Amazing combination at the end
V Plotkin vs V Drkulec, 2009  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Rxh3!
S Bouaziz vs Miles, 1979  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves, 0-1
Tal breaks the wall
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
Impressive strategy by Keres
Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Amazing draw
Portisch vs Tal, 1964  (A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
awesome queen sac
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
position better than pieces
Granda Zuniga vs Short, 1997  (B44) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Nice bishop manoeuver
Euwe vs Robatsch, 1957  (D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 33 moves, 1-0
deep calculation by kholmov
Kholmov vs W Golz, 1956  (D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Keres attack : exemple 1
Karpov vs Dorfman, 1976  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Keres attack : exemple 2
Polgar vs Topalov, 2006  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Keres attack : exemple 3
Vladimirov vs Epishin, 1987  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Interresting combination
Anand vs Illescas Cordoba, 1992  (B44) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
mccload attack
Y Rusakov vs B Verlinsky, 1947  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
instructive endgame
Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0
staunton gambit : tartakower variation
Tartakower vs J Mieses, 1925  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
dutch leningrad: ex1
I Farago vs P Poutiainen, 1975  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 21 moves, 0-1
awesome tactics by Charousek
Charousek vs Chigorin, 1896  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez : Chigorin 1
Gligoric vs Keres, 1965  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 52 moves, 0-1
pulling the king out of his lair
Duras vs Z Barasz, 1912  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Rc8! well done
Bronstein vs B Goldenov, 1944  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 1-0
Bronstein open the game
Fischer vs Bronstein, 1970  (C16) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Impressive sac
J Zhao vs D Xiu, 2011  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0
a lot of sacs for a mate
K Zambelly vs Maroczy, 1897  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
3 rooks sacs : insane draw
Koblents vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
blowing king side defense
Tal vs B Gurgenidze, 1969  (B15) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0
Bc4!
Tal vs M Dvoretzky, 1974  (E92) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal having fun with the benoni
Tukmakov vs Tal, 1969  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 28 moves, 0-1
Caro-Cann:Maroczy variation
Bronstein vs H Hunt, 1994  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
great sacs!
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
ingenious sacs
Noteboom vs A Gromer, 1931  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 33 moves, 1-0
Impressive rook and bishop move
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1903  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Interesting play by Euwe
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 68 moves, 1-0
Ex1: Italian game
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Impressive strategy
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
awesome tactical play
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs P Romanovsky, 1929  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Another incredible rook move
P Pietinen vs C Randlov, 2012  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 32 moves, 0-1
a tactic to study
J Mortimer vs J Mason, 1887  (C41) Philidor Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Another deep sac by Tal
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1
A mate in the opening
Pillsbury vs NN, 1899  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
minor pieces mate
M Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
interesting strategy
Anderssen vs B Suhle, 1860  (C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
brilliant mate
Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Interesting end game
Tal vs R Etruk, 1954  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 40 moves, 1-0
wow another crazy game by tal
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
another incredible knight sac
Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979  (B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
forcing a pin for a capture
S Zaksaite vs T Chistiakova, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 0-1
magical combination
Tal vs J M Ripley, 1974  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 1-0
french wing gambit+quick mate
F Cirabisi vs V Cugini, 1992  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
sac a bishop for pawns
Fine vs W Winter, 1936  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Impressive move
Najdorf vs L Frenkel, 1926  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Well seen sac
M Stolberg vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 0-1
sac bishop for pawns
Tal vs T Ghitescu, 1963  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
sac a bishop to capture the queen
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850  (C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1
Rxa3!!
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965  (A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
Reti opening: Tennison gambit
Keres vs L Luck, 1935  (A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
Great combination with the BDG
Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Capa find an issue
Capablanca vs Kupchik, 1915  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0
Albin countergambit: lasker trap
Blumenfeld / Boyarkow / Falk vs Lasker, 1899  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky shows his skills
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Well seen! Nice queen sac
A Ozsvath vs K Honfi, 1953  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 56 moves, 0-1
Nobody sacs like Tal!
Tal vs R Skuja, 1955  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0
Interesting endgame
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
French winawer: retreat variation
Z Almasi vs Korchnoi, 1996  (C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
Deep queen sac by Kaspy
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Nice chain of tactics
Velimirovic vs Stein, 1970  (B89) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Sacrificing pawns for space
Velimirovic vs Gipslis, 1971  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Veli sac again
M Gurevich vs Velimirovic, 1985 (A57) Benko Gambit, 38 moves, 0-1
Reckless Nimzo
I Sokolov vs Aronian, 2006  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
giving queen for fork
G Barbero vs U Rueetschi, 1987  (A56) Benoni Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Italian game: 6.Na6
Korchnoi vs Bronstein, 1952  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 0-1
Nice idea for the KID
Stein vs Geller, 1966  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
English game: four knight variation
Timman vs Karpov, 1979  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1
Interesting notes by Fischer
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1970  (B40) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1-0
Black can't take the bishop
Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Impressive double rook sac
Khalifman vs Serper, 1994  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
White can't take the knight: deep sac
Hjartarson vs Kasparov, 1989  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Gain the queen in all possible variation
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Nezh vs the acc. dragon
R Nezhmetdinov vs A Zaitsev, 1964  (B27) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Great rook sac and finish
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Veli pick a weird idea by Bronstein and lose!
Karpov vs Velimirovic, 1976  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 67 moves, 1-0
Dutch defense: Blackmar second gambit!
Bronstein vs Spassky, 1961  (A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 1-0
Nice play by Fischer on the KID
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1967  (E92) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
Attacking while moving his king?!
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1
Incredible endgame skills by Capa
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Knights are going for the queen
E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Agressive variation of Slav defense
Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2008  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0
Queen Gambit: Tarrasch
Fine vs M Yudovich Sr., 1937  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
Underpromoting to a bishop?!
D Tomic vs F Winzbeck, 1993  (B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0
Tal sac his queen twice
Tal vs N Levin, 1970  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Khan impress with positional play
Sultan Khan vs Flohr, 1932  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 70 moves, 1-0
Nice defence
Oll vs Salov, 1982  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal destroy Oll
Tal vs Oll, 1986  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
No pawns but still mating
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
Rc6! : deep move
W N Watson vs M Stangl, 1998  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Nice technique used by Keres
Keres vs Jansa, 1970  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 41 moves, 1-0
Karo-Kann: Karpov-Smyslov variation
Tal vs Petrosian, 1973  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
End Game: Giving the rook for passed pawns
Tal vs Bronstein, 1974  (B15) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0
Bronstein playing like Karpov
Najdorf vs Bronstein, 1950  (E72) King's Indian, 81 moves, 0-1
Interesting line in the Najdorf
Geller vs Panno, 1955  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0
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