Alekhine sacrifices three queens!
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Competitive Piece Munching
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
The Cinderella h-pawn!
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Central Pawn Power
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
A beautiful new addition
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
An elaborate exchange of rooks
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Who needs this queen, anyway?
Y Rusakov vs B Verlinsky, 1947  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
It is better to have queened and lost...
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
What the heck? Queen with check!
S Robovic vs Van Wely, 1992  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
A strange gambit
A Grosch vs J Grabenhorst, 1987  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Underpromotion to Knight: checkmate!
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1
Look! The knight changed colors!
Korody vs Bologh, 1933  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
How to win by moving only pawns
NN vs H Bruening, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 6 moves, 0-1
A "dead" pawn threatens the unthinkable
T Espig vs G Moehring, 1973  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Victory for the No Name Cinderella
J Wilson vs NN, 1795  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1
Whoops!
Koblents vs V Zagorovsky, 1946  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
A bust to the King's Gambit
S Buecker vs C Herbrechtsmeier, 1983  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 0-1
Smyslov's counterattack
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Deja vu!
Janowski vs Ed. Lasker, 1924  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Two queens for one
Shirov vs Yudasin, 1994  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 36 moves, 1-0
The Usurper
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
J Walker vs A Smith, 1884 (C28) Vienna Game, 21 moves, 1-0
The Early Bird...
Glicksteen vs E Lawrence, 1971  (A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
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