Schiffers' brilliancy
Schiffers vs Harmonist, 1887  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
23.Qg6!! - Marshall's motif
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
23...Qg3!!
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Tal's classic
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Weak back rank
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
King hunting
A Kapengut vs Antoshin, 1965  (C56) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0
Lovely miniature
Tal vs Petrosian, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Instructive kingside attack
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Taimanov's nice shot
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Tal's nice kingside attack
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
Kolisch's brilliant "routine"
Kolisch vs R Dawson, 1860  (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Interesting sac of the Queen
A Mikhalchishin vs D Pavasovic, 1999  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Steinitz' masterpiece
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Pawn avalanche
Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1
Great fight!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
Pretty combination
Kholmov vs Keres, 1959  (B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Ftacnik's brilliancy
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
Queen sac and excellent attack
Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 43 moves, 0-1
Lasker's tactics
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (A02) Bird's Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
Nice Queen sac
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky's classics
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Mighty passed pawn
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
Interesting sac of the Queen
Tal vs Koblents, 1961  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
29.Rxd5! - well calculated shot.
Fine vs Shainswit, 1944  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Classic sac of Bishop on h7
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
22...Rh2!!
G Neumann vs Blackburne, 1867  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Amazing attack after 29.Rxh6!! Kxh6 30.Rh4+!!
L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Pachman's brilliant attack
Pachman vs Kholmov, 1947  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Nice combination
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1895  (C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
28...cxd3!!
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1895  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Double Rook Sac
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Nice combination - 27.Rxc6! Kxc6 28.Nxd5!
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Discovered Attack
P Trifunovic vs M Aaron, 1962  (A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Instructive kingside attack
Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
Silicon Symphony.:-)
Deep Fritz vs Deep Junior, 2001  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 69 moves, 0-1
Double Queen sac
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Tal's fireworks
Tal vs B Gurgenidze, 1969  (B15) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0
14...Nxf2!!
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Nona's masterpiece
M Lazarevic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961  (A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal's masterpiece
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0
Bishop sac on h7 and fierce attack
C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 28 moves, 1-0
18.Nc5! and 19.Bf4!
Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0
25....Re2!
Bagirov vs Kholmov, 1961  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Superb combination
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Mutual Grimshaw
Miles vs C Pritchett, 1982  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Karpov's classic
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Double rook sac
Reti vs Euwe, 1920  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Double rook sac once again
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Pretty combination
Alekhine vs A Frieman, 1924  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Passed pawns
Shirov vs Yudasin, 1994  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 36 moves, 1-0
Pretty mating attack
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Superb attack
Keres vs Kotov, 1950  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
The emperor is naked!:-)
Kotov vs Keres, 1950  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Kotov's fireworks
Kotov vs Keres, 1950  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
Surprising shot
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Suicidal attack!:-)
Filip vs Szabo, 1956  (E77) King's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0
Excellent Smyslov
Keres vs Smyslov, 1973  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 41 moves, 0-1
Brilliant finish
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
Pretty mating attack
Keres vs V Rootare, 1942  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Cross-pin
Ribli vs Adorjan, 1983  (A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Instructive attack
Adorjan vs Ribli, 1979  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
A Queen sac for long-term initiative
J Mieses vs Alekhine, 1913  (C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Sac of Knight in ending
Euwe vs Averbakh, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 40 moves, 0-1
Tartakower's brilliant attack
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Lobron's Blitzkrieg
M Karp vs Lobron, 1979  (B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch's classic
Tarrasch vs Steinitz, 1898  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Nice combination
Torre vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1925  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
Vera's best scalp
Sultan Khan vs Menchik, 1932  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1
Excellent attack!
L Belov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1961  (C59) Two Knights, 31 moves, 0-1
Fierce attack against King in the centre
Keres vs Estrin, 1941  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Maia's excellent performance
Chiburdanidze vs A Rodriguez Cespedes, 1979  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Maia's masterpiece
Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Pretty combination
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Instructive kingside attack
I Platonov vs Savon, 1968  (B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0
Ftacnik's brilliancy
H Spangenberg vs Ftacnik, 1994  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 0-1
Nice finish
E Torre vs Timman, 1982  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Positional Queen sacrifice
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
16.Rxf7!!
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Ecellent home preparation.
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Brilliant attack
Steinitz vs Meitner, 1860  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Instructive attack
Jansa vs Janosevic, 1978  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
15...Nxh2!
Timman vs Karpov, 1979  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1
Amazing endgame combination
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931  (A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Rxb2!!!
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Ivan Sokolov's masterpiece
I Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1999  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 28 moves, 1-0
Pretty combination
Tal vs Unzicker, 1960  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 25 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky's stunning attack
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
34...Qxh2!!
Filip vs Petrosian, 1965  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Passed pawn
Beliavsky vs Short, 1985  (E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
Maia's brilliancy
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury's masterpiece
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Pinter's brilliancy
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989  (E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
Brilliant attack.
K Mokry vs Z Beil, 1979  (E97) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
Instructive Kingside Attack
L Rudenko vs R M Bruce, 1946  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
Portisch's brilliancy
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1967  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Well calculated shot.
Tal vs Suttles, 1972  (B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 1-0
26.Bh6!!
Vladimirov vs Epishin, 1987  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Surprising sac of exchange
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1996  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0
47....Bh3!!
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
Interesting kingside attack
Karpov vs Huebner, 1980  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0
30.Nf6!!
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
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