 31 moves, 1-0

Auto Pilot
Jerzy Pilot vs E Paoli, 1973
(A36) English, 41 moves, 1-0

Down the Hatch
Reshevsky vs D Hatch, 1959
(A12) English with b3, 43 moves, 0-1

Karpe diem
Timman vs Karpov, 1979 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

Mighty Maus
S Maus vs S Smagin, 1993
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0

Wacko Jako
E Najer vs Jakovenko, 2006 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 50 moves, 0-1

Conquest of Paradise
Conquest vs I Morovic, 1996 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 60 moves, 1-0

Sax solo
Fischer vs B Sax, 1964 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1

It wasn't Hot Sax
Vasiukov vs H Sax, 2006
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0

Gons Control
G H Gons vs Van Hofwegen, 1986 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 13 moves, 0-1

Sweeped away
G Broomes vs N Khan, 1983 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 0-1

Hering aid
I Nikolaidis vs E Hering, 2005
(A80) Dutch, 45 moves, 1-0

Crispin crunch
Mittenthal vs T Crispin, 1974 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

Boomtown Ratner
B Ratner vs Botvinnik, 1945 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1

Funeral Marchand
O Loewenborg vs M Marchand, 1916 
(A84) Dutch, 24 moves, 1-0

Hall of shame
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890 
(C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

A List of errors
K Andre vs List, 1987
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

Rock the Kashdan
Kashdan vs Rubinstein, 1931 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

Drifting away
C Driftmann vs Ivanchuk, 2000 
(B56) Sicilian, 53 moves, 0-1

EarthQuakke
Quakkelaar vs C Meleghegyi, 1978
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

... too easy
D Terrible vs D Sharp, 1979 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Last Kis
J Kis vs E Csato, 1993 
(C27) Vienna Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Merry Webster
Emms vs A Webster, 1999
(B06) Robatsch, 85 moves, 0-1

WD-40 (Ok, this one is a bit far-fetched)
J Donaldson vs B Tiller, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Lost in space
V Gagarin vs P Jaracz, 2001 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 43 moves, 0-1

Is there love in space?
L Janse vs V Gagarin, 2006 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 0-1

Fried
W Fried vs Schlechter, 1897 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Jouy to the world
Jouy vs La Bourdonnais, 1836 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

Take a load off Fanny
F Flesler vs D Bhatia, 1995 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0

Happy Neu Year!
G Neu vs R Goldau, 2004 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Fool House
H Faehndrich vs Schlechter, 1903 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1

Loan shark
Kieu Thien Kim Le vs Tran Thi Kim Loan, 2001
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 62 moves, 0-1

Fall Flaat & Weak opposition
A Matras vs A Flaata, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

[maybe !?]
S Piechot vs A J Goldsby, 2007 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 85 moves, 0-1

I have no recollection of this loss
Gonzales vs Diaz, 1963 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1

Just A KID
Lombardy vs Fischer, 1958 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

What's good for A Giese
A Giese vs Alekhine, 1905 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

WannaBe
N Chunhong vs Wanna Zhan, 1994
(C26) Vienna, 40 moves, 1-0

Bee Movie
J M Bee vs J R Chandler, 1910 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1

Dina sore
D Kagramanov vs S Ernst, 2007 
(C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 0-1

Please, Strandby
M Corvi vs M Strandby, 2001 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 63 moves, 0-1

Bullets fly, taking Toll
A Schenk vs A Toll, 2001
(A84) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

Hammer of Thor
J Thor vs K B McAlpine, 1966
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 47 moves, 1-0

Jelly Roll Blues
D Horseman vs D Horne, 1955 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

You can't handle Odd Lie
O Lie vs B R Johansen, 1972 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Blitzkrieg Bop
V Ramon vs M Yeo, 1994
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Nevermind the Pollock, here's Mikhail Chigorin
Chigorin vs W Pollock, 1889 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0

Fast Lane
G Lane vs S Djuric, 2001 
(B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sorry Yu lost
Zsuzsa Polgar vs J Yu, 2006 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

