14. Qe7? 30. Nd6?? Hangs a piece!
Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
5. f4? 8. Qg3?? Qg3?????? Capa losses in 10 moves!
Capablanca vs A Kramer, 1914  (C26) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1
A beautiful method for capturing a hung piece.
Capablanca vs M Bain, 1933  (C48) Four Knights, 11 moves, 0-1
Hard to see but the piece was hung!
Capablanca vs A Kevitz, 1924  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 0-1
bxh6? greedy for pawns!
Capablanca vs D W Pomeroy, 1909  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs A H Beckman, 1924  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs R Kofman, 1935  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs M Szapiro, 1935  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs R Burger, 1964  (C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs C Garcia Palermo, 1970  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs F Chavez, 1964  (B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 0-1
Even Karpov hangs pieces!
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993  (E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0
R F Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933  (A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1
Missed a chance to win a hung piece in an opening blunder
Miles vs L Christiansen, 1987  (C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hung a piece in an opening blunder
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Hung a piece!
Kasparov vs Anand, 1992  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 17 moves, 1-0
Poision pawn, duh!
Short vs Karpov, 1992  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Trying too hard to win!
I Rogers vs Korchnoi, 1986  (C18) French, Winawer, 85 moves, 1-0
Hung his queen!
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1
Missed mate in one Qh7#!
Deep Fritz vs Kramnik, 2006  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
Opening blunder!
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1-0
Trying too hard to win!
Fischer vs Letelier, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 61 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Short vs Krasenkow, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 122 moves, 0-1
Vasiukov vs Razuvaev, 1972  (B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Velimirovic, 1997  (C15) French, Winawer, 12 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Polgar, 1998  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker vs Euwe, 1936  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
Bxf2??
Nisipeanu vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Qa4? a3!!
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 1991  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 18 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2004  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Korchnoi, 1980  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Petrosian, 1976  (A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Petrosian, 1972  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Sadler, 1998  (A06) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 0-1
NN vs E Fossan, 1991  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Ecole Polytechnique Paris, 1925  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Vaganian, 1995  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Motylev vs Carlsen, 2007  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 35 moves, 0-1
Move 50 both players miss Qh7#
F Bellini vs V Gashimov, 2002  (B30) Sicilian, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Anand, 2004  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Alapin, 1889  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Savon, 1973  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 40 moves, 0-1
Szabo vs Reshevsky, 1953  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Poisioned piece!
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
E Fernandez Romero vs J Garrido, 2002  (B32) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs J A Solares, 1932  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
Fine vs M Yudovich Sr., 1937  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
54. Be4??
B Finegold vs Kaidanov, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 0-1
Walker vs Almeida, 1965  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0
34. Ba7??????
Karpov vs Bareev, 1994  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
A Matanovic vs J H Donner, 1965  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1
Blunders two pawns because blindly trying to improve bishop
A Huzman vs Kasparov, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
S Palatnik vs Geller, 1980  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Navara vs R Kaderka, 1993  (C47) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1-0
B Savchenko vs Mamedyarov, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Busted opening!
Ivanchuk vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008  (A15) English, 32 moves, 1-0
Trading into a lost pawn endgame
Radjabov vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2008  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 16 moves, 1-0
Ponomariov vs Gelfand, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Biggest Blunder ever?
P Dosoudil vs J Kuchta, 1995  (C56) Two Knights, 11 moves, 0-1
Qxf6?? Told you that it was perpetual or stalemate!
Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Draw?
Anand vs Dreev, 1991  (C11) French, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Caruana vs Short, 2009  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 67 moves, 1-0
P H Nielsen vs Karjakin, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 101 moves, 1-0
Short vs Beliavsky, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 58 moves, 0-1
Short vs Chiburdanidze, 1985  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 31 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2001  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Leko, 2005  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0
Tukmakov vs Korchnoi, 1970  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kasparov, 2005  (B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Agreeing to a draw in a won position!
Svidler vs Anand, 1999  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Resigning in a drawn position.
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2004  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0
I don't need my Queen
T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997  (D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1
V Gashimov vs Kramnik, 2009  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Not positive white is actually a master to miss this mate!
M Burkett vs D Fritzinger, 1969  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Missing Knight with Rd6??
Morozevich vs Gelfand, 2009  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Leko vs V Akopian, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rc1??
Jakovenko vs Topalov, 2009  (D90) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 0-1
V Gashimov vs Stellwagen, 2009  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 75 moves, 1-0
Shabalov vs Baklan, 2009  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 12 moves, 0-1
P Tregubov vs V Akobian, 2009  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 89 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Fedorchuk, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 14 moves, 1-0
Endgame?!?!?!?!??
