16. Ra4! initiates a decisive attack on the weak King position S Shipov vs Miles, 1998  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0 17. Nd8! Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0 27. Rd1!! Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0 15. Rhf1! Kasparov vs Ehlvest, 1978  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0 29. Re1!! Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0 22. Rxd4!! Dundee City vs Aberdeen, 1859  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1-0 16. Bxe2! Morphy vs Bird, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0 35...Qf7! J Nogueiras vs J Tarjan, 1979  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 35 moves, 0-1 31. Rxe6+! Panov vs A Polyak, 1934  (C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0 29...Qg1+! 30. Kd2 f3! -+ wins quicker Evans vs Santasiere, 1946  (C27) Vienna Game, 49 moves, 0-1 42...Kg6! threatens mate or decisive win of material S Zagrebelny vs N McDonald, 2000  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1 20. Rxf5!! Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0 13...hxg5!! B Jonsson vs S Polgar, 1988  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1 32...Nxd5!! L Ogaard vs J Tisdall, 1987  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 36 moves, 0-1 46. Qd6+!! Flohr vs A Bannik, 1954  (A15) English, 50 moves, 1-0 15...Rxe4!! Gheorghiu vs W N Watson, 1980  (E70) King's Indian, 50 moves, 0-1 18. Bg5!! Geller vs Portisch, 1967  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 28. Kh1!! Alburt vs N Weinstein, 1984  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0 22. f5!! and it's follow-up leads to a brilliant win B Savchenko vs A Kostin, 2007  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0 35. Rg3!! decisively exploits the Black King position I Lysyj vs Ehlvest, 2007  (A56) Benoni Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 12. Nxf7! helps set up 15. axb5!! S Ionov vs Gleizerov, 2004  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0 21. Bf4!! Rozentalis vs Y Dokhoian, 1986  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 32 moves, 1-0 17. Qg4!! Vaganian vs P Nikolic, 1985  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0 35. Nxf7+!! is a brilliant attacking defensive move Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0 28. Qc6! is an amusing attack on White's helpless King H Seidman vs W Shipman, 1946  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0 29. Rc3!! or 29. Bd6!! or 29. Rxg6+! are winning options A Baburin vs S Fokin, 1989  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 36 moves, 1-0 24. Rxf6! may be obvious, but the followup is tougher Kramnik vs Leko, 2000  (B44) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 33. Rc1!! V Kovacevic vs P Nikolic, 1989  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0 44. Rd8!! E Prandstetter vs Ftacnik, 1986  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 48 moves, 1-0 31. Bd6+!! A Colovic vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2004  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 34 moves, 1-0 30. Rxe6!! O Foisor vs Smagin, 1991  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0 14. Qd4!! works, but 14. Rc2!! may be stronger Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1985  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0 24. Qg6+!! J L Watson vs Z Fayvinov, 1993  (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0 30...Ng4!! solves a Sunday puzzle Portisch vs S Polgar, 1991  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1 24. Rxd4!! overwhelms Black with mate threats Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 11...Nxf5!! B Gurgenidze vs A Lein, 1967  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 21 moves, 1-0 39. Rxe6! Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0 19. Nf5! decisively exploits 17...d5? Nunn vs TASC R30, 1995  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0 28. Qe3! was an opportunity overlooked (see my post) Morozevich vs Movsesian, 2008  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0 23. Nd7!! exploits Black's previous move Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2008  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0 31. Bh6+!! A Strikovic vs B Kurajica, 1994  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 36...Bxf2!! drops a Rook but wins a King M Stoinev vs A Kovalev, 1992  (B32) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1 29. Nc5!! wins quicker and is stronger than the game move Portisch vs Ivkov, 1973  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 37 moves, 1-0 23. Ne6+! M Marks vs H Meyer, 1871  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0 21. Rd1! overwhelms the weak Black King and Queen Lutikov vs Tal, 1965  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0 34. Bxh6! wins whether Black accepts or declines the sacrifice V Tsarev vs V Malaniuk, 1989  (A81) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0 45. Nf6! Leko vs Radjabov, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0 32...Nfxe4! V Smirnov vs V Dydyshko, 1994  (E97) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1 40. Qd1! or 40. Kg3! finishes off a pursuit combination Psakhis vs Smirin, 1995  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0 25. Rd7! Gelfand vs Salov, 1996  (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0 35...Rxd2+! H Grooten vs Motylev, 2003  (E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1 26...Rxe4!