Forced draw in the Burn French
Dolmatov vs K Lerner, 1979  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Exciting draw with motifs similar to Rhine-Boerkoel
Westerinen vs Sakaev, 1992  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
K. Thompson-Rhine: the defender mates!
K Thompson vs F Rhine, 1992  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld, Nadanian Variation, draw by repetition
G Malmqvist vs D Miskulin, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2
A beautiful draw
F Rhine vs A Boerkoel, 1996  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
"The Masked Grandmaster"
R E Catig vs M Mills, 1974  (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
An interesting draw
S Tennant vs F Rhine, 1982  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Biggest upset ever?
M Spinosa vs O Kroll, 1978  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Phony Benoni undone
B Finegold vs D Moody, 1983  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
A famous "five queens" game
J D Tresling vs L Benima, 1896  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0
Another five queens game
K Miton vs Benjamin, 2005  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 1-0
Sprenkle upsets a GM
D Sprenkle vs A Soltis, 1983  (B06) Robatsch, 57 moves, 1-0
An interesting Ponziani
D Sprenkle vs A C Chow, 1982 (C44) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
A theoretically significant Budapest Gambit
A C Chow vs D Sprenkle, 1985 (A52) Budapest Gambit, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Another five queens game
Schulz vs H Reddmann, 1983  (B20) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Never Say Die!
C Latino vs S R Dumas, 2010  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
A very interesting draw
D Fleetwood vs F Rhine, 1997  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
The fork trick tripped up by a different fork trick
A C Chow vs E Karklins, 1979  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 7 moves, 0-1
An amusing finish with 2 possible knight forks
NN vs F Rhine, 1977  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
A beautiful and rare checkmate
E Sollano vs F Rhine, 1977  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1
F Rhine vs S Tennant, 1979  (B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Sprenkle vs F Rhine, 1982  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
I draw the GM in a simul
Fedorowicz vs F Rhine, 2012  (A47) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
A nice upset
J Burgess vs Shulman, 2004 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
A fun game with a double rook sacrifice
C Wainscott vs W Brock, 2013  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1
E Karklins vs A C Chow, 1982  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 30 moves, 1-0
Rellstab vs W Schoenmann, 1932 (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 23 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Grigoriev, 1945  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 13 moves, 1-0
An important opening trap
F Bolanos Soza vs T Carstens Dobuchak, 2010  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
S Thatte vs M Liu, 2013  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 51 moves, 0-1
M Giles vs M Dandridge, 1984 (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
M Giles vs M Dandridge, 1984 (B32) Sicilian, 51 moves, 0-1
David Peng vs B McClanahan, 2013 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
C Garcia Palermo vs B Kurajica, 1985  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
A nice win, but no Morra Gambit
M Esserman vs Fedorowicz, 2011  (B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
J Becerra Rivero vs Nakamura, 2009  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0
J Burgess vs M Auger, 2012  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 46 moves, 1-0
An amusing miniature in a bizarre variation
K J Wicker vs R Kneebone, 1975  (A57) Benko Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0
An utterly bizarre game
K J Wicker vs R Webb, 1978  (A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
A "rainbow of bishops and knights" à la Dodge-Houghteling
V Sultanov vs S Kamaletdinov, 2011  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
G Valenti vs M Lanzani, 2004  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
An amusing draw by repetition
R Moravcik vs M Bronis, 2003  (C00) French Defense, 5 moves, 1/2-1/2
A nice win against the veteran GM
A C Chow vs R Byrne, 1994  (E77) King's Indian, 58 moves, 1-0
Not bad for a 95-year-old
E Karklins vs J Damocles, 2010  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
A sacrificial orgy
K Stein vs A Karklins, 1988  (C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1
Shaked wins with B+N to become World Junior Champ
T Shaked vs Morozevich, 1997  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 95 moves, 1-0
Kock-Sucher
H Kock vs J Sucher, 1992  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
F Rhine vs F Lasch, 1986  (A43) Old Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0
F Rhine vs K Czerniecki, 1986 (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 34 moves, 1-0
Center Counter 3...Qc6?? 4.Bb5 1-0
K D Reichwald vs G Scheuerlein, 2011  (B01) Scandinavian, 4 moves, 1-0
J Kamps vs H Van Ginkel, 2009  (B01) Scandinavian, 5 moves, 1-0
Browne vs J Acers, 1971  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
Buecker plays 2...Ne4?! in Alekhine's, and draws a GM
