A "fine" game.
Fine vs W Winter, 1936  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Prodigy vs. prodigy.
Reshevsky vs Capablanca, 1935  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
Fines caro-kann brilliancy-with black
M Monticelli vs Fine, 1934  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1
Der Kleine Capablanca-Kashdans greatest ending.
Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 1-0
Kings Bishop pawn murder case.
Colle vs Kashdan, 1931  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1
Denkers greatest game?
Szabo vs Denker, 1946  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 39 moves, 0-1
Pillsburys dramatic triumph
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury's greatest breakthrough
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury defeats the master of defense.
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury wins brilliantly, cheers ring for him
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
marshall keeps Burn from lighting up
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
Indian war dance
Marshall vs Burn, 1907  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Marshalls best-but second best to Reti
Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Bobby crushes Geller-for once.
Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0
In Pillsburys style
L Christiansen vs Spassky, 1981  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Christiansen teaches Portisch a lesson
L Christiansen vs Portisch, 1981  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Serawans perfect game.
Seirawan vs Timman, 1990  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Seirawan crushes Victor the terrible.
Korchnoi vs Seirawan, 1984  (A09) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
Seirawan beats the champ!
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Ne8!
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky on the attack
Reshevsky vs J H Donner, 1966  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
"Vintage Reshevsky"-Bronstien
Reshevsky vs Averbakh, 1953  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Reshevskys best game?
Keres vs Reshevsky, 1963  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 73 moves, 0-1
beats him like a child.
Marshall vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Out nimzos Nimzo
Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1928  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Bright spot of first radio match
I A Horowitz vs Flohr, 1945  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Geller gets Byrned
Geller vs D Byrne, 1955  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
R.Byrne at Leningrad 1973
Larsen vs R Byrne, 1973  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Grandmaster from Oregon
Dake vs Alekhine, 1932  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0
Grandmaster from Oregon, part 2
Dake vs C H Alexander, 1933 (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 31 moves, 1-0
Herman beats Lajos
L Steiner vs H Steiner, 1931  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
Steiner thinks like a grandmaster.
Kotov vs H Steiner, 1946  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 72 moves, 0-1
steiners best game?
Golombek vs H Steiner, 1952 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
browne beats the magician
Tal vs Browne, 1975  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1
Fine beats Botvinniks French at AVRO
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
Fine at his most relentless
Fine vs Flohr, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
Fines crowning win at A.V.R.O
Fine vs Alekhine, 1938  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 46 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Geller, 1967  (E92) King's Indian, 73 moves, 1-0
strong enough to be a GM but...
Kupchik vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
Kupchick at Lake Hopatcong 1926
Kupchik vs Maroczy, 1926  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
another lost US GM
A Planinc vs J Tarjan, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
a classic attack by Defirmian
de Firmian vs P Nikolic, 1985  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Two tough customers
Reshevsky vs Kotov, 1953  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 42 moves, 1-0
Browne beats Karpovs trainer
Furman vs Browne, 1975  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 56 moves, 0-1
Kashdan mates a future world champ.
Kashdan vs Euwe, 1932  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Big, big upset in Moscow.
M Pavey vs Keres, 1954  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
Evans plays a symphony
Evans vs H Opsahl, 1950  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 81 moves, 1-0
Evans beats the old master.
Euwe vs Evans, 1951  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 39 moves, 0-1
Evans outplays the Piano player.
Taimanov vs Evans, 1954  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 36 moves, 0-1
shoot the piano player
Taimanov vs Evans, 1954  (E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 55 moves, 0-1
'young man, you play well"
Fine vs Lasker, 1936  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
one-time prodigy beats G.O.M
Lasker vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
Fine sacs his queen in the opening
Fine vs Gruenfeld, 1936  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 52 moves, 1-0
karpov loses to larry-and how!
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993  (E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0
Fischers revenge.
Kholmov vs Fischer, 1967  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 32 moves, 0-1
Lombardy beats Korchnoi-defensively.
Korchnoi vs Lombardy, 1979  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 55 moves, 0-1
Forgotten man of US chess.
O Chajes vs Capablanca, 1916  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 66 moves, 1-0
Fischer outplays Donners two Bishops.
Fischer vs J H Donner, 1965  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 35 moves, 1-0
Bobbys queen is boss
Portisch vs Fischer, 1966  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
Robert Byrne at his best
V Kozomara vs R Byrne, 1967  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Black magic
Zhe Quan vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 55 moves, 0-1
the great swindler
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
Lombardy triumphs at Toronto
M Gerusel vs Lombardy, 1957  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1
Lombardy get brilliancy prize-from Marcos
Lombardy vs Quinteros, 1973  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Lombardys triumph against Spassky
Spassky vs Lombardy, 1960  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1
Dake at Folkestone 1933
Dake vs M Luckis, 1933  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Another Christiansen brilliancy
Huebner vs L Christiansen, 1990  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 23 moves, 0-1
Reshevskys bolt from the blue..Bxf2!!
S Landau vs Reshevsky, 1937  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
Reshevskys dancing knights
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Bobby offers the lady to the Mongolian
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Smyslov runs out of checks.
R Byrne vs Smyslov, 1976  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0
Byrne burns the great Dane-again.
R Byrne vs Larsen, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 52 moves, 1-0
Why did he have to catch syphilis?
Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1895  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
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