The Better Player Wins
A Fuderer vs L Prins, 1948  (C52) Evans Gambit, 55 moves, 0-1
A Very Forcefull Queen Sacrifice
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
The Most Popular Smothered Mate Game ?
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's Finest !
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
A Queenless Ballet
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
My Favourite Fischer Game
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Tal - The Magician From Riga !
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's Most Dominating Victory Over Karpov
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
The London Miracle !
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bringing Down His Highness
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
A Tactical Delight !
Lasker vs W Napier, 1904  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
Some Call It A Swindle, I Call It Fighting Spirit
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
My Favourite King's Gambit Game
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Marshall's Queen Sacrifice (Against Chigorin !)
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Bronstein At His Attacking Best
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
The Polish Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Desperate To Mate
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk's Most Dominating Victory Over Kasparov
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Ultra Defense
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Double Queen Sacrifice !
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Queening A Pawn In The Opening
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
The Power Of The Pawn Roller
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
A King Hunt
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
The Power Of Advanced Pawns
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
Gufeld's Mona Lisa
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
"The King Is A Fighting Piece"
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fire On The Chessboard
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
The Complications Of A Correspondence Game
Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965  (C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Calm, Calculated, Razor Sharp Attack
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994  (A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1
A Queen Sacrifice And A Beautiful Finishing Combination
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
An Exchange Sacrifice, A Queen Sacrifice And A Beautiful Finish
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
A Double Rook Sacrifice
Reti vs Euwe, 1920  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Best Example Of A Double Rook Sacrifice
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
A Blitzkrieg !
C Hartlaub vs V Benary, 1911  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Ripping Open A Castled King's Defenses
Prince Dadian vs Kolisch, 1867  (C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Stunning Endgame Combination !
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931  (A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Draw
K Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Initiative !
J Mieses vs Marshall, 1903  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
The Most Remarkable Pursuit Of The Back Rank Mate
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
A Modern Game With An Antique Feel
D Gormally vs S Williams, 2006  (A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0
Gusev's Immortal
Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0
A game full of unexpected moves and weird positions
E Diemer vs F Trommsdorf, 1973  (B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
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