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Compiled by alspookyd
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Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

M Marks vs H Meyer, 1871 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

W Strum vs J McManus, 1997 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 40 moves, 1-0

Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

sac sac mate!
Carlsen vs L Drabke, 2003 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

W D Evans vs McDonnell, 1829 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs W E Napier, 1898 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

queen sac
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

instructive rook ending
Andersson vs Leko, 1996 
(A15) English, 91 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

pawn attack!
E Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984 
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1975 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0

I A Horowitz vs Denker, 1936 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Kasparov, 1992 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 33 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs von Feldt, 1916 
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs A Cruz, 1941 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

King dominates
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

eye of the tiger
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

beautiful and instructive middlegame
H Steiner vs Euwe, 1948 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0

Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs Taimanov, 1953 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

mating net
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

back from behind
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956 
(A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

marching soldier
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

A queen for a king
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

King meets king
Short vs Timman, 1991 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

Beautiful Windmill
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

beautiful, tactical forced mate
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Bird vs Englisch, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

crazy attack
A Dadian vs M Bitcham, 1892 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1

L Day vs E Macskasy, 1975 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 41 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Koblents, 1957 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

on the attack
Spielmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Kasparov, 1991 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0

Nice minature...whatup tactics
A Blackmar vs A Lapeyre, 1882 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs P Meitner, 1860 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

T C Fox vs Timman, 1970 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1

Beautiful mating net
J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Koblents, 1961 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0

G Mititelu vs Tal, 1958 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

calculate
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

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