Exploitation of pin
V Green vs Steinitz, 1863  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1
Stunning attack
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Fantastic queenless attack
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
"The pawn is the soul of chess."
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Double sac of bishops
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Impressive sac of rook
Geller vs Velimirovic, 1971  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 50 moves, 1-0
Brisk attack
Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Queen and Bishop in action
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
Zukertort's masterpiece
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Surprising sac of Rook
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Variation on the theme of Legal's mate.
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Nice game with an amazing final position
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1843  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
25.Qb5!!
I Morovic Fernandez vs Beliavsky, 1985  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 36 moves, 1-0
Anderssen's classic
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
Beautiful sac of the Queen
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
Pretty mating attack
Furman vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Queenless attack
Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
DeFirmian's fierce attack
de Firmian vs P Nikolic, 1985  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
A brilliancy prize for Geller
Kotov vs Geller, 1949  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 0-1
Beautiful combination
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Instructive mating attack
Chigorin vs Zukertort, 1883  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
A flamboyant combination
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
A beautiful kingside attack with an elegant final
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Kotov's brilliant attack utilizing weak dark fields
Kotov vs Barcza, 1952  (E72) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Brilliant fireworks
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Nice queen sac
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
Two nice combinations in one game
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1893  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
23.fxe5!!
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Double sac of Knights
Anand vs Ponomariov, 2002  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 46 moves, 1-0
Yusupov's Immortal
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Brisk attack on King left in centre
Lobron vs Chandler, 1986  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
Instructive attack against Dragon
Karpov vs E Gik, 1968  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
A beautiful combination!
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Double sac of exchange
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Pretty kingside attack
A Brinckmann vs Kmoch, 1927  (A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Karpov's excellent tactics
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Kolisch's classic
Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1861  (C52) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
30...Qxh3!!
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Superb attack!
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
17.Rxf6!!
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Surprising 14.Bxd5!! starts a great attack
P Popovic vs Marjanovic, 1979  (B50) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Instructive sac of Queen
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Brilliant attack
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
How to play King's gambit as black
Anderssen vs G Neumann, 1866  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
A charming final
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936  (A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1
Traxler's attack
B Mikyska vs Traxler, 1896  (C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1
Nezh's fireworks
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
Alekhine's masterpiece
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for a fierce attack of minor pieces
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
12.Qxf6!! - A bolt from the blue.
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Classical attack on g-file and a beautiful final.
Duras vs Spielmann, 1912  (C11) French, 49 moves, 1-0
AA's classics
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Double sac of bishops
Miles vs Browne, 1982  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
Double sac of bishops
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Cuban Fireworks
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1914  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Nice winning shot 21.Bg6!!
Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi's great performance
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Amazing counter-attack
Smyslov vs Geller, 1973  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
Meltdown
V Nenarokov vs V Sozin, 1925  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
Gunsberg's masterpiece
W Paulsen vs Gunsberg, 1883  (C22) Center Game, 51 moves, 0-1
King hunting
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
Pretty wild game
Taubenhaus vs W Pollock, 1886  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Terrible "rozgrom"
Keres vs Geller, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Great hunt of the King
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Sac on e6
R Nezhmetdinov vs Suetin, 1947  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 29 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi's masterpiece
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Creation of advanced passed pawns.
A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik's tactical masterpiece
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Nice sac of Queen
M Hebden vs Hodgson, 1985  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
17...Nxf2!! - very nice shot!
Unzicker vs Filip, 1955  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
The King like Caesar: Veni, Vidi, Vici!
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
King's march to the victory
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Nice sac of Queen
Tal vs Spassky, 1954  (A60) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Fantastic combination!
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch's "Immortal Zugzwang Game"
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Kramnik's masterpiece
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
Bronstein's classic
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Double sac of Bishops
Polgar vs Karpov, 2003  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Storming the castle
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Nice sac of the Queen.
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1993  (B57) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
Nice Kingside Attack in Sveshnikov
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Karpov's fierce attack
Karpov vs Van der Wiel, 1980  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 1-0
Elegant combination crowned by sac of the Queen
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
King hunt
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Gufeld's little surprise
Smyslov vs Gufeld, 1967  (A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1
Nice combination
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1965  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0
Surprising combination
B Ilievski vs M Knezevic, 1967  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 25 moves, 0-1
Beautiful combination!
E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
28...Nh1!
Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
Strategy and tactics
J Mason vs Gunsberg, 1889  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1
Nice sac of the Queen
Lutikov vs Stein, 1965  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1
Classic motif of Queen sacrifice
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Polugaevsky's masterpiece
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Slaughter of Dragon
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Interesting sac of Queen
B Chesney vs Gulko, 1986  (C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1
A beautiful combination
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
The Evergreen Game
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Mighty pawns
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
A prize winning game from 1958 SU championship
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0
Marshall's faerie
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
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