Benko gambit goes bad
V Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Check? No, Checkmate!
Alekhine vs A Popovic, 1930  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Check and Mate!
Portisch vs Pinter, 1984  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
A Queen sac and a King chase, who could ask for more?
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
Kasparov's Immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Endgame Extraordinaire by Capablanca
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Yusupov does an end run around Taimanov's defenses
Taimanov vs Yusupov, 1982  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 42 moves, 0-1
Fantastic combination of position and tactics by black
Hug vs S Halkias, 2005  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Don't (immediately) take material just because you can
Leitao vs Baburin, 1998  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
Kaspy forces the position open with the exchange sac
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
An epaulette mate by Carlsen
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Great struggle between two of the favorites of WCC 2005
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2
2001: A Chess Odyssey (Poole-Hal9000)
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Another tactical gem from the Tal man...
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
For Vienna Gambit Fans
Young / Burille vs Ware / Snow, 1888  (C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0
How not to play the Vienna with white, by Emanuel Lasker
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889  (C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
Stein outfoxes Tal
Stein vs Tal, 1961  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Brilliancy by Bronstein on move 24.
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965  (A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
White misses a win with 32.Nf5!!
M Yudovich Sr. vs Ragozin, 1937  (E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall Gambit ..Rxh3! crushes white
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Ain't That a Shane
McShane vs Kramnik, 2012  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 94 moves, 1-0
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