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yzx - - -> BEST GAME of a chess player
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Probably, the best game of a chess player is his best business card.

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<C.N. 5650. Favourite games>

Following on from our articles in June 2008 about players' choices of their best games, Peter Morris (Kallista, Victoria, Australia) notes that ‘favourite games' were presented on pages 226-281 of Chess Treasury of the Air by Terence Tiller (Harmondsworth, 1966):

G. Abrahams: Abrahams v Spencer, Liverpool (?), 1930. G Abrahams vs E Spencer, 1930

C.H.O'D. Alexander: Tylor v Alexander, Hastings, 4 January 1938. T H Tylor vs C H Alexander, 1938

L. Barden: Barden v W. Adams, Hastings, 1950-51. L Barden vs W Adams, 1950

R.J. Broadbent: Fichtl v Broadbent, Anglo-Czech Match, London, 14 June 1947. J Fichtl vs R Broadbent, 1947

Rowena Bruce: Rowena Bruce v Ronald Bruce, Plymouth, circa 1958. R M Bruce vs R Bruce, 1957

P.H. Clarke: Larsen v Clarke, Hastings, 3 January 1957. Larsen vs P H Clarke, 1957

M. Euwe: Euwe v Najdorf, Zurich, 13 September 1953. Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953

H. Golombek: Geller v Golombek, Budapest, 1952.
Geller vs Golombek, 1952

M. Haygarth: Hamilton v Haygarth, ‘inter-county match', 1956. <missing>

C. Kottnauer: Kottnauer v Kotov, Prague, February 1946. C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946

E. Pritchard: Benini v Pritchard, Venice, May 1957. <missing>

A. Sunnucks: Sunnucks v Mills, Bognor Regis, April 1960. A Sunnucks vs L J Mills, 1960

R.G. Wade: Wade v Schmid, Sixth match game, Bamberg, 1950. R G Wade vs L Schmid, 1950

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"Mona Lisa"
J Pallesen vs J Aagaard, 2002  
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

probably analysis
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Anand
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Anand (a suggestion)
Anand vs Bologan, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

Anand II
Anand vs Ftacnik, 1993 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Anand, MY favourite
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

The Evergreen Partie
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

THE Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Aljechin I - die Sonnenschachpartie
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Aljechin II, Baden-Baden 1925 /26...Re3 vs Reti
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Alterman fresh
B Alterman vs C Gabriel, 1997 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 42 moves, 1-0

Aguado, me thinks
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Artemiev's pick (upto Oct 2016)
Jakovenko vs V Artemiev, 2015 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 0-1

Artemiev's 2nd pick (upto Oct 2016) - due to 'dry technique'
V Artemiev vs E Cordova, 2016
(E16) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 1-0

Blatny - my nomination
Blatny vs J L Watson, 1998 
(B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Bologan
Bologan vs Anand, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

Berliner, Hans
Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965 
(C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1

Bachmann
Browne vs K Bachmann, 1968 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 47 moves, 0-1

Bannik (?) a suggestion
A Bannik vs Petrosian, 1951 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 30 moves, 1-0

Bergh (my suggestion/selection out of 2 games)
S Bergh vs O Gotlin, 1867 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

Belov's
V Belov vs Grischuk, 2009 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 59 moves, 1-0

Bologan's Immortal
Kotronias vs Bologan, 2007 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 0-1

Bronstein?
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Nikolai Brunni (TheFocus) RIP
N Brunni vs R Torrance, 1987 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 43 moves, 1-0

Burn - my suggestion
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1

Wilfred A Brown: This game is certainly my best attack
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Bruce!
R M Bruce vs R Bruce, 1957 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Roux Cabral - the Uruguayan Immortal
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1

Christiansen Immortal? (check)
L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 1978 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Clarke
Larsen vs P H Clarke, 1957 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

Corbin's Immortal
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Commons (my nomination)
K Commons vs P Peev, 1976 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0

Colle's brilliancy price
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Duras (!?)
Duras vs J Kvicala, 1902 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0

de Firmian (as per Adriano Saldanha), Dr. Nick
de Firmian vs C Bleis, 2005 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

DeFirmian
Miles vs de Firmian, 1990 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 0-1

De Ronde - The Dutch Evergreen
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

Denker, http://rankzero.de/?p=3532
Denker vs Fine, 1944 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Ding Liren's Immortal (my selection)
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Enevoldsen's Immortal (Tartakower)
J Enevoldsen vs Nimzowitsch, 1933 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Endzelins best ever win at correspondence chess.
L Endzelins vs P Dubinin, 1959 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Euwe 1
Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1

Euwe 2
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Evans
Taimanov vs Evans, 1954 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 36 moves, 0-1

