This game needs no introduction D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956   (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1 Lasker takes the Machine apart Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 The Octopus Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 They just don't make 'em like these anymore Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907   (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1 March to mate Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1 Lasker invents the double bishop sac Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0 Magician from Riga Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1 Creative knight sac in the Benoni S Saeed vs D Norwood, 1984  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 25 moves, 0-1 Magnus Opus Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0 Gufeld's Immortal Game Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1 Fireworks display Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0 Weakest men on the board, huh? Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1 Squeezed to death Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0 Reshevsky's greatest attack Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0 Mad queen E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 "...and then there are my sacrifices." Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0 Fischer's historic maiden win over Spassky Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 The great endgame technician Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1 Super Surper sacrifices every last piece Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0 Shocked by the Lightning Kid Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0 A brilliant miniature by our very own Honza J Cervenka vs NN, 2002  (C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0 Volley of tactics Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0 David and Goliath Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2004  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 90 moves, 1-0 Dutch Evergreen C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0 The Immortal Game Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851   (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 Super Nez R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0 Zvjaginsev's masterpiece R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1 Classic Karpov Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0 The pearl of Corus '05 Polgar vs I Sokolov, 2005  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 40 moves, 1-0 The Tiger hunts down the queen Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1 Seirawan's sacrificial circus Seirawan vs Timman, 1990  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0 So much for this match being boring... Leko vs Kramnik, 2004   (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1 The great endgame technician, part II Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924   (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0 The magician's last trick Tal vs V Akopian, 1992  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 Shirov brings excitement back to Linares Shirov vs Radjabov, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0 Outrageously deep queen sacrifice Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1 The French is fried Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0 Spectacular final position! F Hermann vs H Hussong, 1930  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1 Perhaps the best rapid game of the twenty-first century Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 The Ukraine Immortal E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 Geller's brilliancy Geller vs Smyslov, 1965  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0 The amazing Svidlerman Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 70 moves, 1-0 One of the better draws this millenium Polgar vs Anand, 2005  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2 So is this Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 83 moves, 1/2-1/2 The Dutch at its attacking best Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1 A Kasparov classic Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 Ripping open the kingside Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0 Capa would be proud L Bruzon Batista vs A Ramirez Alvarez, 2004  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0 Nakamura's amazing king hunt Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007  (A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1 Lasker saves his title in a titanic battle Lasker vs Schlechter, 1910   (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0 50 games