May The Force Be With You
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Action flick
S Belavenets vs Botvinnik, 1934  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
To Meet Short
Kasparov vs Short, 1993  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Vendetta
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  (B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
And it makes me Wonder ...
V Akopian vs A Lugovoi, 2004  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 32 moves, 1-0
Maybe next time, Q
Quinteros vs Fischer, 1970  (A10) English, 42 moves, 0-1
Incredible positional foresight
Szabo vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 37 moves, 0-1
A Thief
Alekhine vs Reti, 1924  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 1-0
Power of rooks
K Nadporoshky vs Botvinnik, 1925  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
White death down H file
Alekhine vs Lilienthal, 1933  (A22) English, 56 moves, 1-0
Judgement day
Hydra vs Fritz, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Peter Pan
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Magical Grunfeld
Bisguier vs Benko, 1963  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Attack to draw
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (E92) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian beats Pachman in a spectacular way -again
Pachman vs Petrosian, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
Advantage built in heaven
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Symphaty for the devil
Marshall vs Lasker, 1914  (A53) Old Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Defensive masterpiece
Anand vs Ftacnik, 1993  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Anand isn't afraid of endgame
Bacrot vs Anand, 2006  (E12) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1
Two fighters
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
Alekhine's trademark game
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
C'est la vie.
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Once upon a time in Sicily
Leko vs Kasparov, 2003  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mad Leko
Leko vs L Bruzon Batista, 2005  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 25 moves, 1-0
Crocodile
P Mithrakanth vs Anand, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 0-1
Sleepy Hollow
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1932  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Good Times, Bad Times
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (A15) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Energy
Spassky vs Taimanov, 1955  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
Breezer
I Sokolov vs Aronian, 2006  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
Pure.
Korchnoi vs Portisch, 1983  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0
Star trek
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983  (B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Big Boss
J Sunye Neto vs Kasparov, 1981  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Fifth element
R Nezhmetdinov vs Myagmarsuren, 1965  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 51 moves, 0-1
Intermezzo
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956  (E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
When the guard is away ...
K Vygodchikov vs Alekhine, 1910  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
Back In Black
I Bilek vs Tal, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Angel of vengeance
Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
KanCan
Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 70 moves, 1-0
Imaginative ride
Kramnik vs Ehlvest, 1995  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Sting
Karpov vs Dorfman, 1976  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Legend
Oll vs Azmaiparashvili, 1993  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 40 moves, 1-0
Time goes by
Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine, 1925  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Preview of 20th Century?
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1892  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
War and peace
Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912  (A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0
Bu
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Applause
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1909  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Deja vu ?
L Carranza vs Alekhine, 1926  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 18 moves, 0-1
Tornado
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1918  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
Blindfolded waltz
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0
Desperado
J F Barry vs Pillsbury, 1899  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
The Curse of Jade Scorpion
J Mieses vs Lasker, 1889  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
The Seventh Seal
Alburt vs Kasparov, 1978  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 56 moves, 0-1
Chucklate
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1993  (B57) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
Put in the dishwasher
Kramnik vs I Sokolov, 2005  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Papillon
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Singin' in The Rain
Tolush vs Tal, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Full Metal Jacket
Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965  (C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Loser
Korchnoi vs E Paoli, 1965  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Rave
Alekhine vs Reti, 1922  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Evil Dead
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2005  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0
Those Were The Days
Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2005  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 60 moves, 1-0
Las Ketchup
Lasker vs A M Gooding, 1908  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
Grease
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1956  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dante's peak
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Fight Fire With Fire
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
The Unforgiven
Karpov vs Anand, 1998  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 108 moves, 1-0
Uninvited
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
Stone Free
Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1939  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
Like a rainbow
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1951  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
A very long trip
Capablanca vs M Czerniak, 1939  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 36 moves, 1-0
In good comapny
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
... this changed Victor forever!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Big sleep
E Franco Raymundo vs Tal, 1962  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 62 moves, 0-1
Human stain
Lasker vs Ed. Lasker, 1924  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 103 moves, 1/2-1/2
Messiah
Anand vs Kramnik, 2004  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bumble Bee
Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
House of the Rising Sun
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Movin' on
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Windows
Smyslov vs Gufeld, 1967  (A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1
New planet
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994  (A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1
Wicked games
C Guimard vs Fischer, 1960  (A48) King's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
Vice of gambling
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 83 moves, 1-0
Click
Smejkal vs Karpov, 1973  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 72 moves, 0-1
Hansel and Gretel
Kasparov vs Svidler, 1999  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0
Shuttle
Keres vs Reshevsky, 1953  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Deja vu
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1997  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 57 moves, 1-0
Rich
Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955  (A17) English, 48 moves, 1-0
Creativity
Spassky vs Geller, 1965  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seven Seas of Rhye
Jobava vs Svidler, 2006  (D80) Grunfeld, 56 moves, 0-1
Petrosian's pawns
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
A kind of magic
G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1
Departed
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Age of Innocence
Bronstein vs Euwe, 1953  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
One for the books
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2006  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 80 moves, 1-0
Untouchables
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Led Boots
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Baila
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1899  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
Dazed and confused
Kramnik vs Krasenkow, 2003  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 80 moves, 1-0
Let it rain
Spassky vs Alburt, 1985  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Smooth
F Axelsson vs Alekhine, 1935 (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 0-1
Clockwork orange
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1961  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
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