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F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 
(B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

I guess everyone's seen this by now!
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

I Aloni vs Botvinnik, 1964 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

who's winning in the end?
I Jelen vs Larsen, 1977 
(A04) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

3 pieces for a Q
Steinitz vs Zukertort / Bird / Hoff, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1

Max Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

possibly the best king walk of them all
H Geiger vs W Wurm, 1930 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 39 moves, 0-1

pretty good Weds puzzle - 16 ... ???
U Kavcic vs Pavasovic, 1998 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

"end to end" stuff
Morozevich vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1

Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929 
(A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

nice knights
Capablanca vs Yates, 1924 
(A48) King's Indian, 77 moves, 1-0

How to beat an overextended centre
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

one of the all time great queen sacs!
Keres vs Spassky, 1955 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Great game. Incredible Q-sac, but is it sound?
A Khavsky vs Korchnoi, 1950 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 31 moves, 0-1

Just how a Sicilian should be
Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 0-1

Another victory for Short's 12 ... d5
Naiditsch vs Mamedyarov, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 0-1

The long pin
Ponomariov vs Naiditsch, 2010 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 46 moves, 1-0

Another flaky Tal sac
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1

Wow!
Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2009 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 81 moves, 1-0

a bolt from the blue
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965 
(A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

Larsen vs Kavalek, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Another fantastic king walk
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

"Uncommon Opening"!
R Fontaine vs NN, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Being unpredictable
H H Cole vs N Van Lennep, 1896 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

The king walks to safety
Mongredien vs Anderssen, 1857 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

Two queens and he still lost
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898 
(C00) French Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

zugzwang!
M Stoeckert vs V Malinin, 2004 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Life in the old dog yet
Caruana vs Korchnoi, 2011 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1

Picturesque finish
H Clemenz vs Eisenschmidt, 1890 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

pawn avalanche
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

Knight Knight
Miles vs Nunn, 1976 
(E92) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sabau snack on Apple Jack
I Sabau vs A J Goldsby, 2003 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 30 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs R Vedder, 1997 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Weird game
F Wuts vs A Kohler, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

Fortune favours the lucky
B Melvin vs R Cunningham, 1994  
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs G Marco, 1904 
(C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves

great zugzwang!
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971 
(E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

Don't bother with defence!
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

The Immortal Blindfold Game
Alekhine vs N Schwartz, 1926 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 54 moves, 1-0

Nunn expects the Spanish Inquisition
Timman vs Nunn, 1983 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 28 moves, 0-1

Second to Nunn
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

N sac to open up the uncastled K
M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 1-0

Great finish
Morozevich vs Grischuk, 2011 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

great winning combo starting on move 32
Oll vs Shaked, 1997 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 35 moves, 1-0

Another dull draw!
F Braga vs Timman, 1982 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

From Russia With Love
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

2011 World Cup Rnd 3 - Chucky needs to win to stay in!
Sutovsky vs Ivanchuk, 2011 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

when 2 queens just isn't enough!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1

Miles better
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

the power of pawns
M Ortueta vs J Sanz, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

amazing finish
G Gauglitz vs C Horvath, 1987 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 0-1

How to play the Evans
Staunton / Owen vs Lowenthal / Barnes, 1856 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

neat finish
T Georgadze vs A Kuindzhy, 1973 
(B27) Sicilian, 48 moves, 0-1

Amazing mate at R odds!
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Tetris
Nakamura vs McShane, 2009 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 55 moves, 0-1

Great mate
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

another great K walk
D Barron vs P Gardner, 2001 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Great exploitation of the weaknesses around the king
Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0

The advancing pawn decides black's fate
Zhao Jun vs Zhou Jianchao, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

MVL on the rack
I A Nataf vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gajewski Gambit
V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Electric Bill
Hartston vs A J Whiteley, 1974 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0

Exchange sac then piece sac to exploit the weaknesses
P Nikolic vs M Gurevich, 1993 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

The Hedgehog that Roared
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit with O-O-O!
Hector vs M Antonsen, 2010 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

"The Game of the Century"
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Repeated exploitation of a single tactical situation
G Meier vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2012 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Bish, bash, bosh - bye bye Boris!
Gelfand vs Dreev, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 0-1

A game of two halves
Seirawan vs Igor Ivanov, 1991 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

A little boxed in
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Ginger Snaps
S B Jensen vs S Williams, 2013 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Pawn storm with clever finish
P Ostermeyer vs Huebner, 1978 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

Kasparov's Immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B06) Robatsch, 44 moves, 1-0

Just mustn't let him castle!
M Esserman vs P Nutzman, 2009 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0

A bit of a blockage
M Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, 2013 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

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