Fox hunt-watch the chase of the king
T C Fox vs Timman, 1970  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1
black wins after...1...h5
I Ivanov vs G Minchev, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
white exercizes-or exorcizes black's king
T Enkhbat vs Shulman, 2002  (E92) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
All white pieces on white-black pieces on black.
Krasenkow vs Klovans, 1987  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 58 moves, 1-0
take my rook-please!
Hug vs Hort, 1972  (E17) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Pawns in diamond shape around black's knight move 26.
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860  (C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Max Lange gets attacked-mated by third knight in 8!!
H Reinle vs Lange, 1936  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
en passant mate-discovered check from 2 directions.
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0
Almond's joy-to chase queen from pillar to post
R Almond vs T Spanton, 2001  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
Wagner "RING"s one up.
H Wagner vs W Schoenmann, 1919  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
a heartless attack by Valentine!
De Vere vs J Minchin, 1871  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
Pawn motes without promotion
A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
easy street-or maybe not
T Weinberger vs F Street, 1976  (E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1
After 24 f4-there are two linking chains of four pawns each
J Kolski vs T Regedzinski, 1938  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 37 moves, 0-1
When you see a fork by a knight-take it.
Chigorin vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1903  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
multi-colored pawn chain-after 4 moves;ends in smothered mate
Kasparov vs M Wahls, 1992  (B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 1-0
black's king resembles Kevin McAllister:HOME ALONE
Panno vs Eliskases, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
The immortal overprtection game
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
good Griefe! black is steamrolled!
J Grefe vs Browne, 1973  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0
Shayne is no Fischer
Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
three sets of doubled pawns-black gets steamrolled
Pillsbury vs E Delmar, 1893  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
king chased unto staid pawns
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1967  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
sham sac-or offer black couldn't refuse
Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959  (A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0
one,two knockout punch!!
S Conquest vs D Marciano, 2001  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
all 4 rooks battling on a-file
Shamkovich vs Benjamin, 1976  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
ol' McDonald had a farm...
J MacDonald vs N Davies, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0
Nun like it -watch the bishops!
G Flear vs Nunn, 1987  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
Ahhhhh Bach! He can queen but is mated on the spot!
M Bach vs R Schubert, 1996  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 53 moves, 0-1
Hamppe is hampered by bad play.
K Hamppe vs A Schwarz, 1873  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
sac-ed horsie and ring-around-the-rosie bishop.
Onischuk vs Shulman, 2005  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Chandler's sac-ed queen had a lot of FRIENDS
Chandler vs A Fernandes, 2001  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
Salo Flohr floors another Salo
Flohr vs S Landau, 1930  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Polish Wing Gambit: 1 b4 a5---my response to b4,would be AFTER
Sokolsky vs Flohr, 1953  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
black copied until he was mated.
Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0
pirana pawns and shark bishops
P Kranzl vs Blatny, 1991  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
variation of Reti-T mate/bishop and rook mate 2 ways
Salov vs A Mikhalchishin, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 1-0
white does NOT recapture the bishop!
Balashov vs P Biyiasas, 1976  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
a-ward winning game
W G Ward vs H Browne, 1874  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Muzio in reverse-pt 2
Wardaugh vs C Brown, 1969  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
a square of kisses in the middle
R Bar vs E Carmel, 2001  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
watch for bishops casting shadows
V Bogdanovski vs Golubev, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
Shipov fools?
S Shipov vs Miles, 1998  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
full nelson
Adianto vs N Mariano, 2005  (A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
Kneebone disconected by double check-and mate
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985  (B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
The Sultan takes the Flohr
Sultan Khan vs Flohr, 1932  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 70 moves, 1-0
nightmare!
J Emms vs S Williams, 2001  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Planinc for success
D Minic vs A Planinc, 1975  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
Black-burned
E Thorold vs Blackburne, 1890  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Teller "Penned"
K Opocensky vs A Teller, 1928  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 56 moves, 1-0
Juri is sequestered (and hunted down)
M Tomcik vs J Dovzik, 2000  (B33) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Burnt by a wooden Nickel-there Arno end to puns here.
