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Collections in Idleness 6
Compiled by Trigonometrist
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If you like the other 5 installations, you're gonna love this set of amazing games...

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A beautiful queen sac....(GOTD)
Kraussold vs Volt, 1921 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

Worthy of a jewel....(GOTD)
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0

The attacking retreat...(GOTD)
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851  
(A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0

36.Rxd6!!!...(GOTD)
Jobava vs H Wang, 2006 
(A15) English, 46 moves, 1-0

Queen sac under 10 moves...(GOTD)
H Uuetoa vs A Mayo, 1999 
(A10) English, 48 moves, 0-1

28.Nxh5!!...(GOTD)
A Artidiello vs B Babapour, 2002 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Murder on the back rank...(GOTD)
Alekhine vs Russian Tennis Club, 1932 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

The Guard removal scheme...(GOTD)
A Ornstein vs Forintos, 1981 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

29.. Qb2!!...(GOTD)
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Sac all...(not a GOTD)
Carlsen vs D Rylander, 2003 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 33 moves, 1-0

Stunning sacrifices....
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912 
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Smother mate(using bishops!)...
V Kahn vs C Hartlaub, 1916 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Bishop sac...
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

Queen sac followed by Kg2#...
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0

Sacrificing two bishops...
Alekhine vs J A J Drewitt, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Unexpected queen sac...
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

24.g3!!!...
Adams vs P Wolff, 1990 
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 1-0

Simple queen sac,simple elegance...
Santasiere vs E B Adams, 1926 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Simply blasted...
Biegler vs Peperle, 1952 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

The double knight attack...(GOTD)
Nunn vs E Bhend, 1978 
(B33) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

A beauty..(GOTD)
M Tomcik vs J Dovzik, 2000 
(B33) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Bow to Marshall...
Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1904 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

One more miniature...
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Sacs galore...(GOTD)
Capablanca vs J Baca Arus, 1912 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Queen sac...(GOTD)
Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Capture nothing but the game...
A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Bow to Tal...
R Toran Albero vs Tal, 1961 
(A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Two rooks for sale(discount:)...(GOTD)
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Very beautiful...
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

I can stare at this one for hours...(GOTD)
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Absolutely Stunning...
Potolea vs D Gedult, 1974 
(C57) Two Knights, 16 moves, 0-1

Another stunner by Gedult...
Levy vs D Gedult, 1975 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

A cute finish...
D Gedult vs M von Zweigbergk, 1971 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

Mate to follow...
Roterman vs D Gedult, 1967 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 0-1

11.Bxd2# completes a smother...
Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Mate...(GOTD)
Andrews vs F G Janssens, 1864 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Semi-smother scheme...
O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1

Masterpiece by Carlsen...
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0

Bolt fom the blue...
Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Masterpiece...
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

I'm speechless...
G Minchev vs A Turzo, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Perfection...
M Mamadshoev vs I Cheparinov, 2002 
(B33) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Very Beautiful...
Dorfman vs Kupreichik, 1980 
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

When in doubt,sac two rooks...
Khalifman vs Serper, 1994 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Very Interesting...
W Adams vs A Simonson, 1940 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Andersenn strikes again...(GOTD)
Anderssen vs C Messemaker, 1861 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0

K.O!!...(GOTD)
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

Brilliant knight sac...(GOTD)
W N Watson vs C P Gawood, 1977 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 27 moves, 1-0

The castle under siege...
Alekhine vs E Linares Jr, 1939 
(C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0

Knight sac in the Four Knights...(GOTD)
G Minchev vs A Petrov, 1994 
(C46) Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Bow to Janowski....
H Delaire vs Janowski, 1900
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 0-1

Queen sac by Janowski...
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0

Sac the queen for a pawn mate...
S Lorenz vs A Orlov, 2001 
(A25) English, 17 moves, 0-1

Bow to Charousek!!...(GOTD)
Charousek vs Englander, 1894 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Stunning attack...
A Adly vs I Haitin, 2007 
(A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Permanent Domination...(GOTD)
Blackburne vs M Judd, 1889  
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

A Beautiful game...
L Hazai vs L Karsa, 1976 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Some skill...
Tarrasch vs Schroeder, 1890 
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 1-0

Morphy's beaten!!
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0

Game...(GOTD)
Lipschutz vs Gossip, 1889 
(C28) Vienna Game, 72 moves, 0-1

All Kinght game...
H Helms vs O Tenner, 1942 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0

Deflection!!...(GOTD)
Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum, 1924 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Absolutely beautiful...
Rublevsky vs V Diepeveen, 1992 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Brilliant combo...
J Diaz vs D Freeman, 2004 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1

Anything can happen...(GOTD)
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

Nicely played...
Pirc vs T H Tylor, 1939 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Could have been a good puzzle....
Gossip vs Birmingham, 1860 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Beauty..
M Subaric vs P Trifunovic, 1946 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 19 moves, 0-1

No Queen but mate...
Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961 
(C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0

Enter Cochrane gambit!!
L Teemae vs P Klemettinen, 1986 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Very,very interesting...
NN vs W Curran, 1876 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

The Knight...
E Diemer vs S Weinmann, 1980 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

A miniature...(GOTD)
A Davis vs C F Tears, 1944 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

A Simple Blunder...
S Rosenthal vs J Mortimer, 1883 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Annihilation of defense...
M Dvoretzky vs G Timoscenko, 1966 
(A25) English, 39 moves, 1-0

"How to checkmate Lasker"...
Muehrenberg vs Lasker, 1927 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0

This is just BEAUTIFUL!!!...(GOTD)
V A Vasiliev vs Tolush, 1945 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

Pawn Power...
M Abeln vs Minasian, 2003 
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 0-1

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

A differerent mate...
Chulkov vs Gavemann, 1947 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0

See this one...
Szabo vs T van Scheltinga, 1947 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

"Szabotage"...(GOTD)
Szabo vs G Sigurjonsson, 1968 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1

Beauty...
A R Green vs S Villone, 2006 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 39 moves, 1-0

Simple yet logical...
A W Bowen vs J H Beaty, 1962 
(E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sac everything and threaten mate...(GOTD)
Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865  
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

23.Nxd5!!..
B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Mate...
L Mueller vs M Mannhart, 2006
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

Very Nice...
M Keller vs A Quist, 1970 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Absolutely spectacular!!...
Breyer vs J Esser, 1917  
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

Nice...
Schiffers vs Harmonist, 1887 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Gone!!!...(GOTD)
B Wall vs R Illorde, 1988 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Delightful queen sac....
I Rogers vs V Arapovic, 1985  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

28.Re4!!...
Sjestov vs Krovatkin, 1997 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 34 moves, 0-1

Very beautiful...
A Rodriguez Cespedes vs I Herrera, 1990 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Brilliancy...(GOTD)
Szabo vs K Honfi, 1950 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Stunning finish...(GOTD)
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1882 
(C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 0-1

A rare mate position...(GOTD)
L Horvath vs L Mayer, 1917 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

The Pope wins...(GOTD)
Guila vs G Pecci, 1875 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1

Very impressive...
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933 
(C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

The drop-jaw game...smashing!!
Alekhine vs H Maurer, 1930 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

Procedural destruction...(GOTD)
I Ionica vs V Jianu, 2001 
(B33) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

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