Polerio vs Domenico, 1610  (C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
I am including this because the first move is uncommon
S Boden vs J Owen, 1856  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
another 1.D3 opening
J Owen vs Burn, 1874  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
1. F4 is an interesting way to open
Cochrane vs A Deschapelles, 1821  (000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 0-1
Why are there so few women masters?
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
The rarest first move of all. Used only once (1. NA3)
G Minchev vs O Santana, 1987  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 76 moves, 1-0
An interesting opening.
A Lehtinen vs T Simola, 1995  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Same first move as Lehtinen vs. Simola
L Boeye vs E Denayer, 2001  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1
See my 'kibitz' if you like.
A D Martin vs M Basman, 1984  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Korody vs Bologh, 1933  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
The ending is interesting.
E Grivas vs Movsesian, 2002  (A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1
His name was "Knight".
Blackburne vs W Knight, 1878  (B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1-0
His name was "Bishop"
A Haik vs M Bishop, 1994  (C28) Vienna Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Barden also wrote a beginner's book on Chess.
R Abadi vs L Barden, 1972  (B58) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs D Letterman, 1989  (B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 1-0
A child prodigy.
Carlsen vs D Rylander, 2003  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 33 moves, 1-0
Everyone has a bad day now and then.
Korchnoi vs Bronstein, 1959  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
A nice ending.
L Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
interesting opening
Uwe Daemering vs B Rozov, 1999 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 0-1
Check out the first eight moves.
Burn vs C F Burille, 1889  (C49) Four Knights, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
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