Ziggy Zardast
M Mahjoob vs Ni Hua, 2007 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 69 moves, 1-0

I Got You Babev
A Babev vs Plachetka, 1979
(D80) Grunfeld, 57 moves, 0-1

One Froggy Evening
Glek vs I Frog, 1995 
(C47) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0

Never Forget
O Iwu vs L Forget, 2008
(A14) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Man of War
D Cork vs S Warman, 2001
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Coffey break
P Coffey vs J Bass, 2001
(C13) French, 22 moves, 0-1

Bass solo
J Bass vs Jaya Arunmathi, 2001
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Empty bottle
K Burger vs P Keglevic, 1977 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Tough Love
K Ramaswamy vs R Love, 2001 
(A48) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

A Pijpers will lead us to reason
A Mohd Omar vs A Pijpers, 2007
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 0-1

Ellen The Generous
N K Ortiz vs E Hagesaether, 2006
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0

Ikonnik
S Narayanan vs V Ikonnikov, 2006 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

Heavy Riff
J N Riff vs M Hrabinska, 2006
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Fonny Game
M Rodshtein vs E Fonn, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

Con artist
De Con vs NN, 1913 
(C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Who let the dogs out?
B Hund vs N Gaprindashvili, 1980
(B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 1-0

Battering / Bettering Ram
R Soffer vs V Malakhov, 2002 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1

Chess Addicks
J Addicks vs I Gudju, 1931 
(A48) King's Indian, 14 moves, 1-0

Rabar love
B Rabar vs Najdorf, 1955 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Looser
K Junge vs W Loose, 1942 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

No Pardoen
G Welling vs Pardoen, 1981 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Pluss score
M Pluss vs E Ruefli, 1987 
(A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0

What's all the Buzz about?
Homer vs Buzz, 2007 
(B01) Scandinavian, 47 moves, 1-0

No way, Hosea & San Hosea
S Hosea vs U Hammarstrom, 2008 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Carlsenmagne
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2007 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

Bite my shiny metal a**
Blum vs F Bender, 1934 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Funky Stuff
O Funk vs H Leckel, 1990
(C25) Vienna, 71 moves, 0-1

Spoonerism
G Cardelli vs M Spooner, 2001
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 40 moves, 1-0

The puns here are Inumerable, so make up your own
F Inumerable vs G Orlov, 1991 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0

Ok, you can guess this one
A Fokin vs Y Yakovlev, 2001
(A91) Dutch Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Do I really need to say it?
S Fokin vs Oral, 1993 
(E70) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

A Fokin shame
M Zvereva vs A Fokin, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

Pardon my French
Geller vs Petrosian, 1963 
(C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0

The Thinker
Blatny vs M Rodin, 1996
(A06) Reti Opening, 62 moves, 0-1

The name says it all, I think
Kotronias vs K Fufuengmongkolkij, 1992 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Coffeehouse chess
D Starbuck vs NN, 1906 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

The Battle of Sterling
M Sterling vs Marshall, 1900 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Braveheart
Nunn vs C McNab, 1982
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 58 moves, 0-1

Let it Rain
A da Silva Filho vs R E Rain, 1995
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Have you ever seen the Rain & Who'll stop the Rain
J B Da Silva vs R E Rain, 1998
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Looney Bitoon
R Bitoon vs R Lim, 2001
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1

Dang!
M Przezdziecka vs D Dang, 2008
(A43) Old Benoni, 46 moves, 0-1

Sabure Dance
O Sabure vs Chen Peng An, 2006
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

You're Under Arrest!
C Mazariego vs A Officer, 2006
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Under Agrest
Agrest vs Bacrot, 2001 
(D85) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0

Prestidgeous win
R Karlsson vs J Prestidge, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

All Shook Up
M Pein vs G Hernandez Guerrero, 1991 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Tricksy Hobbis
A Hobbis vs A Cooper, 1952 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

Hanging Mr. Cooper
A Cooper vs S Williams, 1999 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Fallen Tyrant
J L Clech vs P Tyrant, 1989 
(C15) French, Winawer, 8 moves, 1-0

