This is the best announced mate I have ever seen.
Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
I love the mate by castling.
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Surprise ending fooled everyone
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
18...Nxf2 is the ultimate killer move according to John Nunn.
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926  (E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
Cool beans from Fischer's youth.
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
The From Russia With Love game.
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
20. Qf4--the best move Fischer never made!
Fischer vs Geller, 1967  (B89) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1
Check out the final position--all pieces and pawns remain!
A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Alekhine calls this opening King's Fianchetto
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
A real swashbuckler!
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
I like the way the bishops attack the king here.
Spassky vs Tal, 1973  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1
"Incredibly, black must lose a piece!"
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
A quiet game that suddenly explodes!!!
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
A slugfest by both players.
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Doctor Who: Just like in the days of Morphy
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
The game where Alekhine started showing up dead drunk!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
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