I Rausis vs S Buecker, 1990 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
T Albrecht vs M Hiemann, 1995 (B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Ris vs K Leenhouts, 2003  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
Macieja vs A Jankovic, 2013 (B53) Sicilian, 55 moves, 1-0
D Moody vs S Bender, 1977  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Another "rainbow of bishops and knights"
Clark vs G Burgess, 1989  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Yet another "rainbow of bishops and knights"
NN vs M Wahlund, 2007  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0
B Eley vs A H Williams, 1972 (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
B Eley vs M Stean, 1972 (B83) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
M J Haygarth vs B Eley, 1972 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 90 moves, 0-1
B Eley vs J Penrose, 1972 (B83) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
J E Littlewood vs B Eley, 1972 (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
V W Knox vs B Eley, 1972 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 120 moves, 0-1
B Eley vs Keene, 1972 (B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Hartston vs B Eley, 1972 (C26) Vienna, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
B Eley vs A J Mestel, 1972 (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Trangmar vs B Eley, 1972 (A21) English, 22 moves, 0-1
B Eley vs P N Lee, 1972 (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 40 moves, 1-0
R.M. Bruce's favorite game, against her husband R.M. Bruce
R M Bruce vs R Bruce, 1957  (A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Gheorghiu vs J Stupica, 1969 (A16) English, 39 moves, 1-0
S Puc vs M Damjanovic, 1969 (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
I Bajec vs A Matanovic, 1969 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Musil vs Robatsch, 1969 (C47) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Parma vs Barcza, 1969 (B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Dandridge vs D Gurevich, 1991  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 1-0
A beauty!
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
D Moody vs A Hubbard, 2014  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Dlugy vs Dzindzichashvili, 1990 (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1
G Leighton vs E Karklins, 1968  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
T Yilmaz vs B Kouatly, 1984  (B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
G P Arnaudov vs S Bromberger, 2014 (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Unzicker vs Parma, 1969 (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0
A Fernandes vs C Suarez Garcia, 2014 (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
Barcza vs J Stupica, 1969 (A05) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
M Damjanovic vs A Matanovic, 1969 (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Robatsch vs Forintos, 1969 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Matanovic vs Robatsch, 1969 (C78) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
Predojevic vs Sedlak, 2008 (A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Matanovic vs Forintos, 1969 (B27) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Robatsch vs J Stupica, 1969 (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Damjanovic vs Gheorghiu, 1969 (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Barcza vs I Bajec, 1969 (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Forintos vs Unzicker, 1969  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
V Musil vs Gligoric, 1969 (C47) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Barcza, 1969 (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Stupica vs M Damjanovic, 1969 (E15) Queen's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Qun Ma vs D Raznikov, 2014  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 10 moves, 0-1
Forintos vs R Byrne, 1969 (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 52 moves, 0-1
V Musil vs Barcza, 1969 (C45) Scotch Game, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
I Bajec vs M Damjanovic, 1969 (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 40 moves, 0-1
Gheorghiu vs Robatsch, 1969  (A14) English, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Stupica vs A Matanovic, 1969 (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Rhine vs A Artidiello, 1974  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0
D Arond vs E Karklins, 2010  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 51 moves, 0-1
D Arond vs C Baumgartner, 1992  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 11 moves, 1-0
S Schmakel vs D Arond, 2011  (C42) Petrov Defense, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Gaudin vs Guerineau, 1915  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
J Ellis vs D Arond, 1995  (C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
V Karasev vs V Mukhin, 2009  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Paul Godfrey vs A L MacFarlane, 1998  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 47 moves, 1-0
P Murin vs Jorge Chunga, 2012  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
E Rosen vs S Lang, 2019  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
A C Obregon vs Giri, 2022 (E90) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Giri vs A C Obregon, 2022  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
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