A brilliant win by Garry. ("Game of The Month," April, 2005.)
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Without question, a great game. See my GOTM for April, 2004.
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
My "Game of The Month" for May, 2006. ("The Star of India.")
Topalov vs Anand, 2006  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
An interesting game ... and a better than average ending.
Van Wely vs V Akopian, 2005  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 44 moves, 1-0
A tough game that really decided the eventual tourney winner!
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2003  (C42) Petrov Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
A short, but interesting struggle.
Svidler vs Shirov, 2003  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
An interesting and complicated game.
Shirov vs B Kurajica, 2004  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0
An interesting struggle, a good game to study for TACTICS!!
Sutovsky vs Nakamura, 2003  (B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
An incredible game that seems to defy computer analysis!!
Rublevsky vs A Volokitin, 2004  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
My "Game of The Month" for April, 2006. (Masterly Q+P endgame.)
Topalov vs Nisipeanu, 2006  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 43 moves, 1-0
An exciting Sicilian ... of course there are sacrifices! 2-04
Anand vs Timman, 2004  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0
My "Game of the Month" for March, 2005. (complex play)
S Volkov vs Sutovsky, 2005  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 42 moves, 0-1
My "Game of The Month" for OCT, 2005. (positional grind)
Ivanchuk vs Efimenko, 2005  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 1-0
My July (2005) "Game of the Month." (nice attack)
Ivanchuk vs Movsesian, 2005  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
A beautiful win ... by one of the best players of all time.
Korchnoi vs Beliavsky, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
My "Game of The Month" for June, 2005.
I Sokolov vs Shirov, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
A difficult theoretical struggle. Where did Black lose?
Van Wely vs Timman, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
An interesting Benoni
P Nikolic vs Navara, 2005  (A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 47 moves, 1-0
Game for November, 2005. (Battle royale!)
Leko vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1
My "Game of The Month" For FEB, 2005. (wild Sicilian)
Anand vs Leko, 2005  (B33) Sicilian, 57 moves, 0-1
My "Game of the Month" for JAN, 2005. (SAC!)
Anand vs Nisipeanu, 2004  (C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Black wins ... in a topical variation. (GOTM; Jan, 2006)
Gelfand vs Bareev, 2005  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 0-1
My "Game of The Month" for March, 2006. (Aronian wins!)
Leko vs Aronian, 2006  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1
A nice effort ... in the Scotch Game. (June, 2006.)
Rublevsky vs Ponomariov, 2006  (C45) Scotch Game, 54 moves, 1-0
A hot one ... in the Slav Defense. (Game for July, 2006.)
Shirov vs Harikrishna, 2006  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
The power of the Queen and Knight. (August, 2006.)
Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2006  (E97) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Best Game ("Game of the Month") Feb, 2006
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
GOTM for Oct, 2011. Brilliant play in a Fianchetto Grunfeld.
M Rodshtein vs J Zhou, 2011  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 38 moves, 1-0
A very good Grunfeld game. (November, 2011)
Nakamura vs Ivanchuk, 2011  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
GOTM for December, 2011. (King's Indian.)
Anand vs Nakamura, 2011  (E97) King's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
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