78 ... Be7xc5+!! White d4-pawn protects e5-bishop from e6-queen
Adams vs Carlsen, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lu Shanglei's rook fortress
S Lu vs Le Quang Liem, 2011  (B40) Sicilian, 92 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rook Endgames-RP vs.R.Typo in book Seirawan has colors reversed
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E14) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0
The unbreachable fortress
A Kosten vs R Zelcic, 1992  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
K + PP vs K + PP: outside passed P. Laskerlike punch
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1914  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
"Draw Bridge" (game of the day Nov-05-07)
Keres vs Eliskases, 1938  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
black opens file-but only for himself-to draw
Ribli vs Romanishin, 1982  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
gully draw
Shredder vs Gull, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
"Drawn and Quartered" (game of the day Jul-02-13)
A Petrov vs P Journoud, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Morozevich vs V Laznicka, 2013  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 74 moves, 0-1
Ganguly skewered Knockamura
Ganguly vs Nakamura, 2006  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 1-0
karpov's discovered check
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
Seizing the initiative - domination
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
OPENING SACS: WEAKNESSES grabbed
Carlsen vs Short, 2010  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
"Taming the Tiger" (game of the day Oct-29-08)
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Stockholm Syndrome
Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1920  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
20.? (Thursday, November 7)
H Berliner vs R H Steinmeyer, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
"V" for Victory!
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
22...? (November 15, 2013) zigzag queen
I Polgar vs J Trapl, 1963  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
Tartakower's Staircase to Heaven
M Lowcki vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
vaganianian's david
Vaganian vs Bronstein, 1975  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1-0
Tigran burning bright
Benko vs Petrosian, 1959  (A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Shankland pawn rollers
D Xiu vs Shankland, 2013  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1
30. Rh8+! Tal at the helm
Tal vs Benko, 1959  (B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Shocking Shak
Mamedyarov vs S Shoker, 2011  (B07) Pirc, 49 moves, 0-1
"Reti Steady Go" (game of the day Dec-02-13)
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
27.? (December 6, 2013) Arabian Mate
L Gabrovsek vs D Avirovic, 1933  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1-0
Shirov's ball of fire
Dubov vs Shirov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Shark Attack - Karjak Arrest
Mamedyarov vs Karjakin, 2013  (D90) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
31...? (Thursday, December 19)
Duchamp vs Dake, 1933  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
35.? (December 26, 2013)
V Soultanbeieff vs Tartakower, 1933  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Wei high
Wei Yi vs J Zhou, 2013  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Karpov plays the poisoned pawn
J Qi vs Karpov, 1983  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1
Berlin Wall Falls
So vs F Vallejo Pons, 2014  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
4 bishops in tango
Nepomniachtchi vs So, 2014  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 69 moves, 0-1
Caruana soars over the Petroff D
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Knight rider white
Timman vs Huebner, 1982  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Gandalf strikes again
Gelfand vs D Andreikin, 2014  (E15) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
Rapport Card 1.0
B Bok vs Rapport, 2014  (C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Q sac whoa!
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0
5. kf1?
So vs Jobava, 2014  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
queen sac
So vs T Gareyev, 2014  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Carmelite's recess
Cmilyte vs M Gutad Iversen, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
Peter leaked ...
Grischuk vs Leko, 2014  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 33 moves, 1-0
Kramnikov on fire
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2014  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
French Tried
Z Almasi vs So, 2014  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
"Shakh Like a Leaf" (game of the day Aug-31-07)
Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0
tomtom gun
P Carlsson vs Tomashevsky, 2014  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 72 moves, 0-1
"The Battle of Hastings"
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Adams' APPLE
Adams vs Caruana, 2014  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 1-0
"A future worldchampion" - Alekhine.
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 0-1
Smoked Sahlmann-
W Sahlmann vs K Junge, 1941  (B32) Sicilian, 65 moves, 0-1
Nazi on the rise again
N Paikidze vs C Balogh, 2010  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0
Capa-blanked
Capablanca vs B Verlinsky, 1925  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
Carl-sinned
Carlsen vs Naiditsch, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 62 moves, 0-1
Dzindzichashvili vs Fritz, 1991  (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
nasty rook sac
P Horvath vs T Stoll, 2004  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
SAm am I
Sevian vs T Abrahamyan, 2012  (C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0
E.T. Peters Out
E Torre vs J Peters, 1981  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
trojan horse
P Rout vs M Davletbayeva, 2014 (C67) Ruy Lopez, 80 moves, 1-0
Jakovenko endgame prowess
A Goganov vs Jakovenko, 2014  (E15) Queen's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1
Traxler LUM
Lum vs Jackson, 1978  (C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
"Economical utilization of forces"
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Yifan who? 1/2 - 1/2
So vs Y Hou, 2015  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
MagLev trained
So vs Aronian, 2015  (C45) Scotch Game, 54 moves, 1-0
chuck's fault
Ivanchuk vs So, 2015  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves, 0-1
Walking Pants by ivanchuk
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2015  (B32) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0
NAJDORF DEADFENCE
Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1
TOPalov's relentless attack in the middle game
Topalov vs Nakamura, 2014  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0
backroot's hoe
Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
"Exch Sac Sacs Ex Ch"
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
sac here and there, no mas
L Javakhishvili vs R Edouard, 2015  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
tough la grave
Vachier-Lagrave vs S Mareco, 2014  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
"Dark Square Symphony
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Rock it free
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
"We Will, We Will, Bok-Yu"
B Bok vs Y Yu, 2014  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 36 moves, 1-0
gangged up
Ivanchuk vs Ganguly, 2014  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Chandler, 1987  (A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
P H Nielsen vs Larsen, 1997  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 38 moves, 0-1
lowly king
M Bartel vs Nepomniachtchi, 2015  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Believe me ...
D Bisby vs Movsesian, 2015  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik's ultra-brilliant miniature vs. Portisch!
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
"Stopa the Presses
J Stopa vs Benjamin, 2009  (C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
2 moves
E Garcia vs M Preuss, 2005  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 26 moves, 0-1
Thorpe ENG (1874)
J O H Taylor vs NN, 1874  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
Tal, so simple
Tal vs Ivkov, 1974  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 37 moves, 1-0
Take my wife. Please!
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
ouch, take my rooks
Torre vs E Z Adams, 1920  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
Lu and Behold!
M Kobalia vs S Lu, 2015  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
Tigran indeed
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
wesley snipes
So vs Adams, 2015  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
keller geller
Geller vs Taimanov, 1953  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Denis is it
Khismatullin vs S Sjugirov, 2009  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
Levastated
Svidler vs Le Quang Liem, 2013  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 135 moves, 1-0
So the KID got dingged
So vs Ding Liren, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 1-0
KID crushed
Bareev vs Radjabov, 2003  (E97) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
boloed
Bologan vs Ivanchuk, 2015  (C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Wonderboy - Tal-like sac
S R Mannion vs C Aravindh, 2016  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 33 moves, 0-1
las of he romanovs
Kryvoruchko vs E Romanov, 2015  (C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
"Cambridge Springs Eternal" (game of the day Nov-20-16)
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
"Fried Bird" (game of the day Nov-24-16)
W Fried vs Schlechter, 1897  (A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0
Nikolayev's Mona Lisa
I Nikolayev vs M O Gregory, 2007  (B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Tarjan of the jungle
J Tarjan vs Kramnik, 2017  (A12) English with b3, 56 moves, 1-0
a novel novelty
Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
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