Finegold
B Finegold vs Gelfand, 1989 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 25 moves, 1-0

Fine
Fine vs Flohr, 1938 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0

Most overrated game of the Century
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Forgacs' Unforgettable Game
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909 
(C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0

Ftacnik's Immortal
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

'Gusev's immortal'
Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0

Giri (in 2014) youtube.com/watch?v=W1wj4CCnkGM
Nyback vs Giri, 2010 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Greenfeld, Alon
A Greenfeld vs G M Boyce, 2004 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Grischuk - at least in 2010
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Grünfelds Beste?
Gruenfeld vs Spielmann, 1929 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 49 moves, 1-0

Gufeld's Mona Lisa
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1

Gufeld - Diamont from Sotchi
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979 
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Golombek
Geller vs Golombek, 1952 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gunina's immortal candidate
V Gunina vs W Ju, 2013 
(A21) English, 30 moves, 1-0

"Gaprindashvili's Immortal" ?!?! check
N Gaprindashvili vs R Servaty, 1974 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Gufeld - another candidate/suggestion
Smyslov vs Gufeld, 1967 
(A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1

Gunina (Chairns 2019)
V Gunina vs A Bodnaruk, 2009 
(A48) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Gunina 2 (2019)
V Gunina vs M Sebag, 2019 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Hammer: Maybe my best game ever!
Krasenkow vs J L Hammer, 2016 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 50 moves, 0-1

B Halldorsson - my proposal (check his other games)
K Funck vs B Halldorsson, 1971 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Hartmann, most likely
Karpov vs W Hartmann, 1983 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

Hartston's Immortal (accto luzhin)
W Hartston vs Westerinen, 1973 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Hjartarson's most interesting game ever
Hjartarson vs Korchnoi, 1988 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 1-0

Hjortstam
K Hjortstam vs Genestier, 1995 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 21 moves, 1-0

Houdini (Computer) accto Houdart
Rybka vs Houdini, 2011 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 53 moves, 0-1

Hoi's 'Mona Lisa' (a suggestion)
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Hou Yifan (probably)
B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1

Illescas Cordoba acc2ceegee
Illescas Cordoba vs Morozevich, 1996 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Ivanisevic - my nomination/suggestion
I Ivanisevic vs M Dzhumaev, 2012 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Chuckmans best?
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Jenni (a suggestion)
F Jenni vs P Nabavi, 2004 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 23 moves, 1-0

Jobava
Jobava vs Bareev, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Johansson-Immortal Correspondence Game? Quite Possibly!
N Tegelman (Johansson) vs R Rey Ardid, 1933 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 47 moves, 1-0

Kashdan
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948 
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1

Kottnauer
C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 28 moves, 1-0

Kramnik [?! - a suggestion]
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0

Keene
Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

Korchmar - The Ukraine Immortal
E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Knaak [http://rankzero.de/?m=200803]
Knaak vs Uhlmann, 1978 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

Karpov's immortal (one candidate at least)
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Kestlers Doppelturmopfer
Sax vs H Kestler, 1974 
(B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 0-1

Kasparov's Immortal (Kasparov's Top 3)
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

Kasparov's Top 3
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0

Kasparov's Top 3
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  
(A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0

Kasparov - in 1991, accto Ray Keene
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Kasparov - - my favourite
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Kavalek (?)
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

Kotov's Q-sac brilliancy
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Kotov 2(?!?)
G Stoltz vs Kotov, 1952 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi
Geller vs Korchnoi, 1960 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Kramer (my nomination)
A Nicifor vs E Kramer, 1921 
(C48) Four Knights, 25 moves, 0-1

Kurnosov - a suggestion
Z Kozul vs I Kurnosov, 2010 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 30 moves, 0-1

gotta krushed on that
O Zambrana vs I Krush, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Larsen, Bent (accto Kavalek)
Larsen vs Kavalek, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Lasker: the best I ever played...
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

Levenfish considered it one of his best games.
Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1937 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Landa's Immortal
Landa vs E Shaposhnikov, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

Lilienthal's famous win over Capablanca - worth a nomination
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0

Lilienthal (2?)
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0

Littlewood
M Jago vs J E Littlewood, 1964 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1

Lombardy - a serious proposal
Lombardy vs Quinteros, 1973 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

"Lasker's Immortal" (Yep, it's Edward's) said 2B
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Maeder; probably
G Sanakoev vs K Maeder, 1978 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 64 moves, 0-1

Marshall
Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Marshall - The Gold Coin Game
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

Maróczy's own selection
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Mikenas
V Mikenas vs S F Lebedev, 1941 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Miles (again?!)
Miles vs Beliavsky, 1986 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Mills - the masked GM
R E Catig vs M Mills, 1974 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Miller's best game ??
Tal vs J Miller, 1988 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Mieses' immortal
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0

