Attack en masse.
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
A refined attack, on tiptoe!
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Domineering 'K'.
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Seeing is believing
Granda Zuniga vs Polgar, 1992  (E97) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Portisch had options
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1967  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Multiply the pressure
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
The case of undeployed forces.
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
All systems 'go'.
Ivanchuk vs S Volkov, 2005  (C11) French, 41 moves, 1-0
The 'N is a loaded sac.'
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
It will work out?
Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
Seamless Q moves for the kill
Geller vs Keres, 1973  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
A timely prophylectic
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
White R at a command post
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
All out attack
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Teach your mule tricks, only if you're smarter
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Every Black piece is on go
Spassky vs Tal, 1979  (E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
Winning Winawer
P Romanovsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (C16) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
Venture out
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  (A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Tail you to the end of the world
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Rollicking Geller
Geller vs E Kogan, 1946  (B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
A Dutch delight
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
The Dutch be dammed
Euwe vs S van Mindeno, 1927  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
On the backburner
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
Nothing fishy about his chess
B Greenwald vs Fischer, 1963  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1
Bogo's Bogey
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
Attack minded Bogo
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Appetising
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
No free lunches!
Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Count your blessings
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
No way to get outa the way!
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
All stations go for White
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
This R is a pest.
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Strike it hot
Larsen vs F Olafsson, 1956  (A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 24 moves, 0-1
Intense constant pressure
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1992  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
All on the job
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971  (E08) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
Hit the ground running
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Like a robust stroke of a painter's brush
Tal vs Leonov, 1949  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
Self block to make it brief
Ed. Lasker vs B Winkelman, 1926  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Desolation
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Call it legerdemain or Capa - ability?
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
A gory sight
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
All stations go
Keres vs Geller, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Impaled dignitaries
Ivkov vs J H Donner, 1965  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Sharp confrontation
Tal vs E Nievergelt, 1959  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
A work of art
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
A rabbit in the headlights!
Navara vs J Helbich, 1998  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Keeping it simple
Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Lasker's strip-tease, a debilitating torture
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Massive onslaught!
Kavalek vs W Pietzsch, 1967  (A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Rooking it out
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
When there are guns to spare
Nunn vs C Pritchett, 1986  (B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
A clean game with possibilities.
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0
Satiating
L Christiansen vs Wojtkiewicz, 2006  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
Some days you get a free lunch
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Put too much on your opponent's plate
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994  (C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0
Without resource
R Nezhmetdinov vs Romanov, 1950  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Simpler arguments are better
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Full steam ahead
L Christiansen vs Spassky, 1981  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Two birds with one stone.
Keene vs H Ree, 1970  (A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Keene mobilises his entire army
Keene vs P C Griffiths, 1964  (E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 28 moves, 1-0
Now Bronstein is Bond
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
In the right places
I Ivanov vs F Lindsay, 1994  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
A game with good flow, easy to follow
Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2006  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
All guns laid on target
Ponomariov vs I Sokolov, 2007  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
The Q is a supernumerary to the action
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
Development facilitates a romping win
Ivanchuk vs Radjabov, 2004  (B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Trapping the Q was 3-step plan
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Awake to threats, Black finds all the answers
J L Watson vs I Ivanov, 1983  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1
A great defensive plan , a chance on the break.
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (B20) Sicilian, 55 moves, 0-1
Rope-a-dope
Beliavsky vs Kupreichik, 1973  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 26 moves, 1-0
Fischer meets a counter-punch
Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Underlining the force of development.
T Lichtenhein vs Morphy, 1857  (C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1
Preponderance, and a bit of caution.
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1873  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1
The N is surplus to the requirements.
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Crisply efficient-all pieces working.
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930  (B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Hartlaub must have been the heartthrob.
C Hartlaub vs Lasker, 1904  (C56) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
Loaded with purpose is White attack
L Christiansen vs L Gilden, 1976  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0
Its not over till its over.
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1993  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
In cruise control.
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1999  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 36 moves, 1-0
In chess you win when your opponent thinks he has lost.
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0
All stations go for White.
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0
Powerlines; Keep'm short and cut losses.
Duras vs Swiderski, 1908  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Total Chess - all weapons trained on target.
B Soos vs Geller, 1962  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
When destination is at hand, a shove or push is in order!
Fischer vs B Soos, 1967  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0
If you have the right tools, cut the jugular.
Bronstein vs B Goldenov, 1944  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 1-0
Constricted residence.
Meitner vs Schlechter, 1895  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 0-1
In Scelechter's Bailiwick!
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1898  (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Black can delay but not avoid defeat.
Spielmann vs M Elyashiv, 1903  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Refreshing, sharp play.
G Vescovi vs Karpov, 2004  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
A quikie - no sooner spread than done!
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1
And I have a prancing horse at home too.
Kasparov vs Leko, 2001  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
This Mona Lisa is by Navara, and no fake!
Navara vs A Dergatschova, 2007  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Overloading a harried defender!
Movsesian vs Adams, 2009  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Too many guns trained on the target!
Bacrot vs Bareev, 2010  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
You dont plan against a lightening bolt!
W Donisthorpe vs Mundell, 1892  (C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0
Mamedyarov's super tactical maneuvres!
Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Life beats death via a work of art.
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Blazing guns!
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
T Gelashvili vs V Belov, 2004  (D80) Grunfeld, 52 moves, 0-1
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