Run, Foreest, run!
W Siebenhaar vs D Van Foreest, 1884 
(C58) Two Knights, 45 moves, 0-1

Bohemian Rhapsody
Vitacek vs Duras, 1900 
(C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Laxative
C Galofre vs R R Laxman, 2008  
(A14) English, 71 moves, 1-0

Swept & Wipe the Floor
D Floor vs O Damen, 2000 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 0-1

19...Bf8 turned my world to black
T Abergel vs R Vedder, 2007 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Good Samarian
S Berry vs S Samarian, 1982
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

The Mighty Hercules
C Lolli vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1755 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1

Technical loss
T L Petrosian vs Le TD, 1994 
(C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Ye of little faith
Korchnoi vs J Ye, 1990 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 52 moves, 0-1

High Time
H High vs Keene, 1964 
(A48) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Burn, baby, Burn
NN vs Burn, 1866 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1

Free Mason
J Mason vs Winawer, 1882 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0

This is not A Piper
Sherzer vs A Piper, 1993
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Say What!
M Georg vs S Barakat Hassan, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 65 moves, 0-1

Fish... is... better... than... fruits
Rybka vs Fruit, 2006 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Cannon fodder & Jailed Hulligan
R C Cannon vs S Hulligan, 2008 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1-0

Blazing Sadler
D Zagorskis vs Sadler, 1998 
(A10) English, 32 moves, 0-1

Here I come to save the day... or maybe not
Alekhine vs A Kaufman, 1918 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

We Llovet!
D Marotti vs V Marin y Llovet, 1928
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

Thrilla in Manila
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

French Revolution
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966 
(C00) French Defense, 48 moves, 0-1

Boris Day
L Day vs Spassky, 1971 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Cortes the killed & La Noche Triste
Alekhine vs Cortes, 1922 
(C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0

Frog's Pawn
V Vdovenkov vs I Frog, 1999
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 66 moves, 0-1

Ministry of Szily Talks
Szily vs Botvinnik, 1952 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

You gotta know how to Pono
Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk, 2002 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

Oh behave!
Mamedyarov vs I Kurnosov, 2009 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Neutral PH
P H Nielsen vs Vallejo-Pons, 2006
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Blitz win
R Bublitz vs K Sperhake, 1987
(B20) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Whack-a-Mollov
E Mollov vs S Mladenov, 2001
(E61) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Louie, Louie
B Wall vs T Louie, 1974 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0

It's so Simpole
J Simpole vs J Hardinge, 1973 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Bagheri's Banquet
A Bagheri vs M Apicella, 2005 
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

Crucifixion
Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1985 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Weather the Storm
M Geveke vs R Storm, 1983 
(A04) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Sigur rose
G Sigurjonsson vs A S Segal, 1968 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

I'm the worst. The worst, Jerry.
M Brody vs L Banya, 1901 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Kruger Industrial Smoothing & I'm not too worried about it
E Krueger vs Iskov, 1978 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Panic Attack
N Panic vs M Markovic, 2008 
(B56) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Let's Get Physickal
P P Randolph vs C Vezin, 1847 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

Norwegian Wood (This Bird was Blown)
K Lie vs Carlsen, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Don't Be a Foo
B Foo vs M Hafizulhelmi, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 93 moves, 0-1

Wynn Zaw Htun vs Nyee Nyee Zaw, 1999 
(A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 29 moves, 1-0

Not A Good Fella
Fella vs V Hresc, 1985 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

Jakov All Trades
A Iljin vs J Geller, 2009
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Not Goodenough (seriously?)
A J Goldsby vs F Goodenough, 1974 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

I h8 U
Anand vs Leko, 2009 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 36 moves, 1-0

The Ed O'Sullivan Show
H Healy vs E O'Sullivan, 1974
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 43 moves, 0-1

A Symphony of Grau
J B Hernandez vs R Grau, 1928 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1

Basque in the Glory
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Sznap Shot
Sznapik vs D Komljenovic, 1987 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

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