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My Favorite Games
Compiled by JYMMI
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Games selected by me as the best games ever played.

Great game by Kasparov, probaly the best game he ever played
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1

There is no need of commmeting this game...
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Three queen sacrificies
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Topalov beat Kramnik in an amazing tactical game.
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Great game by Kramnik, but black started more offensive
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

This is a good computer, but a human will be always the better
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996 
(C47) Four Knights, 47 moves, 0-1

Full of critical positions and great moves
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1998 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1-0

Great sacrifice of queen
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1998 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Great rooks endgame
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 2002 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0

Polgar's best game in my opinion
J Polgar vs Topalov, 1994 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Black had got some advantage but Polgar win cleverly
J Polgar vs Anand, 1999 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Material isn't the most import thing in chess
Vladimirov vs D Donchev, 1976 
(A15) English, 42 moves, 1-0

A clever counterattack by Tigran
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1

It's probaly the best game Morozevich ever played
Morozevich vs Radjabov, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 92 moves, 1-0

Queen sacrifice
Ed. Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Another queen sacrifice.
Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Trap on Giuoco Piano
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0

Nice trap
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Trap on the king's gambit
A Meek vs NN, 1855 
(000) Chess variants, 7 moves, 1-0

Nice trap on sicilian defense
V Borsony vs A Laustsen, 1956 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 7 moves, 1-0

Trap on scandinavian
I Berzina vs V Sondore, 1965 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

Trap for capturing the queen on the sicilian defense
D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0

Trap for capturing the rook
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

Trap for black
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

Endgame tactics, probably the best endgame ever played
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

WCC2007 Great game, amazing. Knight sacrificie and blunders.
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Smith Morra
Tal vs M Neibults, 1959 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0

Judit Polgar beats Boris Gelfand in chorus 2008
Gelfand vs J Polgar, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

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