penetration on the G-spot
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
"black hole"
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
"Queen gambit"
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Bow before the kinght pair!
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Classical greek architecture - f6 f7 h6 h7
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Castle into the fire!
Reti vs Capablanca, 1928  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Back to the romantic era
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
"Mars"
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Monarchal journey to the promised land
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Forced, forced and forced!!!
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
A lone rook in the seventh rank: An asset or a liability?
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Immobilized pieces are prisoners of war
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Self-destruction
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Be6... Counter of the century!
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
"The foreseeing eye"
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Long range weapon of mass destruction
J Mieses vs Von Bardeleben, 1905  (C13) French, 32 moves, 1-0
"piece storm"
J Mieses vs NN, 1900  (C27) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Magical queen
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
"Immortal duel"
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
A journey to the north
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
king stranded
S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985  (A60) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
The eight pawn gambit
W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884  (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0
"Tactical Crescendo"
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
"Knight Thrust"
G Vescovi vs Karpov, 2004  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
"The collapse of empire"
de Firmian vs P Nikolic, 1985  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Activity under the "spotlight"
Alekhine vs V Rozanov, 1909  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
"Sneaky Pawn"
J Mieses vs M Brody, 1908  (C28) Vienna Game, 39 moves, 1-0
"Flame-Thrower"
C Morrison vs M Basman, 1981  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
A1 B2 gate blash open!
Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1
Jude knock on heaven's door
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
"modern gambit"
G Minchev vs Y Stoynov, 1991  (C46) Three Knights, 67 moves, 1-0
absolute zero counterplay
Petrosian vs Unzicker, 1960  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
Is it really a blunder?
Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
Unexpected decoy
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
"choking"
I Rabinovich vs Nimzowitsch, 1925  (E12) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 0-1
"Paralysed King"
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
"Blackened Pancake"
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1973  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0
"Trojan Horse"
Karjakin vs Malinin, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Third round knockout
Shulman vs D Marciano, 1997  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1-0
"Holy Knights"
Adams vs Kasparov, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 0-1
One pawn rule them all !
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
"Spectator Queen"
J Augustin vs Nunn, 1977  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
"adultery" punished!
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
"Useless" Queen
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Pawns - soul of victory
Shirov vs Yudasin, 1994  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 36 moves, 1-0
fragile barrier
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
"Isaasac"
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1967  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
" dynamic prologue "
Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959  (A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0
gung-ho attack
A Yam vs Shirov, 2005  (A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Best interpose in history
Alekhine vs A Popovic, 1930  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Strategic Tal
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1913  (A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
"road block" rook
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
book combination
G Ravinsky vs G Ilivitsky, 1952  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 27 moves, 1-0
Knight on the rim is grin
Onischuk vs Shulman, 2005  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
giant pawn leap
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
three children verse an adult
Short vs R J Miles, 1976  (B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0
evil diagonal
Short vs Morozevich, 2005  (C41) Philidor Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
Knightmare
Shirov vs Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
tactical fairytale
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
immortal maneuver game
Ivanchuk vs N Delgado Ramirez, 2005  (B58) Sicilian, 72 moves, 1-0
insane territory control
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
"immortal blockade"
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
"waiting moves"
Larsen vs Spassky, 1964  (A03) Bird's Opening, 60 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs K Georgiev, 2002  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
fritz eyesight
G Kuzmin vs Alburt, 1971  (A59) Benko Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
rise of the machine!
Stockfish vs Rybka, 2009  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 78 moves, 0-1
crazy windmill
Westerinen vs G Sigurjonsson, 1977  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
exploitation of undeveloped queenside
Bronstein vs R Vedder, 1997  (E16) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
the swindler!
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
The great art of attack!
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
opposite colour dance!
Bologan vs A Adly, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
dream combination
Y Yu vs Li Shilong, 2012  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 47 moves, 1-0
squeeze play
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Philidor's tonado
Tal vs Zwaigzne, 1952  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
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