Tal as a true English gentleman
Tal vs Plaskett, 1984  (A20) English, 24 moves, 1-0
Petrosian's fireworks
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Two very long knights for white...
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Pawn storm-fear not
I Kan vs Botvinnik, 1936  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 48 moves, 0-1
Suffocated
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
This move is just fork you.
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
Quick! Someone Colle a doctor!
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
The king defends his crown
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Backward pawn
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Knight outpost on the flank
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1960  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 45 moves, 1-0
Hail a future champion!
Portisch vs Kramnik, 1993  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Tal, the Dutch slayer
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Kramnik's best
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Crushed by the center
Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Yusupov crushing the Grünfeld
Yusupov vs Carlsen, 2003  (D95) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0
Modern Benoni masterpiece
Petrosian vs L Schmid, 1961  (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 31 moves, 1-0
Supreme defense
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1946  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 28 moves, 0-1
Kingside attack and queen sacrifice
P A Boll vs A C Timmerman, 1978  (A57) Benko Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
Master Manouevering
Karpov vs Andersson, 1969  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 60 moves, 1-0
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