In the beginning... Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0 The first theory appeared... Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0 A great proved to be a giant. McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1 The only threat. La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834   (C23) Bishop's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1 The best of his time... Saint Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0 The pawns are the soul of chess. Philidor vs NN, 1790  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0 The romantic world champion. J Schulten vs Kieseritzky, 1850  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1 Natural talent for chess. Paulsen vs Owen, 1862  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0 The father of our theory. Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0 Always and everywhere: Attack! Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0 What's a "linkmiechel"? NN vs Blackburne, 1871   (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1 Anderssen's best pupil. Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0 Nearly a world champion. Chigorin vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1903  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0 Blackburne's graetest rival. Blackburne vs Gunsberg, 1895  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1 He loved the beauty of chess. Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914   (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1 Specialized in brilliancy prizes. J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0 As long as there are pieces, there are chances. Janowski vs J N Berger, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0 The lord of the kings. Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0 Too lazy to become worldchampion... Teichmann vs Allies, 1905  (C56) Two Knights, 35 moves, 1-0 Master of defences. Maroczy vs Marshall, 1907  (C48) Four Knights, 60 moves, 1-0 Master of the breakthrough Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0 Too brief carreer Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0 Too kind to become worldchampion. Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0 Attack! Marshall vs Stodie, 1920  (B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0 Position & combination Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908   (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0 "A good chessplayer has to be a good person." Duras vs Spielmann, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0 Vitality and love for the game. O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0 The last romantic player... Spielmann vs L'Hermet, 1927  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0 The Rosenthal game. Nimzowitsch vs Vidmar, 1927  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1 Always searching complications... Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1 Always 1.c4. Carls vs Spielmann, 1912  (A25) English, 27 moves, 1-0 Block it! P F Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1 Chess machine. Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0 1.Nf3: The opening of the future. Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0 Optimistic until he died. Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0 Mastering the pawns. Bogoljubov vs Yates, 1925  (E91) King's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1 A high beauty - concentration. Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1 Flexibility. Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1 Trainer & teacher. Flohr vs V Mikenas, 1938 (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0 The Flamish lion keeps clawing. Colle vs Euwe, 1924  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0 The best in the west? Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0 Talent from Russia. Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0 First "wonder-kid" ever. Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0 Basic chess endings... Fine vs R Levenstein, 1932  (A53) Old Indian, 63 moves, 1-0 Never worldchampion, but one of the best. A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1 The sharpest player ever? Smyslov vs Szabo, 1949  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1 A practical theorist. Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1967  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0 Opening prophet. O'Kelly vs Denker, 1948  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 Mastering the endgame. E Eliskases vs Gruenfeld, 1933  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0 Attacking pacifist. Pachman vs Kholmov, 1947  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik beated. Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 "A future worldchampion" - Alekhine. Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 0-1 Funny man, funny games. A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 Nearly worldchampion (no inspiration). Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 'Draufgänger' in action. Geller vs Polugaevsky, 1961  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 1-0 Attacking position player. Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961   (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 The man of 1955. Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0 The lonely Danish topplayer. Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 Wonderboy who stopped. Panno vs Spassky, 1955  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0 Solid drawingmaster. Unzicker vs Filip, 1955  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 19 moves, 0-1 Humour in chess. Szabo vs J H Donner, 1968  (A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 24 moves, 0-1 A gentle boy with a demonical playstyle. O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1 Put your pieces in the centre and sacrifiece them. Tal vs Larsen, 1965   (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0 Tal II. Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1 Crazy genuine. Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 Hungarian giant. Portisch vs Petrosian, 1967  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0 Great old Viktor. Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1965  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 39 moves, 0-1 Best Swedish player ever Ulf Andersson vs Karpov, 1995  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0 Can't pass that Dutch. E Torre vs Timman, 1982  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 0-1 One of the K's. Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0 Strategy on a high level. Keene vs Miles, 1976   (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0 Always fighting. Minic vs A Planinc, 1975  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1 Polu = Great sicilian line. Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0 More than Kasparov's second. Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1981  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0 Never even candidate, but... Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0 Asia's first grandmaster. E Torre vs Gheorghiu, 1972  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 36 moves, 1-0 Fond of the "uncommon opening". Karpov vs Miles, 1980   (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1 Dynamic dynamite. Speelman vs Short, 1988  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0 Gazza the great. Kasparov vs Csom, 1980  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0 Inventive attacking player. Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0 Worldchampion chess books writing? Seirawan vs Spassky, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0 Another great Englishman. Adams vs Bareev, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0 He knew what he was worth. Korchnoi vs Salov, 1991  (B10) Caro-Kann, 21 moves, 0-1 Agressive drawmaster. Gelfand vs Anand, 1993  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0 Idem dito. Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1 Fire on the board! Shirov vs T Thorhallsson, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0 Speedy Vishy. Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0 Dreaming killer. Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0 FIDE worldchampion: A worthless title? Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2003  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 Best woman ever. Judit Polgar vs Karpov, 2003  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0 Another K Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1 The courage to PLAY. Topalov vs Bareev, 1997  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0 Varied openings. Svidler vs Bareev, 2004  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0 Fire on the board. Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004  (B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 Winning equalizer. Leko vs Radjabov, 2003  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0 Promising future. Anand vs Radjabov, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1 Another wonderchild. Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0 The hope of the future. Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0 He made the best problems ever. C Golmayo vs Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1 Everybody is a grandmaster in his best moments. NN vs E Fossan, 1991  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0 100 games