From Diagonal to Square Knights
H Clemenz vs F Eisenschmidt, 1862  (C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Building a Temple
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1843  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
8 Pawn Gambit
W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884  (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0
The King Goes to Kill
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Pieces go back home
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Unexpected Guest
Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
All want an A!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1
Queen in Prison
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
The Heavy Piece Pyramid
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0
Noone cares about the heavy pieces.
H Helms vs O Tenner, 1942  (C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
2 Deadly Hanging Knights
A Rabinovich vs L Christiansen, 1995  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1
The Pawn's Revenge
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Suicidal Queen
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Center Pawns Unmoved Win
C Guimard vs L Piazzini, 1938  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
No Pieces Taken
A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
The King in the wrong castle
Short vs Gelfand, 1991  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0
Peace Talk First!
A Lehtinen vs T Simola, 1995  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
3 Queen vs 2
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
Long is the Word
I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2
Morphy Checkmates from the Corner
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Kasparov Ripping The Opponents Castle Apart
Kasparov vs S Palatnik, 1978  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 1-0
Huge Pawn Pyramid
Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956  (C58) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
1 Rook for 5 Pawns
Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1
Squeeze in the Jungle
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1926  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Minor Piece's King Death Ceremony
S S Dodge vs J Houghteling, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
Capa Pawn Force
I Kan vs Capablanca, 1936  (C25) Vienna, 56 moves, 0-1
Queen dies to invite the king.
Piket vs R Douven, 1988  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Geller vs E Etcheverry, 1954  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 28 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sacrifice to get Knights in
Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2001  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
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