A beautiful sacrificial attack and king hunt
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
A stunning masterpiece
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Kasparov's Immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Asphyxiation
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Kasparov destroys Karpov's Saemisch
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Fischer's masterpiece against Robert Byrne
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Not bad for a 13-year-old
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Queen sac followed by a king-hunt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi crushes the French
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi annihilates Karpov
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974  (E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0
The Exchange French is a draw, right?
S Tatai vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C01) French, Exchange, 14 moves, 0-1
Nezhmetdinov's Immortal
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
A queen means nothing to Nezhmetdinov
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
15.e6!!
J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981  (B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
An incandescent brilliancy by Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Another masterpiece from Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
One of my best games
F Rhine vs D Sprenkle, 1981  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 37 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Zugzwang Game
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Boden's mate on move 14 after sacrificing queen and both rooks!
E Canal vs NN, 1934  (B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0
Hoi scorches Gulko
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Parr's masterpiece
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
The Polish Immortal -- Najdorf sacs all four minor pieces
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
23...Qg3!!
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
The Evergreen Game
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
The Black Death
J G Colbourne vs Blackburne, 1894  (C22) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1
"The most famous game ever played"
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Spassky scorches Larsen's Opening
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
The "Tomb Game"
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Lasker, at 66, crushes Capablanca
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935  (C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch routs Alapin
Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Steinitz' scintillating brilliancy against Von Bardeleben
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Edward Lasker-Thomas; need I say more?
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Another stunning Tal masterpiece -- in a simul, no less
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
33...Qg4!! -- the most fantastic move ever played?
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910  (C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Lasker's immortal win over Pillsbury
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury's Revenge
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1904  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine sacrifices three queens
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Reti or not, here I come!
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
31...0-0-0 mate!
L Prins vs L Day, 1968  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
(Another) Tigran Petrosian wins a brilliancy
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
The Uruguayan Immortal
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1
My nicest game ever
K Thompson vs F Rhine, 1992  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Traxler shows off his counterattack
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Bisguier routs Larsen
A Bisguier vs Larsen, 1965  (B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0
A beautiful draw; my opponent played brilliantly
F Rhine vs A Boerkoel, 1996  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Cvitan sacs his Q for a pretty mate
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997  (E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
Ftacnik's Immortal
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
Serper's Immortal - every piece sacrificed!
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Pollock's brilliancy
M Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
A great pawn and move win by Tarrasch
K Eckart vs Tarrasch, 1887  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 0-1
Cordes mangles Miles
H Cordes vs Miles, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 36 moves, 1-0
Wild sacrificial game by Yates
G Schories vs Yates, 1910  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1
An astonishing problem-like save by Keres
Keres vs Fischer, 1962  (B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
A brilliancy by young Denker
Denker vs H Feit, 1929  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
A game for the ages
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
A Goldin brilliancy
Goldin vs I Efimov, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Gorgeous brilliancy by Wohl
A H Wohl vs Gipslis, 1996  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
"Last Round"
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
"Pinspiration" - an astounding game
Yusupov vs Shirov, 2012  (A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Beliavsky destroys the Exchange Slav
Seirawan vs Beliavsky, 1988  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1
A brilliant miniature by Acs
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
B Zuckerman vs Suttles, 1965  (B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1-0
An astonishing game
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Sutovsky's Immortal
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1
Li Chao destroys the Richter-Rauzer
Y Hou vs C Li, 2011  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 36 moves, 0-1
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
A beauty!
R Runau vs Schmidt, 1972  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
J Johnson vs J Cline, 1979  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Adams crushes Karjakin's London System
Karjakin vs Adams, 2016  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
L Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1863  (C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs V Eichorn, 1900  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
R Schmaltz vs R Har-Zvi, 2001  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
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