14. ...e4! and 18. ...Nxe2!! Attacking the uncastled king. Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1 19. ...Re2!! Seals off the king's escape route. S Slonim vs N Riumin, 1931  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 0-1 34. Be5!! A game-breaking counter shot. Miles vs C Pritchett, 1982  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 36. Rc6!! Is an impossible move. Navara vs A Dergatschova, 2007  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0 23. ...Nd6! A hidden defensive resource. O Lemmers vs McShane, 2010  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 0-1 25. Bb5! A crushing final stroke. Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0 20. ...Qb5!! Magnificent! J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 34. Ra8! Gorgeous move. Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0 19. Qh1! Strange retreat unlocks the position. R Filguth vs A De La Garza Madero, 1980  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0 18. Rf8+! Solves the position beautifully. Dzindzichashvili vs Kalandazichvili, 1967  (C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0 34. ...Be3!! Very sharp. V Osnos vs J Yuchtman, 1969  (A56) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 0-1 27. ...Bf1! Is as artistic as it gets. Ribli vs Adorjan, 1983  (A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1 28. Ng4! Wins in all variations. Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 31. ...Rxc2! Nifty pawn winning combo. Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 31 moves, 0-1 23. Rc1! A masterful finesse. Karpov vs Spassky, 1975  (E17) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 22. ...Bc4! A knockout zwischenzug. Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 18. ...Nxc2+! Resulting in unbearable pins. de Firmian vs F Vallejo Pons, 2003  (B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1 28. Qb5! Pin and intermezzo threat. Kotov vs Kholmov, 1971  (E14) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 21. ...Bf3!! Surprise! You're checkmated. Seirawan vs Beliavsky, 1988  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1 25. ...Re2!! From drawish to decisive. Bagirov vs Kholmov, 1961  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 25 moves, 0-1 35. Nf5! and 36. Rb8! Ends matters quickly. Dominguez Perez vs Morozevich, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 23. ...Bc8!! Brilliant defense. P Velikov vs Dorfman, 1989  (A04) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1 20. ...Bxg4!! An optical illusion! E Torre vs Unzicker, 1981  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 0-1 30. ...Bd4! is a gem. I Stohl vs Smirin, 2000  (E97) King's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1 24. ...Rxa3!! Showstopping finish. V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965  (A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1 20. Rxa6! A shocker. J Bellon Lopez vs A Antunes, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0 22. Nc6!! and 23. Rxd7! A lethal one two. Tkachiev vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006  (A15) English, 23 moves, 1-0 46. ...Rd1!! Gaining time for the pawns to queen. Geller vs Averbakh, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1 20. ...Rd4!! and 22. ...Ka7! Leaves white helpless. K Haznedaroglu vs J Isaev, 2010  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 22 moves, 0-1 41. ...Ne1!! Most creative. Giri vs Aronian, 2012  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1 27. Bc6! Multiple motif finishing blow. Evans vs Bisguier, 1958  (C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 20. Qg6!! What a shot! Bronstein vs Geller, 1961  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0 20. Re6! Prying open the king's castle. Dreev vs Tiviakov, 2003  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0 19. Nxe6+! A fine tactical blow. Adorjan vs Kudrin, 1987  (E15) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0 31. ...Rxb2! and 33. ...c4!! Great vision. M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 9. ...Nd5! A very pretty opening intermezzo. Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1 18. Nxd5! and 19. Rxh7+! Capa's "petite" combinations. Capablanca vs J C Rather, 1936  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0 17. ...Bf3! and 18. ...Qh3! Caps a crushing miniature. Reti vs Capablanca, 1928  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 0-1 26. ...e5! A splendid pawn sac to get rooks on the 7th rank. Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1 47. ...Bh3!! Crazy winning shot. Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1 35. ...Qe2! Superb defensive riposte. Keene vs Karpov, 1972  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 50. Nf5! Brings the game to a screeching halt. Karpov vs Csom, 1977  (A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0 33. ...Rd8! Cross-pin back rank tactic. V Mikenas vs Aronin, 1957  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 33 moves, 0-1 36. Be5! Forces promotion. Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0 16. ...Re8!! Modern romantic attack. Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1 40. Bd7! An elegant finish. Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0 35. Rc8! Lovely. Unzicker vs L A Sanchez, 1952  (C88) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0 36. g4+! Pretty rook endgame finish. Kasparov vs Timman, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0 39. ...Rc1!! Endgame study. Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1965  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 39 moves, 0-1 23. e6+! The sting in the tail picks off the queen. Nunn vs K Thorsteins, 1989  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 23 moves, 1-0 A bolt from the blue. 35. Bxd5+! Vaganian vs T L Petrosian, 2004  (A15) English, 40 moves, 1-0 Sparkling attack. 21. ...Bh3+! Nunn vs I Nataf, 1999  (B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1 Lights Out. 17. Rd8+! Beliavsky vs Bacrot, 1999  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0 The real game of the century. R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963   (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 Bobby's technique was peerless in his prime. Smyslov vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 44 moves, 0-1 Bound hand and foot! Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0 Opening preparation bags the queen. Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0 Fischer walks into prepared analysis and refutes it. Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0 Legendary Fischer combination. Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 Karpov style. Karpov vs Ribli, 1980  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0 Black is paralyzed, then eliminated. Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0 The python grip of Karpov. Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0 Positional Perfection! Again squeezing Kasparov to resignation. Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0 Instructive from Karpov. Karpov vs Adorjan, 1989  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 One of Karpov's best. S Tatai vs Karpov, 1977  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 0-1 Another Karpov constriction. Karpov vs Gligoric, 1973  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 63 moves, 1-0 Vintage Kasparov. Kasparov vs Salov, 1989  (A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0 Kasparov snuffs out the attack with class. Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1988  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 0-1 Kasparov destroys the French Defense. Kasparov vs Short, 1994  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0 Fantastically complex. Shirov vs O Nikolenko, 1991  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0 Defending masterfully. Hodgson vs M Godena, 2000  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1 Counter attack as defense. Beliavsky vs Anand, 1991  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1 Inspired attack from Bacrot. Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 Very sharp counter attack. Sherzer vs P Acs, 1998  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1 Destructive sacrificial attack kicks off a king hunt. R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1 Capa makes it look much too easy. Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 Shirov pulls out all stops. Kramnik vs Shirov, 1998  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 48 moves, 0-1 Promotions galore. Jobava vs Kamsky, 2012  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 0-1 Sharp game with a surprise finish. Lobron vs Dzindzichashvili, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 Simple. Brilliant. Beautiful. Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0 Forceful, destructive attack on the castled king. P Mertens vs E Eichhorn, 1968  (C22) Center Game, 25 moves, 0-1 Mind-bogglingly complex. Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994  (A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1 A raging attack in the French Defense. Hjartarson vs J Nogueiras, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1 Gritty French defense. Huebner vs Korchnoi, 1995  (C11) French, 18 moves, 0-1 What an attack in the French Defense! R Bogdanovic vs A Planinc, 1965  (C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1 The power of connected passed pawns. V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1 Connected passed pawns part 2. Tukmakov vs Khenkin, 1992  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1 An extra queen still loses! Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994  (E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1 Sacrificing everything for a second queen proves decisive. Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 Crushing attack from white. Portisch vs de Firmian, 1990  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0 Deadly knights. Karjakin vs Grischuk, 2009  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 A sacrificial Sicilian. Nunn vs M Marin, 1987  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0 Violent attack on the Sicilian Defense. E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0 Vigorous attack on the castled king. Landa vs E Shaposhnikov, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0 Endgame masterpiece. Svidler vs Topalov, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0 Beast opening preperation. S Savchenko vs Savon, 1999  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 19 moves, 1-0 Beautiful sustained initiative. Aronian vs A Volokitin, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 Delicate handling of the initiative. B Vladimirov vs Averbakh, 1961  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 20 moves, 0-1 Tal with the initiative. Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1 Inspiring queen sacrifice. Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi, 1985  (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0 Weaving the mating net. E Kengis vs R Djurhuus, 1991  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1 101 games