-+ J Molina vs A Schwartzman, 1934  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1 12. Bxf7+!! mates or wins the Black Queen Young / Burille vs Ware / Snow, 1888  (C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0 36. Nxf7! Tiviakov vs Tukmakov, 1993  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 38 moves, 1-0 24. h4! solves a Sunday puzzle N A Legky vs A Summerscale, 1997  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1-0 36...Nf3+! Suetin vs R Shcherbakov, 1991  (B20) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1 12. Rxd6!! H Hecht vs H Schaufelberger, 1973  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 23 moves, 1-0 36. Rf6!! prepares to double Queen & Rook on 6th or 8th rank Steinitz vs Schlechter, 1898  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0 20. g5!! solves the Sunday Mar 15, 2009 puzzle Bologan vs P Schlosser, 2004  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0 27. Rxe5! G Szabo vs S Zawadzki, 2004  (B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 42...Rf2! H Melkumyan vs Nepomniachtchi, 2009  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1 31. Bg6!! Shirov vs Movsesian, 2005  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 34. Nd5+!! solves a Sunday puzzle with a deep mating web Sutovsky vs I Sokolov, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 37 moves, 1-0 17. Rh7+!! solves a Saturday puzzle Breyer vs J Esser, 1917   (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0 40. Qd8+! decisively exploits the weak Black King position Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0 16. 0-0-0! solves a Sunday puzzle Shirov vs Fressinet, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0 26. Qh6+!! Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0 20. Bxc5!! sacrifices a Rook for a strong attack Knaak vs J C Fernandez Gonzalez, 1978  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 1-0 17. Nd5!! Qb8 18. Qc3! +- (not 18. Nc7+?!) Azmaiparashvili vs B Kurajica, 1995  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0 27...Nxf4! crushes White's King position R Goletiani vs A Zatonskih, 2009  (A09) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1 29...Rg4! exploits the weak King position S Iuldachev vs Aronian, 2004  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1 12. O-O-O!! or 12. Bxf7+!! both give excellent winning chances Taimanov vs Polugaevsky, 1960  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 19. f6!! or 19. h3!! Miles vs Z Mestrovic, 1990  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 11. Bxf7! J Bethmann vs P Leisebein, 1990  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 12 moves, 1-0 17. Qb4! is the winner White missed A Huzman vs I Khmelnitsky, 1989  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 1-0 24. Nxh6! P Chrz vs J Tuma, 2001  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0 24...Nxe1!! begins a surprise attack to mate or win material Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1 16...Nxd4!! sacs the exchange & overwhelms the weak King U Kavcic vs D Pavasovic, 1998  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1 22. Rxd8! +- Carlsen vs I A Abusdal, 2003  (C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0 39. Qa7!! enables 40. Qe3! +- with a decisive Kingside attack Nakamura vs Sasikiran, 2010  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0 30...Nxg4+!! J Sloth vs W N Watson, 1991  (A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1 29. Qxf7+!! Kxh6!? 30. Rxc5! +- but 29. Rxc5!! +- is stronger K V Shantharam vs Kaidanov, 1991  (A13) English, 55 moves, 0-1 18. h6!! and 15. h5! to help set it up Z Gofshtein vs Tseitlin, 1991  (A48) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0 42. Rg8! +- threatens Qf8 followed by Rf5 with a mating attack Topalov vs V Gashimov, 2010  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0 39...Ne3!! exploits 39. Rd4?? Fridman vs Lenderman, 2010  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1 26...Qxf4! sacs a Rook for a decisive attack Tal vs Aronin, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1 21...Bxc2+! I Cheparinov vs J M Lopez Martinez, 2010  (C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1 24. Ne7+! mates or wins decisive material S Polgar vs Larsen, 1995  (B56) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0 33. Bg5!! threatens mate or a winning passer Carlsen vs Smeets, 2010  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1-0 20...Qb5!! J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 42...Rf2+! Kotov vs Smyslov, 1950  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1 52...Nxg4! Portisch vs Smyslov, 1964  (E15) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1 29. f6!! Smyslov vs V Malaniuk, 1995  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 21. Rxf6+! Smyslov vs K Grigorian, 1976  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 24 moves, 1-0 15...Rxf2! solves a Wednesday puzzle P Deshmukh vs B Thipsay, 2008  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1 26. Qh2!! K Bischoff vs Buhmann, 2008  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 32 moves, 1-0 A Volokitin vs Rublevsky, 2004  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0 21. Ne4!! solves a difficult Saturday puzzle D Valerga vs D Lemos, 2008  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1-0 15. Nf3!! is simple & unassuming but also the strongest move C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0 28 Qf4+! Kg7 29 Qd4+! Kg8 30 Rxe6! +- solves a Friday puzzle K Berg vs G Jacoby, 2007  (A21) English, 31 moves, 1-0 25. Qxc4+! Bf7 26. Qxf7+!! Kxf7 27. Rxh7+ +- A Kogan vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2002  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 30. Rg1!! combines pin, weak back rank and mate threat tactics Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1936  (A92) Dutch, 56 moves, 0-1 16. Re1!! forces a decisive exchange sacrifice F Peralta vs R Reinaldo Castineira, 2008  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0 