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Tal vs Karpov, 1987 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1894 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Burn, 1900  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Anand, 1991 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs Botvinnik, 1925 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Greco vs NN, 1623 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs NN, 1874 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Evans, 1962 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Taimanov, 1953 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Birjanis, 1952 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1904 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Keres, 1962 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Mac Hack VI vs Fischer, 1977 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Tal vs R Forbis, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Speelman, 1988 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Spassky, 1980 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935 
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs NN, 1877 
(C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Leko vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1931 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Mecking, 2001 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Tal vs V Gregory, 1975 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 18 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1973 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 72 moves, 0-1

Taimanov vs Tal, 1973 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 41 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Korchnoi, 1993 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 43 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 40 moves, 1-0

Anand vs D Norwood, 1988 
(B06) Robatsch, 55 moves, 0-1

Junior vs Benjamin, 1995 
(B06) Robatsch, 86 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Karjakin, 2002 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 54 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs Evans, 1965 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 37 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Manhattan CC, 1931 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 0-1

Benko vs Taimanov, 1960 
(A13) English, 40 moves, 1-0

Torre vs Fine, 1934 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

K Spraggett vs G Vescovi, 2004 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2003 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Reshevsky, 1970 
(B40) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Spassky, 1988 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 56 moves, 1-0

Benjamin vs Shabalov, 2003 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 61 moves, 1-0

Anand vs I Morovic Fernandez, 2004 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

I Morovic Fernandez vs Polugaevsky, 1982 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Speelman, 1989 
(A81) Dutch, 47 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs Sosonko, 1984 
(B89) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Smejkal vs Gheorghiu, 1972 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

K Shirazi vs S Polgar, 1989
(A25) English, 54 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs NN, 1915 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs R Jukemura, 2004 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

B Kouatly vs Spassky, 1982 
(E91) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

Morphy vs Maurian, 1869 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Maurian, 1869 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs Anderssen, 1862  
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Petrosian, 1975 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Larsen, 1989 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1

W Potter vs Zukertort, 1875
(C45) Scotch Game, 45 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs Zukertort, 1872  
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0

Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 0-1

Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

Y Rantanen vs Lombardy, 1975
(C57) Two Knights, 31 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Leko, 2004 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 60 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Gligoric, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Gligoric, 1970 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

B de Cat vs T Arcasoy, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Fine vs R Byrne, 1945 
(A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Topalov, 1998 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Larsen, 1987 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Tal, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

Tal vs J G van Eybergen, 1959 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 0-1

Mephisto vs NN, 1879 
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Tal vs I Zilber, 1949 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

Benjamin vs Short, 1983 
(A61) Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

W N Watson vs C P Gawood, 1977 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 27 moves, 1-0

Captain Evans vs McDonnell, 1829 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

L Carranza vs Alekhine, 1926 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 18 moves, 0-1

Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

K Shirazi vs N Weinstein, 1979 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 35 moves, 0-1

Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Alekhine, 1937 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0

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