Massacrifiece.
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
A thunder from a blue sky.
Duras vs Spielmann, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0
If you dare to take it...!
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
I choose it because,.. Well, because it's beautiful.
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
The immortal draw. No further comment.
K Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zukertort's best.
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
King's wing sting.
J Mieses vs Von Gottschall, 1926 (C26) Vienna, 31 moves, 1-0
Wild thing.
Paulsen vs Owen, 1862  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
A save King? There's no such thing...
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
A queen never retreats.
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
If you have no pawns before you...
Adams vs Tiviakov, 1994  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
A king without his army is lost. The prove.
Adorjan vs Ribli, 1979  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
You simply need it in your collection...
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
A classic attack.
H Rosenvald vs T Pihlaja, 2001  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Hunted king.
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
The king is a strong piece.
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
If you can't defend your king, let him attack!
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
You may have my rook.
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Deadly windmill.
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
If you forget the 8th line...
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Queens, greedingly eating rooks.
R A Redolfi vs Eliskases, 1957  (C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
Boa constrictor / If you can't move, you're death.
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
When you may sacrifiece your queen, lesson 1.
Marshall vs Von Scheve, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
Keep on sacrifieing...
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Marshall's Matter..
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Stuck in the middle.
NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
King Arthur gave his queen to Lancelot (Scheeren)
Yusupov vs P Scheeren, 1983  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
An open line can be deadly...
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
A queen comes to kill a king.
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1911  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Furious attack.
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
A queen that can't move.
A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Power to the Pawns!
E Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Critical square.
Y Porat vs Larsen, 1956  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Steel II.
F Konings vs T Battsetseg, 2003  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
Five queens, but fake...
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
I couldn't ignore it, could I?
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
With women nothing as troubles! (so sacrifie them)
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Two knights, a bishop and a rook.
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
When you may sacrifie yur queen, lesson 2.
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
Biological vs artificial intelligence...
B Alterman vs Deep Fritz, 2000  (A03) Bird's Opening, 87 moves, 1-0
Boa constristor even better.
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
J Pinter vs S Arkhipov, 1983  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0
A King in the prison.
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Pawn race featuring attack.
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Double exchange sacrifiece
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926  (C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
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