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Masterpieces of chess history
Compiled by ahmadov
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Chess history is full of masterpieces. I tried to include some of them in this collection. If you have any comment on this collection, please, send it to me at zahirruh@hotmail.com

This is certainly jewel of chess
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Kramnik beats Kasparov easily and masterfully
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1-0

The Immortal Game...
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

... and the Evergreen Game should certainly go here
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

A masterpiece of illiterate GM
Sultan Khan vs Capablanca, 1930 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0

Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1943  
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 27 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Kasparov's immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

Anand sacrifies two pieces to mate in 13 moves
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Radjabov's jewel
Karjakin vs Radjabov, 2008 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 52 moves, 0-1

Well done, Micky!
Polgar vs Adams, 1999 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 0-1

A great game by a computer programme
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

Kramnik!
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Petrosian, 1970 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs N Rashkovsky, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

A brilliant game by Euwe
Euwe vs H Weenink, 1923 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

13 year old Fischer's masterpiece
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

One of my old favorite games with Queen sacrifice
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Tal, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

Simple and beautiful
Alekhine vs A Munoz, 1945 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

Letelier vs Fischer, 1960 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913 
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

This game makes people apply the three-move-repeatation rule
G Neumann vs Steinitz, 1870 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 124 moves, 0-1

Easy mate by Alekhine
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

King foresees everything
Short vs Timman, 1991 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

A masterpiece played in Baku
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

One of the great games of Tal
Tal vs A Kolarov, 1957 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Timman crushing Kasparov in a wonderful game
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

A nice mate
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Great endgame by Shark
Mamedyarov vs Kamsky, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 1-0

Another version of the Legal mate
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890 
(C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

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