Nakamura vs H Ni, 2009  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Karjakin, 2011  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2011  (A04) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Giri, 2011  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1
Stripunsky vs Onischuk, 2012  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 11 moves, 0-1
Bacrot vs Nakamura, 2012  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren vs Onischuk, 2012  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 1-0
resigning in drawn position.
H Wang vs Gelfand, 2010  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 75 moves, 1-0
missed draw 46to qe3
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 64 moves, 1-0
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2012  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 91 moves, 1-0
Kasimdzhanov vs Nakamura, 2012  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Leko, 2012  (A05) Reti Opening, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dominguez Perez vs Nakamura, 2012  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Socko vs Ju Wenjun, 2012  (E97) King's Indian, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wang vs Nakamura, 2012  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0
H Wang vs Carlsen, 2012  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs H Wang, 2012  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Keres, 1959  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 81 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Pachman, 1947  (A28) English, 45 moves, 0-1
Karjakin vs F Vallejo Pons, 2012  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1-0
A Hambleton vs J Friedel, 2010  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
Bastion vs S Conquest, 1985  (C25) Vienna, 15 moves, 1-0
D Harika vs X Zhao, 2012  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarjan vs Hodgson, 1983  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2013  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 62 moves, 0-1
T Abrahamyan vs C Baginskaite, 2013  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
A Ushenina vs O Girya, 2013  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 126 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kamsky vs Dominguez Perez, 2013  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Kramnik, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs H Wang, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
Caruana vs V Malakhov, 2013  (C45) Scotch Game, 68 moves, 1-0
Shimanov vs Kamsky, 2013  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 55 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2013  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 125 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2013  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2013  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 89 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 2013  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2014  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronian vs Van Wely, 2014  (A80) Dutch, 38 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
N Pogonina vs I Vasilevich, 2003  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 14 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
a3??
C Baginskaite vs K Nemcova, 2014  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 14 moves, 0-1
A Eswaran vs I Zenyuk, 2014  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 63 moves, 1-0
V Ni vs T Abrahamyan, 2014 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Zatonskih vs V Ni, 2014 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs M Gagunashvili, 2006  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 65 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 31 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 37 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Robson vs So, 2015  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
A Sharevich vs I Krush, 2015  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
seriously bad preparation
Navara vs Wojtaszek, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Pelletier, 2015  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Eljanov, 2016  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Anand vs A Demuth, 2016  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 45 moves, 0-1
Shabalov vs So, 2016  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Xiong vs Kamsky, 2016  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Kamsky vs V Akobian, 2017  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1
V Akobian vs Caruana, 2017  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs Onischuk, 2017  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 75 moves, 0-1
Naroditsky vs Shabalov, 2017 (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
So vs V Akobian, 2015  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 6 moves, 0-1
Vachier-Lagrave vs Kramnik, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov vs E Inarkiev, 2017  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
Mamedyarov. King of Jackasses.
Mamedyarov vs I Kurnosov, 2009  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Harikrishna vs Mamedyarov, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2018  (E65) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O, 57 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2014  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 11 moves, 1-0
Giri vs Shankland, 2019  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2016  (E15) Queen's Indian, 83 moves, 1-0
Radjabov vs Giri, 2019 (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Aronian vs D Howell, 2019  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1
Wei Yi vs K Kulaots, 2019  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 83 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
So vs T Gareyev, 2019  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 86 moves, 1-0
I Krush vs J Yu, 2019  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1
S Foisor vs I Krush, 2019  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 146 moves, 1-0
Sevian vs T Gareyev, 2019  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 117 moves, 1/2-1/2
T Gareyev vs Lenderman, 2019  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2
T Gareyev vs Xiong, 2019  (A09) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Caruana vs Dominguez Perez, 2019  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Liang vs Lenderman, 2019  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 120 moves, 1/2-1/2
Shankland vs Xiong, 2019  (C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Xiong vs Robson, 2019  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1
65... g5??
T Gareyev vs A Liang, 2019  (A28) English, 72 moves, 1-0
Maggie Feng vs J Yu, 2019  (D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1
J Yu vs S Foisor, 2019  (A20) English, 72 moves, 1-0
T Gareyev vs Caruana, 2019  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 125 moves, 0-1
Akshita Gorti vs J Yu, 2019  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 42 moves, 0-1
Grischuk vs Caruana, 2019  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 0-1
45. Kg4??
Carlsen vs Anand, 2019  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karjakin vs So, 2019  (A13) English, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
So vs Karjakin, 2019  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Shankland, 2019  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 36 moves, 0-1
So vs Nakamura, 2019  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Mamedyarov, 2019 (B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 0-1
Shankland vs Leko, 2019 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
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