The Turk did a demand performance for Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
The Original French Defense
Westminster CC vs Paris CC, 1834  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
Famous scientists abandon the blackboard for the chessboard
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
This game was used in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Humphrey Bogart outplays Lauren Bacall
H Bogart vs L Bacall, 1951  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0
Kasparov played Sting (and the rest of the band) in NYC
Kasparov vs Sting, 2000  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Larry Evans interviews and plays Ray Charles
Ray Charles vs L Evans, 2002  (C47) Four Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Tennis, anyone?
B Becker vs Kasparov, 2000  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1
The Pope plays chess.
Guila vs G Pecci, 1875  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1
The First Computer Chess Game?
A Turing vs A Glennie, 1952  (C26) Vienna, 29 moves, 0-1
Prime Ministers of Estonia and Sweden demonstrate diplomacy.
G Persson vs M Laar, 2000  (C42) Petrov Defense, 4 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karl Marx plays chess? (probably a hoax)
M Marks vs H Meyer, 1871  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
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