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Games with notation errors
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These are games where the score as given by chessgames.com is apparently wrong.

A Diamant vs J Kraai, 2008 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Probably both players didn't miss a knight fork
J Bloomer vs J Kraai, 2005 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

Bluebaum vs Van Wely, 2018 
(D90) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 1-0

Move 152 for both players looks wrong
V Kovalev vs D Gavrilescu, 2019 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 152 moves, 1-0

Why not 21...Bxd1?
K Stein vs W Morrison, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs Karjakin, 2010 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 7 moves, 0-1

It is very unlikely that White's rook was hanging for 5 moves
I Charkhalashvili vs T Mamedjarova, 2010 
(A80) Dutch, 34 moves, 1-0

Incomplete game
Khismatullin vs G Quparadze, 2013 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 7 moves, 1-0

Incomplete game - see comments
Grischuk vs V Gashimov, 2010 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 45 moves, 0-1

White probably played 15.Rad1
H E Myers vs W Shipman, 1957 
(A20) English, 26 moves, 0-1

7...Nxd5 8.exd5 missing; also wrong at end
I K Sukandar vs D Harika, 2008 
(B33) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1

Probably White's 4th and 5th moves were transposed
Rusty Warren vs B Wall, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Surely Black played 12...Nxe2+ rather than 12...b4??
A Bodnaruk vs Ju Wenjun, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Surely W didn't play Ke4?? at the end
J Pitterson vs J Song, 2006 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

J Bartholomew vs E Tate, 2008 
(A04) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

S Ter-Sahakyan vs J Straka, 2010 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Kravtsiv vs A Korobov, 2008
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Csom vs J Flesch, 1966 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 14 moves, 0-1

R Kimende vs C Cuartas Bedoya, 1994 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Y Hou vs T Batchimeg, 2010 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 47 moves, 1-0

Starting with Black's 32nd, the moves make no sense
M Czerniak vs Pirc, 1950
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Probably 2...g5 wasn't played
N Bojkovic vs A Benderac, 2001 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0

A E Kahn vs I Krush, 2007 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

Bisguier vs A Danilovic, 2001 
(C46) Three Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Probably Black played 3...c6, not 3...c5
D Shapiro vs A Ivanov, 2000 
(B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1

A classic missed opportunity, but the score is messed up
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Stohl vs E Kengis, 2001 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Surely 29.Qh5+, not 29.Qh4+??
J Grefe vs Quinteros, 1976 
(E92) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Eliskases vs A Muffang, 1935 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Gligoric vs Fischer, 1992 
(E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

M Lonoff vs Alburt, 1989 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

Y Sakharov vs I Vatnikov, 1950 
(C58) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs Gelfand, 2010 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 18 moves, 0-1

J Sajtar vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 32 moves, 1-0

Rublevsky vs B Amin, 2008 
(C45) Scotch Game, 4 moves, 1/2-1/2

C Gauche vs D Lima, 2003 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Probably 10.Bb3 Qa5 is missing from the score
Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy vs G N Gopal, 2010 
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Y Hou vs M Guseva, 2010 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Probably went 7.Bd3 Nge7 8.Nc3
B Koch vs Bobotsov, 1952 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 46 moves, 1-0

Probably Black actually played 77...Ka8
Smeets vs H Asauskas, 2005 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Palac vs A Dgebuadze, 2006 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

de Firmian vs T Thorhallsson, 2003 
(B57) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Appears to be an incomplete game
M Vujovic vs Barsov, 2000 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

2...d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 was played, but other moves also messed up
S Agdestein vs Lagno, 2010 
(A16) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Surely moves 4-5 were not played
P Rout vs N Rysbayeva, 2010 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 41 moves, 1-0

The score is wrong beginning with White's 39th move
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2012 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Seemingly incomplete game score
E Cekro vs Glek, 2005 
(A20) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Chekhov vs J Durao, 1975 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Appears to be an incomplete game
I Manolov vs Kamsky, 1989 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Bacrot vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 10 moves, 1-0

P Michalik vs N Umudova, 2012 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Spassky played 10.Ne2, not 10.f4??
Spassky vs J Nogueiras, 1987 
(C18) French, Winawer, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Probably a Sicilian, not Philidor's
W Teerapabpaisit vs B Jiravorasuk, 2001 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 0-1

1...c6, not 1...c5
P Carlsson vs E Berg, 2006 
(B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Surely 5...Bxc3 was played
D Malla vs C Juarez Flores, 2006 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

Adorjan vs Polugaevsky, 1979
(A36) English, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2

White played 7.Bh4, not 7.Bf4??
Tartakower vs W Fairhurst, 1933 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Surely Leko didn't allow 11.Qxg6#?
Jakovenko vs Leko, 2009 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

R Zimmer vs Bomer, 1986 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

E Chinchilla Miranda vs S Mariotti, 1988 
(C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 0-1

Both GMs hang their queens, and neither takes?
Krasenkow vs Avrukh, 2004 
(D85) Grunfeld, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

W S Arluck vs J D Graves, 1999 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Incomplete game
Colle vs L Prokes, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Surely B didn't hang the bishop and Gurevich fail to take
M Gurevich vs J Riff, 2005 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 60 moves, 1-0

incomplete game
Kamsky vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

E Agrest vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2000 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Apparently the moves 9.h4 h5 were played
O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 13 moves, 1-0

A Kovchan vs V Malakhov, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 61 moves, 0-1

Surely W played 6.Qa4+!, not 6.Nd4?? allowing mate
Bird / Dobell vs Gunsberg / Locock, 1897 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

K Amerika vs D Batkovskyte, 2011 
(C14) French, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0

Dey Shahil vs B McLaren, 2019 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

3.Bc4 must have been played
S Diaz Carias vs J Cordovil, 1966 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

Presumably White played 16.Kd3, not 16.Kd2
W Lee vs Onischuk, 2005 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 18 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Polgar, 2006 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 22 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs H Steinbring, 2004 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 49 moves, 1-0

Probably White played gxf5, not g5
M Esserman vs A L'Ami, 2017 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Korneev vs Z Gofshtein, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

P Rout vs A Corke, 2010 
(C11) French, 42 moves, 1-0

L Keely vs N Bridge, 2016 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 78 moves, 0-1

Alburt vs de Firmian, 1990 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 17 moves, 1-0

T Sachdev vs F Al-Jelda, 2010 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

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