if there could only be one...
Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Lopez-Marshall
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1
endgame surprises well analyzed
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (A61) Benoni, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2005  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Corus
Anand vs Gelfand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0
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Morozevich vs Khalifman, 2005  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 54 moves, 1-0
23.Qd2 in Zaitsef/Flohr
Anand vs Adams, 2005  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Tal sacrifice
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
beauty sac
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
4...a6 slav
Gelfand vs Bareev, 2005  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 0-1
Scotch
Rublevsky vs Onischuk, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nobody believed it was a draw.
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018  (B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
analyze later
Bareev vs Gelfand, 2019 (E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Paehtz Analysis
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Sacrifices and mating nets galore
D Dvirnyy vs Shirov, 2020  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1
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