Carlsen is 13 years old and plays this well. He amazes me.
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Morphy's great queen sac makes this game one of the best ever.
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Mate inbetween a queen trade!
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Fischer gives up a queen for a killer attack, and a mating net.
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk missed 29. . . Qxh1#, a 1 move mate!
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1994  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Excellent play by Vaisser. He wins a whole rook in his attack.
Anand vs A Vaisser, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1
Kasparov had seconds left on the clock with the queen endgame.
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 86 moves, 1-0
Larry Kaufman plays a good opening winning a piece early on.
E Brandt vs Kaufman, 2001  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 31 moves, 0-1
Raymond Kaufman beats Sheinfeld in a good and fun-to-watch game
B Sheinfeld vs R Kaufman, 1999 (C47) Four Knights, 18 moves, 0-1
Two famous scientists face off over the chessboard.
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Kramnik plays a good game against Shirov, but not goon enough.
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Two queens of each color on the board at once!
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
Evans sacrifices a Q & R to force a draw in a lost position.
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
The first time that the wonderful Legal's mate is played.
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
This is a very strange game, but a good one.
Cochrane vs A Deschapelles, 1821  (000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 0-1
Vyzmanavin saves a draw from a lost position.
Kramnik vs Vyzmanavin, 1994  (A14) English, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Another one of Kasparov's great games with the king's indian.
Hjartarson vs Kasparov, 1994  (E90) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
If 31...Kh8 32.Rg7 Qxg7 to stop Qh7# 33.fxg7+ wins Q.
Kasparov vs Tal, 1987  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0
Vescovi survives Gelfland's strong attack, and proceeds to win.
G Vescovi vs Gelfand, 2004  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 93 moves, 1-0
Alekhine goes into a knight & pawn endgame 3 pawns up.
Alekhine vs R M Folger, 1929  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Great game. If 15. Bxf3 Nxf3# Anything else, then Nh3#.
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Black begins with a big attack, but white gets 2 Qs and mates
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Napoleon played well here, sacrificed a bishop and checkmated.
Napoleon Bonaparte vs Madame De Remusat, 1804  (C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
I thought this a great faceoff betweem Kasparov and Karpov.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
If Qf5 or Qf7, Nd6+ is a fork between K & Q.
Alekhine vs I Naharro, 1941  (B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 1-0
This is a good game and a long one. 269 moves!
I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hodgeson shows skill w/the pseudo-trompowski(1.d4 d5 2.Bg5)
Hodgson vs I Sokolov, 1996  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Well played game, played in Italy with live people for pieces.
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
White wins well in a R & B endgame, a theoretical draw.
L Gonda vs C Paci, 2001  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 95 moves, 1-0
One of Viktor Korchnoi's best games ever.
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Vescovi played a good game, winning in a K&P engame.
G Garcia vs G Vescovi, 2001  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
Suttles finds a good way to force stalemate when a N & P down.
Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Black played a wonderful game in the style of Greco.--Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1
Cool game by Tarrasch. Strange idea starting with A3 and d4.
Tarrasch vs Mendelson, 1879  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
A cool game, Nimzowitsch winning barely by queening first.
W Henneberger vs Nimzowitsch, 1931  (B15) Caro-Kann, 76 moves, 0-1
Take my Queen, pleeaasee!!!
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
White gets an advantage early on, but black turns the tables.
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1889  (C11) French, 49 moves, 0-1
Zurab plays a good game using his favorite Pirc defence.
Shirov vs Azmaiparashvili, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 0-1
Vaisser won on time with 1 sec left on clock, Milov ten sec!
A Vaisser vs Milov, 1994  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 65 moves, 1-0
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