woman or man
N Gaprindashvili vs R Servaty, 1974  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
Bronstein:"Simagin falls victim to a pawn breakthough"
Bronstein vs Simagin, 1947  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Janowsky's outstanding game according to Chernev
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Ian Watson: "Andersson builds up steadily an attack "
Andersson vs M Stean, 1980  (A20) English, 35 moves, 1-0
A great master faced a genius, and lost.
Janowski vs Lasker, 1924  (B83) Sicilian, 68 moves, 0-1
The Queen's pawn counter-gambit scores a win
Steinitz vs F Deacon, 1863  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
A magnificent centre charges the opposing King side
Smyslov vs Huebner, 1983  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 48 moves, 1-0
A disciple of Nimzowitsch wins like a classicist
Benko vs Petrosian, 1963  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1
Petrosian's best game in this match
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1969  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Spassky as a teenager
Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953  (E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 35 moves, 1-0
Spassky during his best years
Spassky vs Keres, 1965  (E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 50 moves, 1-0
A sacrifice described as "pure Kasparov"
Kasparov vs Hjartarson, 1989  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
One of the best games of the match
Anand vs Topalov, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0
A tank offensive
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
Gaining ground
G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1
A second tank offensive against the Sicilian defence
Geller vs Y Anikaev, 1979  (B83) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Portisch scores a classic win with the bishop pair.
Portisch vs Andersson, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
Petrosian wins in a style reminiscent of Capablanca, says Euwe
Petrosian vs Unzicker, 1960  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
Like the plot of a good story
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0
Tartakower: "The most beautiful game of the match"
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (A91) Dutch Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
A triumph of centralization
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E17) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
When to obstruct the c7 pawn by ...Nc6
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
White falls into a trap
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
A paradoxical but brilliant exchange helps an attack
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1971  (A20) English, 41 moves, 1-0
A Capablancaesque attack
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1962  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 21 moves, 1-0
A modern day Pillsbury attack
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1974  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik: "The theme of domination"
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Spassky gains ground
Beliavsky vs Spassky, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 0-1
A little bit of sonnenschach
Foguelman vs Bronstein, 1964  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
pawn storm
A Konstantinopolsky vs Frank, 1935  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
An answer to Vasiukov on Keres' innovation
M Steinberg vs G Kuzmin, 1967  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Botvinnik discerns attacking chances like Alekhine
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
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