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Honza Cervenka's favorite games3
Compiled by Honza Cervenka
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Masterpieces

22.Bxd5! exd5 23.Rxg7+!
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

Spielmann's magnificent attack
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Brilliancy prize game from Moravska Ostrava
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Schlechter's superb combination
Schlechter vs Gunsberg, 1901 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

Total paralysis of black position
Karpov vs Ribli, 1980 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

Beautiful combination
A Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0

Positional sac of Queen
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1963 
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 56 moves, 0-1

Nice kingside attack
Psakhis vs D Paunovic, 1986 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Morozevich's nice attack
Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Weak back rank
Tal vs F Olafsson, 1975 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1

Bolt from the blue
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Pretty zugzwang
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975 
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1

Great battle
Gligoric vs Stein, 1962 
(E70) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Queen En Prise
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0

White sacrificed all his pieces
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993 
(E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

Little gem
P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Brilliant Morozevich
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Gata's brilliancy
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

I have a dream...
NN vs Bronstein, 1961 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 19 moves, 0-1

Portisch's fireworks
Portisch vs Forintos, 1958 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Deep exchange sac
Spassky vs Geller, 1968 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

"The Yugoslavian Tal"
Velimirovic vs Gipslis, 1971 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Postponed double sac of Bishop
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Instructive miniature
J Sajtar vs Pachman, 1943 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 23 moves, 1-0

A half pin
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Pretty combination
H Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0

Paulsen a la Nimzowitsch (or even Petrosian?)
Bird vs Paulsen, 1880 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 51 moves, 0-1

2nd Brilliancy Prize winning game from NY 1924
Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Lovely combination
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

24.Bxg6!!
Evans vs C Pilnick, 1946 
(C13) French, 29 moves, 1-0

Superb attack
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

Pawn breakthrough
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury's masterpiece
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

Pretty combination
Paulsen vs J Owen, 1862 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Ljubo's brilliancy
Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi, 1985 
(C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0

Instructive kingside attack
A Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1991 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

Little queenless gem
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

Pretty combination.
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Good strategy, pretty tactics.
Smejkal vs Gheorghiu, 1972 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

Superb positional sac of Knight.
Smejkal vs Petrosian, 1981 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1-0

Excellent positional play
Smejkal vs Jansa, 1975 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Spielmann's fine attack
Spielmann vs Duras, 1905 
(C15) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 1-0

Superb Smejkal's performance
Smejkal vs Ljubojevic, 1977 
(A15) English, 72 moves, 1-0

32...Nxb3!
Polugaevsky vs Smejkal, 1978 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 0-1

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

Pretty double sac of Bishop
Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Gligo's masterpiece
Gligoric vs Matulovic, 1967 
(A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 42 moves, 1-0

Gligo's fierce attack refuted 14...Qe7
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0

Gligo's superb attack
Gligoric vs Keres, 1958 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Weak back rank
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Beliavsky's brilliant attack with double sac of Knight
A Beliavsky vs B Larsen, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Nice combination
T Gelashvili vs M Gagunashvili, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Bareev's masterpiece
M Gluzman vs Bareev, 2001 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1

Brilliant attack against King left in the centre
Kasimdzhanov vs Van der Sterren, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 1-0

Pretty attack against the King left in the centre
E Mednis vs Timman, 1974 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Nice miniature
Reti vs S von Freymann, 1912 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

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

Pretty attack against the King left in the centre
Razuvaev vs G Kuzmin, 1972 
(C10) French, 30 moves, 1-0

11.Nd5!! - Bolt from the blue
Sadvakasov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1999 
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Wild Horses
Jansa vs J Kozma, 1960 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Impressive finish
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004 
(E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Vadim's brilliancy
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Tolya's magnificent fireworks
Karpov vs Gulko, 1996 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Even Tal would like to play this...:-)
Chiburdanidze vs Dvoirys, 1980 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Pretty combination
Tal vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1966 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0

Kavalek's superb attack with a charming final
Kavalek vs W Pietzsch, 1967 
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0