A Nickel vs B Leiber, 1996  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 1-0
Knight is attacked by knights
T Knight vs I Asmundsson, 1974  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Make Up!!!!
S Factor vs F M Currier, 1923  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
The Levy will break!!
Smyslov vs D Levy, 1970  (A25) English, 31 moves, 1-0
several pieces in pairs-late endgame trap mate
J Echavarria vs J Szmetan, 1999  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 53 moves, 0-1
Camp Krystall Lake
D Krystall vs J Burstow, 1974  (B32) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
fear or fire? either way,black is in hot water.
D Di Berardino vs A Fier, 2007  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
Roz rolls!!
Macieja vs Rozentalis, 1999  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
Dangerman out of his field-a WEDDING
D Wedding vs Dangerman, 1994  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
white castled out of habit-not protection
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935  (C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
black has his play Bass-ackwards
E Rubinstein vs Bass, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
Vicary dickery doc-you are afraid of the mouse
I Krush vs E Vicary, 2007  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
HOMER loses-d'oh
HIARCS vs Homer, 2007  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
J Bourne's opponent caught in the "Webb"
J Bourne vs Low Ying Min, 2003  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
White has just "Taimanov" to lose.
Taimanov vs Yusupov, 1982  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 42 moves, 0-1
white's game is on the fritz-lol
Fritz vs E F Pecci, 2001  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
oh,laugh at me as I make the pawns move!
V Rothuis vs F Olafsson, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1
Nicky's impudent pawn
N Ninov vs I Cheparinov, 2005  (C57) Two Knights, 37 moves, 0-1
Fleddy Kluger?
S Bartha vs G Kluger, 1979  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Frankenstein wins on the Halloween GOTD
Burn vs E Frankenstein, 1871  (C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1
Turbostar-a computer speeding out of control
Kasparov vs Turbostar, 1985  (A20) English, 34 moves, 1-0
White is a "Native American" giver.
O Lie vs H Theting, 1985  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0
a victory is assured (or insured)
New Haven vs Hartford, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1
slugin'it out.
Zvjaginsev vs S Slugin, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
great rook and bishop chase
Schlechter vs Herzfeld, 1893  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Bauer loses in 24! (moves,that is)
C Bauer vs V Malakhov, 1999  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1
black's queen dances her way into our hearts
B Andersen vs Petrosian, 1960  (E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 29 moves, 0-1
1 Na3-the Nadia attack!
G Minchev vs O Santana, 1987  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 76 moves, 1-0
Houston,We have a problem...
Short vs D Houston, 1981  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Sax and Violins
Smyslov vs Sax, 1979  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 54 moves, 0-1
The TASC-master
Nunn vs TASC R30, 1995  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
a bishop is trapped in his church
I Cheparinov vs X Bu, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1-0
rolling the BONEs
F Slous vs W Bone, 1846  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Amos Burn-pipes on for a F13 GOTD
Burn vs Owen, 1874  (B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0
eight pieces occupy 7th-only two are pawns
Eliskases vs L Laurine, 1935  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
check the names! A giant beats a patriot!
Morphy vs T J Bryan, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0
Zsuzsa's petals.-smothered mate or fork
I Hausner vs S Polgar, 1983  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Bataan rook march
E Post vs Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
Can't stand ya'
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
the profit Elijah
E Williams vs Staunton, 1851  (A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
great finish:four pawns beat the rook.
Karjakin vs Radjabov, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 52 moves, 0-1
great headache cure.
R Hermansen vs Bayer, 1994  (B32) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Bird a victim of GOOD Gossip
Gossip vs Bird, 1873  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 47 moves, 1-0
take my rook-please!
Bird vs J W Shaw, 1877  (000) Chess variants, 50 moves, 1-0
four pieces for a queen,but Q is quick on the draw!
E Gereben vs A D de Groot, 1936  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
a goofy one!
Miles vs A Vaisser, 1998  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
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