Seemingly safe out there
Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1984  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
The hunt
von der Lasa vs Anderssen, 1845  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
As good as dead
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
The queen IS dead... but...
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883  (A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1
Riding over the royalty
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
"Look look look! I got your rook!". And you'd better accept!
P Izmailov vs Botvinnik, 1929  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
The Iron-player got the queen in an iron-cage!
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
The queen is trapped in a variation
Kasparov vs Tal, 1987  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0
Poor NN!
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
Can't be easier...
F Kraus vs V Costin, 1913  (A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0
Lazard Queen Hazard
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
NN vs Beis, 1940  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1
You trapped my queen I trapped your game
Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Give me your king! O.K., only a queen
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
Wild no more
J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939  (B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0
The first chess-king's queen is dead
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C58) Two Knights, 30 moves, 0-1
NN..N..No queen...
Fischer vs NN, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Young but dangerous
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Royal blunder
M Cuellar Gacharna vs Szabo, 1958  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
"The trapper trapped, the hawk under the eagle's claw"!
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1912  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
The gun is broken, the shooter is trapped
O Bernstein vs Gunsberg, 1914  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Death ex trapia
Csom vs P Ostojic, 1969  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
At Board's end
Quinteros vs K Shirazi, 1978  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Shrink the Queen, Krogius!
Krogius vs N Aratovsky, 1945  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Bloody Good!
C Bloodgood vs M Haack, 1975  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Blundering the Queen against the King
T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997  (D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1
Molten Tigran
Petrosian vs Kotov, 1952  (B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1
Kasparov "captures the brief moment"
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 15 moves, 0-1
Young Garry Courts a Lady
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
A useful idea in the French
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 10 moves, 0-1
Best game-to-pun-quality ratio
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0
The Two Teachers
S Agdestein vs Kasparov, 1989  (A36) English, 24 moves, 0-1
Chamaeleo Vulgaris
Fischer vs R Garcia, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
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