Superb combination
Steinitz vs G Simonson, 1883 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

Tigran's classic
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1

Bold attack with a nice finish
P Kranzl vs Blatny, 1991 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Master stroke in King's Gambit
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Demolition Maia
Chiburdanidze vs V Sternina, 1973 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Smyslov's masterpiece from WCh match
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

A beautiful combination
A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1996 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

A beauty prize game of a piano virtuoso
A Matanovic vs Taimanov, 1952 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 31 moves, 0-1

Little gem
Gunsberg vs E Schallopp, 1886 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Old man's great fireworks
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0

Nice and instructive attack
Smyslov vs T Florian, 1949 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 25 moves, 1-0

The Unbearable Lightness of Chess
Gelfand vs Karpov, 1994 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 52 moves, 0-1

Deep Rustam
Kasimdzhanov vs Sutovsky, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Gligo's Nimzo-Indian Classics
Gligoric vs Benko, 1948 
(E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Fine attack against Queenside castling in French
Paulsen vs Kolisch, 1861 
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0

Vidmar's blasphemy: 18.g4!
Vidmar vs Tarrasch, 1906 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Mark's Piano Concert for the Iron Tigran
Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 40 moves, 1-0

Kupreichik's brilliancy
Tseshkovsky vs Kupreichik, 1979 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Great fight
Kholmov vs Savon, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 39 moves, 1-0

The KID in Prague (part 1)
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1

The KID in Prague (part 2)
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1

Overthrown Hort
Hort vs Keres, 1961 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1

The Art of Geometry
K Honfi vs Kholmov, 1962 
(C46) Three Knights, 36 moves, 0-1

Polish Fireworks
Sliwa vs A Miesowicz, 1953 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Struggle with the Wizard
Tal vs Filip, 1962 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 0-1

Nice combo
R Byrne vs Sliwa, 1952 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1

Instructive attack after 12.Nxf7!!
Smejkal vs L Alster, 1964 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Kramnik's brilliancy
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Lovely combo
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Bird's masterpiece
Bird vs Mason, 1876 
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

Brilliancy prize winning attack
M Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

Spectacular sac of the Queen
Antoshin vs Y Shaposhnikov, 1951 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

18...Bh6!!
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991 
(B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Tigran's fireworks
Petrosian vs I Pogrebissky, 1949  
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 28 moves, 1-0

Great fight with a lovely final
A Sznapik vs Balashov, 1990 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 68 moves, 0-1

Exciting fight
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0

Jansa's paraphrase of Lasker
Jansa vs Geller, 1970 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 83 moves, 1-0

Kramnik's good day in Sofia
Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2005 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 60 moves, 1-0

Emanuel the Great
Euwe vs Lasker, 1934 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1

A boring player. Really?!
Kramnik vs Leko, 2000 
(B44) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Surprising combination with sac of Bishop on h7
Spassky vs Geller, 1965 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

Savon's fine performance
Savon vs Tal, 1969 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

19.Qxf6!!
Savon vs Polugaevsky, 1971 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0

Big surprize: 31...Rh1+!!
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1899 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

Hort's Great Trap
Polugaevsky vs Hort, 1976 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1

A beautiful mating combination
J Kozma vs L Alster, 1953 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Brilliancy of Ian Rogers
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Master of Chaos
Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Brilliant attack of Iron Tigran
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0

Jansa's Ruy Lopez masterpiece
Jansa vs K Darga, 1989 
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Instructive attack with nice petit combo
Karpov vs Salov, 1993 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

Passed Pawn
Grischuk vs Fressinet, 2000 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

Torre's Windmill
Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Magnificent attack
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1966 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Just In Time Attack
Quinteros vs I Radulov, 1970 
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 0-1

Dutch in Clutch
Vidmar vs Tartakower, 1922  
(A84) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0

Brutal attack
Panov vs N Sorokin, 1953 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Passed Pawns
Karpov vs C Hansen, 1992 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Tartakower's almost brilliancy prize winning game
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1909  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Bogo's great performance
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(C11) French, 51 moves, 1-0

