B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Hurt's Position hurt
E Hurt vs D Baca, 1987  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
Nice Miniature
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985  (E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik, 1937  (C02) French, Advance, 55 moves, 0-1
Nice Queen Sacrifice
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Norwood's Nice Sacrifices
S Saeed vs D Norwood, 1984  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 25 moves, 0-1
cool game
Chandler vs Y Gruenfeld, 1979  (B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 0-1
Morphy's Queen sac
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Cool Mate
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Elegant resignation
J C Benjamin vs Chandler, 1977  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Puzzling End Game
Sax vs Adorjan, 1971  (B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1
Rook sac
E Grant vs Salov, 1983  (B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
'Almost' doesn't count
W Adams vs Ed. Lasker, 1947  (C25) Vienna, 19 moves, 0-1
knight sac
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
Trusty Benoni
J Mileika vs Tal, 1953  (A60) Benoni Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Classic from the 1800's
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
'Kramped' Position
Nunn vs Kramnik, 1995 (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Voss at a Loss
E Voss vs Kramnik, 1996  (D94) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1
Emanuel Lasker
Reti vs Lasker, 1908  (C56) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1
g2 Rook Sac
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1895  (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Never give up!
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Game of the Century
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Squirmin' Furman
Furman vs Spassky, 1957  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Spassky Miniature
V Mikenas vs Spassky, 1962  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Gipslis Missed
Gipslis vs Spassky, 1959  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 22 moves, 0-1
Constant attacks
Bitanov vs Schmidt, 1971  (C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Morphy's Gem
A Meek vs Morphy, 1857  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Winawer
Sax vs I Farago, 1973  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
St George defense
J P Nelson vs M Basman, 1991  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Knight, Bish & Pawn vs. Rook
J Berry vs M Brooks, 2003 (C15) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
Queenless attack
E Preissmann vs L Day, 1978  (B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1
Combination vs Positional play
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
dangerous black Pawn on e4
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
The back rank
Tukmakov vs Kasparov, 1981  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
white camp infiltration
Kavalek vs Kasparov, 1982  (E90) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
J Votava vs A Zatonskih, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Two final spite checks.
T Lichtenhein vs Morphy, 1857  (C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1
T Thorsteinsson vs Nakamura, 2004  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
M M Aithmidou vs S Beshukov, 2004  (B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
G Ravinsky vs P Romanovsky, 1926 (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
38...Ra5!
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2009  (B33) Sicilian, 100 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1920  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
M Thaler vs S Sloan, 2003  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
D Aldrich vs S Sloan, 2007  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
W Pollock vs Gunsberg, 1889  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
K Honfi vs Portisch, 1964 (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1
J Pinski vs A Zontakh, 2001  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
I Nei vs Gleizerov, 1995  (C02) French, Advance, 16 moves, 0-1
E Pospisilova vs I Kopecek, 1968  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
M Steadman vs M Basman, 1985  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
L Schepers vs J L Jouy, 1983  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 0-1
De La Mothe vs M Basman, 1984  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
J Lynch vs P Michel, 1945  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
W Cunningham vs G Wiesgickl, 1997 (A10) English, 54 moves, 0-1
R Thoma vs T Vogler, 1995  (A10) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Tal, 1984  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1
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