Philidor -- "The Musician" A Smith vs Philidor, 1790  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1 La Bourdonnais -- "The Parisian Romantic" La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834   (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0 McDonnell -- "The Irish Romantic" La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1 Staunton -- "The Scholastic Tyrant" Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 39 moves, 0-1 Anderssen -- "The Bavarian Professor" (round one) Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851   (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 Anderssen -- "The Bavarian Professor" (round two) Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 Blackburne -- "Black Death" Burn vs Blackburne, 1889   (C66) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1 Morphy -- round one -- "Uncle says 'Uncle!'" Morphy vs E Morphy, 1849  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0 Morphy -- round two -- "Today, the World" Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 Morphy -- round three -- "Drama" Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858   (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 Zukertort -- "The Brilliancy Baker" Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0 Steinitz -- "The Founder of Modern Chess" -- in character Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 Steinitz -- "The Founder of Modern Chess" -- on the attack Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0 Lasker -- "The Chess Shark" -- counterattack Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1 Lasker -- "The Chess Shark" -- Jaws Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury -- "Antiphlogistine, Madjesoomalops" Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0 Rubinstein -- "The Polish Powerhouse" Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907   (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1 Marshall -- "The American Gunslinger" S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1 Nimzovich -- "The Hypermodern" Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911   (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0 Capablanca -- "The Machine" -- round one: King of the Island J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1901  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1 Capablanca -- "The Machine" -- round two: Lord of Thunder O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 Alekhine -- "The Monomaniac" Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1 Euwe -- "The Math Maven" Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0 Reti -- "The Chess Cacophonist" Reti vs T Gruber, 1923  (A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik -- "The Path-Marcher" -- I: On the Rise Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1 Smyslov -- "The Opera Composer" Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik -- "The Path-Marcher" -- II: Defending the Crown Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 Tal -- "The Mad Scientist" Tal vs Barcza, 1962  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0 Petrosian -- "The Counterpunching Iron Eel" Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0 Spassky -- "The Eclectic" Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 Fischer -- part I: "The Game of the Century" D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956   (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1 Fischer -- part II: "As The Worm Turns" Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 Karpov -- part I: "Grudge Match" Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1 Karpov -- part II: "Defending the Crown" Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0 34 games