The best scalp
Hort vs Karpov, 1981 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 1-0

Beautiful attack with pretty fireworks
Tal vs Simagin, 1956 
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0

Brilliant Saemisch
Saemisch vs Gruenfeld, 1929 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 1-0

Euwe's brilliant attack
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

25.Bh3!! introduce decisive threats on a1-h8 diagonal.
V Makogonov vs Smyslov, 1940 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Nice shot 35.Rh8 crowned a fine game.
V Makogonov vs Reshevsky, 1939 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

Ancient Modernity
G Neumann vs Paulsen, 1870 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 53 moves, 0-1

Peter's brilliancy
Svidler vs Topalov, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0

Pretty tactics
O Rubtsova vs N Hruskova-Belska, 1950 
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

27.R4f2!!
Pillsbury vs Schiffers, 1898 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

Checkless Kinghunt
Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0

Bishop vs Knight classics
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 71 moves, 1-0

Melting Iron
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1967 
(E61) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Positional masterpiece
Anand vs Ponomariov, 2006 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 56 moves, 1-0

Instructive game with beautiful final.
Kramnik vs Bareev, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0

Excellent Rook & Opposite Colour Bishops Ending
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0

Framing of the King
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Smyslov's Great Dutch
Portisch vs Smyslov, 1971 
(A81) Dutch, 37 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Classics
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1958 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 38 moves, 0-1

Walking on the water
Hjartarson vs J Nogueiras, 1988 
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1

19.Qg5 opens the way to double Rook lift
F Riemann vs M Bier, 1879 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Marta Kills a Kid.
M Litynska vs Chiburdanidze, 1979 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 40 moves, 1-0

The Awesome King
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0

Geller's Brilliant Attack
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Very Iron Tigran
Petrosian vs Unzicker, 1960 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0

Positional dominance crowned by brilliant tactics.
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

The Central Defender
Kholmov vs Filip, 1954 
(D94) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0

Lesson of Strategy in Exchange Variation of QGD
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Beautiful attack
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941 
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0

Exploited Lightsquare Weaknesses
Karpov vs Shirov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Karpov's Fire on Chessboard
Karpov vs Sax, 1983 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Great Catalan against Mr. Catalan
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Flash in the Panno
Panno vs Eliskases, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

Mighty Pin
Stein vs Smyslov, 1972 
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0

French slaughter in great style
Vocaturo vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009 
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0

Gem of Calvia
A Rodriguez Vila vs Z Kozul, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Fantastic Combo
J Zhao vs D Xiu, 2011 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0

Classic g-file attack with sac of Knight on f5
Plachetka vs Z Basagic, 1979 
(E91) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Python in action
Karpov vs Nunn, 1982 
(B33) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0

Great King Hunt
G Machate vs Bogoljubov, 1936 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Beautiful King Hunt
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs. Stonewall
Schlechter vs W John, 1905 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch's Classics
Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1905 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 68 moves, 1-0

Lovely mating pattern
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Pawn Roller
Csom vs A Yusupov, 1982 
(A25) English, 52 moves, 1-0

Velimirovic"s Brilliancy
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

Awesome Battle
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 73 moves, 1-0

Spectacular Vaganian's combination
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1

Lovely ending shot 72.Nh4!!
Goryachkina vs V Gunina, 2019 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 92 moves, 1-0

Awesome Battle
Knaak vs Bronstein, 1979 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Lovely miniature
C Hartlaub vs W Benary, 1911 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Karpov's Brilliancy
Karpov vs Timman, 1988 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

Two Mortal Pins Create Lovely Zugzwang
Smyslov vs V Eingorn, 1988 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 46 moves, 1-0

Positional gem
Petrov vs R Grau, 1939 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Lovely finish of interesting game.
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929 
(A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Pretty attack against King left in the centre
N Salimova vs A Muzychuk, 2023 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Awesome game with lovely finish
B Adhiban vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2023 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 56 moves, 1-0

Tal's Classics
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

Stein's Immortal
Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

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