32. Bd4! E Chevelevitch vs G Putzbach, 2007  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0 20. Rxe6+! A Miatello vs G Gaehwiler, 2010  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0 41. Nh5+! Ljubojevic vs G Tringov, 1972  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 41 moves, 1-0 31...Qxf3! wins a piece due to the helpless King position M W Haug vs Robson, 2009  (B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1 81...hxg3+! or 84...Qe1! would have won for Nakamura Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2010  (A81) Dutch, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2 32. Be7! +- or 32. Rxc6! +- Topalov vs M Lodhi, 2010  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0 21. Re6! Z Franco Ocampos vs A Alawieh, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0 16...Qxg3+! wins back the White Queen with decisive advantage Jurez vs Gasloi, 1968  (C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1 34...Bxh4+! 35. Kxh4 Rxf3 +- Short vs Ivanchuk, 2011  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 37 moves, 0-1 42. Kh5!! is a win easily overlooked in Blitz Rublevsky vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2 25. Nf5+! Kh8 26. Qxg6+- solves a Tuesday puzzle Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0 25...Qh3!! solves a Friday puzzle H Rossetto vs Euwe, 1947  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0 17. Rxe7! Philidor vs Cotter, 1789  (000) Chess variants, 22 moves, 1-0 25. Rxd4!! solves a Sunday puzzle G Grigore vs F Holzke, 1993  (D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 31 moves, 1-0 26. Nf6+!! Ke7 27. Nh5! +- solves a Friday puzzle L'Ami vs I Sokolov, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 23. Bd6! sets up 24. Bxc6 +- M Al Sayed vs G M Todorovic, 2001  (B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0 17. Nd5!! prys open the position to attack the helpless King Z Varga vs S Kustar, 1993  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 24 moves, 1-0 22...Bxh2+! solves a Thursday puzzle M Wahls vs R Vera, 1996  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 24 moves, 0-1 31. d5! fxg5 32. Rd6 +- is stronger than 31. Rd6! +- B Alterman vs M Matlak, 1994  (A13) English, 35 moves, 1-0 51...f5! prepares 52...f4 -+ with a decisive mate threat Naiditsch vs Nisipeanu, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 51 moves, 0-1 20. Rd6! (set up 18. Ne4!!) wins after 24. Qf6! or 38. Bd4! - Short vs Kasparov, 1993  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 20...Qe6! defends the Rook with the threat of discovered attack J Mullon vs H Daurelle, 2011  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1 43. Qg5!! is a missed opportunity to create decisive threats B Amin vs D Boros, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 0-1 16. Ng5!! foregoes the capture of a piece to attack the King Sakaev vs Kharlov, 1996  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0 20. Qxg6! solves a Monday puzzle Teichmann vs R Loman, 1904  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0 25...Nh5!! Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1 30. Rc7!! solves a Sunday puzzle Psakhis vs N Birnboim, 1995  (D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0 24...Qe5+! solves a Friday puzzle M Pavlovic vs Carlsen, 2006  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1 19. Bxc7!! Qxc7 20. Re8+ solves a Saturday puzzle P S Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0 26. Rd1 or 26. Bg6 or 26. Nd6 & others solve a Saturday puzzle D Gurevich vs C Kuperman, 1978  (A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 27...Qg5!, 27...Qh4! or 27...Rxf3 28. exf3 Qg5 ! M H Farboud vs Panno, 1962  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1 22. Rxe7+! solves a Saturday puzzle Chiburdanidze vs Dvoirys, 1980  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0 33...Qc1! solves a Saturday puzzle Z Tan vs X Gu, 2011  (E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1 28. Bf6! +- mate threat wins material & solves Tue 2/5/2013 Adorjan vs H Wirthensohn, 1983  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0 27. Bd5! begins a dismantling of the weak King position W Schmidt vs Jansa, 1983  (D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0 18. Qb4! may be stronger than the game continuation de Firmian vs Huebner, 1995  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0 25...Re8!! solves Saturday June 16, 2018 Taimanov vs Psakhis, 1981  (A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 0-1 15. Nd6+! solves Sunday Apr 7, 2019 Rozentalis vs B Barth Sahl, 1988  (B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0 29. Rxe5! solves Thursday Jun 13, 2019 T Banusz vs N Povah, 2018  (A06) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0 25. Nxd6+! I Efimov vs H Mas, 2000  (B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0 17...Rxd4! solves Saturday Jun 29, 2019 Dominguez Perez vs Morozevich, 2008  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0 31. Qg8! (Mate in 6) solves Wednesday Jun 3, 2019 M Al Sayed vs V Korchmar, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0 16. Nxe6! solves Wednesday Aug 7, 2019 M Antipov vs Y Schwartz, 2018  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 17 moves, 1-0 24. e7! solves Thurs Aug 15, 2019 Spassky vs A Reshko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 1-0 37...Rxc2! solves Tuesday Oct 8, 2019 I Denisov vs R Skomorokhin, 2009  (C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 0-1 45...Bd4! solves Thurs Oct 31, 2019 Short vs H Melkumyan, 2015  (A10) English, 50 moves, 0-1 15. Rxd5!! solves Sunday Dec 22, 2019 J Hector vs M Antonsen, 2010  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 150 games