Morgado, Juan Sebastian
J S Morgado vs M Kletsel, 1978 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Eva Moser - R.I.P.
E Moser vs L Javakhishvili, 2010 
(B40) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Morphy's famous 'Opera' game
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Myers, Hugh E.
H E Myers vs J Leon, 1969 
(B27) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Nevanlinna, probably
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Napier, although he lost the game
Lasker vs W Napier, 1904 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch's favourite game
Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1

Najdorf - The Polish Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

Nunn
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Nakamura
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Nisi, acc2 cb17
Nisipeanu vs S Azaladze, 2012 
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1-0

Ojanen's Pearl
K S Ojanen vs Keres, 1960 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Ofstad (who??)
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Penrose beats the reign World champion Tal
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0

Paravyan (1-0!!)
D Paravyan vs S Golubov, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Petrov
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Persson, I'd say/guess
P H Nielsen vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Petrosian ?
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

Bela Perenyi - just my nomination
M Fette vs B Perenyi, 1985 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 0-1

requested...
Plaskett vs K Bischoff, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Pinter - a suggestion
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Pratten - The English Immortal
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

Pratt's
Capablanca vs W R Pratt, 1909 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein's Choice!!!
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Rapport - my early nomination
Rapport vs D Rogic, 2010 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein's Immortal - but what said Rubinstein about it?
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Roy Rob (one out of...)
A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1

Nicolas Rossolimo suggestion 1
Rossolimo vs Livingstone, 1961 
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0

Nicolas Rossolimo suggestion 2
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Sämisch's Immortal
Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

Spassky's evergreen game
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Probably the most famous win in Max Salm's long career.
M Salm vs B Koch, 1954 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

Steinitz (my suggestion)
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Sundin - the Swedish Immortal CC
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964 
(C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0

Boris Spassky
Spassky vs A Reshko, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 1-0

Serper - most likely candidate
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993 
(E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

Samuel Shankland
Shankland vs Le Quang Liem, 2008 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 54 moves, 1-0

Stein ?!
Stein vs Keres, 1967 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0

Schlechter
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Schlage (me thinks this is a good choice)
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1

Ivan Sokolov
I Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1999 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 28 moves, 1-0

Sunnucks, Patricia Anne
A Sunnucks vs L J Mills, 1960
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 27 moves, 1-0

Sutovsky's Immortal.
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1

Georgios Souleidis
M Gagunashvili vs G Souleidis, 2003 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Smyslov - My best game in ten years.
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968 
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0

Sokolov (NIC-2004-01), Ivan
I Sokolov vs Polgar, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Shashin, Alexander
A Shashin vs Korchnoi, 1973 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 35 moves, 1-0

Strand
Carlsen vs H Strand, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

Strzelecki (my suggestion)
K Strzelecki vs A Antunes, 1980 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 33 moves, 1-0

TAL- recommended by himself as one of his most interesting
Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Tate
E Tate vs Yudasin, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Tholfsen
E Tholfsen vs Denker, 1934
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Timofeev - my nomination
A Timofeev vs Khismatullin, 2009 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0

Carlos Torre Repetto - a suggestion
Torre vs N Banks, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Torre - the Mexican Immortal ?
Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Vaganian - a suggested candidate
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, my nomination
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

Christophe Van de Loo (me thinks)
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983 
(C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0

Vianna
J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900  
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Vidmar
Vidmar vs Tarrasch, 1906 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Vistaneckis
V Saigin vs I Vistaneckis, 1968 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 0-1

Volokitin
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Wade - a candidate
R G Wade vs Uhlmann, 1968 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

Wade
R G Wade vs L Schmid, 1950 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Wahls
C Ionescu vs M Wahls, 1990 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Waitzkin ? (- a suggestion!)
Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Wenzhe - The Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Wiede ;D
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

Simon Winawer - the mortal game (suggested)
Steinitz vs Winawer, 1882 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Wojciechowski (Polish Immortal II)
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

West - my nomination
M Sixtensson vs G West, 1986 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Wei Yi
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Yussupow, Artur
Yusupov vs A Sokolov, 1988 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0

Winter (own words)
W Winter vs Vidmar, 1927 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Surely not this one :D --> SEARCH
Yusupov vs Lobron, 1996 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0

Do you find a better one for Zvjaginsev ?
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Zukertort's Immortal
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Znosko-Borovsky's best
Capablanca vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1913 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 41 moves, 0-1

Zhao Jun - series sacrifice connection
J Zhao vs D Xiu, 2011 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0

Zuk, my suggestion
V Zurakhov vs Tolush, 1956 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

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