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lost in space's favorite games
Compiled by lost in space
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Lasker, Rubinstein, Aljechin, Reti, Capablanca, Sämisch, Nimzo, Junge, Tal, Smyslov, Geller, Fischer, Bronstein, Gufeld, Korchnoi, Kramnik, Kasparov, Aronian, Anand, Topalov, MC, Gelfand, Grishuk, Maxime, The World, Giri, MC

Once a lifetime playing like Black in this game
M Porges vs Lasker, 1896  
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1

Only Lasker and Vishy can play like this
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein and the endgame
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1911 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 1-0

Aljechin's accuracy
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Capa's accuracy
Capablanca vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Reti's immortal draw
Alekhine vs Reti, 1922 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rubinsteins's masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Capa and how to use pawns
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0

Sämisch not losing on time
Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

Capa and the endgame
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 70 moves, 1-0

Aljechin and the endgame
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

Nimzo and how to use knights
N Mannheimer vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1

Magic
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

A great talent from the lost generation
O Thiermann vs K Junge, 1939 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 28 moves, 0-1

Lost generation No. II
R Palme vs K Junge, 1941 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 0-1

The Junge-Botwinnik System
H Zollner vs K Junge, 1942 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

TAL!!
Udris vs Tal, 1953 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

4 queens
Smyslov vs Keres, 1953 
(A21) English, 92 moves, 1-0

Geller's Masterpiece
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Tiger sacs
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Super passed pawn
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

Roll over Beethoven
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0

Fischer and how to play the Aljechin
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1

pure tactic
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Gufeld's Mona Lisa
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi at his best No. I
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0

TAL!!
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

Spicy
Korchnoi vs Ljubojevic, 1980 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi at his best No. II
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1

Kramnik wins with Black
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Kasparov's immortal game
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

A little known beauty
Sasikiran vs Korchnoi, 2002 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1

Immortal draw II
Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Passed pawns
Aronian vs Anand, 2007 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0

Mozart is Carlsen in music
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2008 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 0-1

Only Vishy and Lasker can play like this
Topalov vs Anand, 2010 
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1

Pawn Storm
Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2011 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 39 moves, 0-1

A Defensive Masterpiece
Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2011 
(A04) Reti Opening, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Maxime the great
Vachier-Lagrave vs Carlsen, 2011 
(B30) Sicilian, 96 moves, 1-0

Not the End of the World
The World vs V Akobian, 2012 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Wild Giri
Giri vs Morozevich, 2012 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 25 moves, 1-0

game of the year 2013
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 92 moves, 1-0

Naka's Waterloo
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2013 
(B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Laskeblanca at work
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2013 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 70 moves, 1-0

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