White knights on e6 and f6!
Uhlmann vs J T Barendregt, 1961  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 21 moves, 1-0
15. Na8! Deadly mating attack after swap of queens!
J T Barendregt vs Sliwa, 1961  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
H Akvist vs G Kuzmin, 1976  (B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
24. Rxa7! Positional Queen sac (for rook and passed pawn)
Hort vs P Biyiasas, 1976  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 35 moves, 1-0
18. ... e4!! bringing the Bg7 to life!
P Dely vs T Horvath, 1977  (B33) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Sax vs Sveshnikov, 1977  (B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Dzindzi playing like Nimzo!
Tarjan vs Dzindzichashvili, 1978  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 47 moves, 0-1
J Peters vs Lombardy, 1977  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 34 moves, 1-0
G Kuzmin vs Beliavsky, 1977 (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs Alburt, 1977  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
N Birnboim vs Dzindzichashvili, 1977  (E91) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Lightning attack
D Mohrlok vs H Ree, 1976  (A47) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0
Maybe Barcza's greatest game and 1st brilliancy prize winner!
Barcza vs O Troianescu, 1948  (A06) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Totally unorthodox opening play - and a brilliancy prize!
E Steiner vs Tartakower, 1929  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs M Yudovich Sr., 1939  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs P Dubinin, 1940  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 40 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1940  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Alatortsev vs Lilienthal, 1935  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
M Kamyshov vs Panov, 1945  (C28) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 1-0
18 Bxe5!!
Flohr vs I A Horowitz, 1945  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0
Unbelievable complications starting with 20 b4!!
Ragozin vs I Solin, 1946  (E70) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs C Kottnauer, 1946  (A53) Old Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
In Nimzo style
J M Aitken vs Bondarevsky, 1946  (C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1945  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 43 moves, 1-0
E Zagoryansky vs P Romanovsky, 1943  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 63 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs P Dubinin, 1940 (E16) Queen's Indian, 63 moves, 1-0
Ragozin vs Kotov, 1945  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
N Kopaev vs Alatortsev, 1938  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
V Gergenreder vs Moskaliev, 1937  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
Kotov vs Kalmanok, 1936  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
V Rauzer vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Tactical fireworks!
P Lebedev vs Gonak, 1938  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
C Baranov vs Y Rokhlin, 1935  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
P Romanovsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (C16) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
Romanovsky's immortal!
Ragozin vs P Romanovsky, 1927  (A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
A Kots vs P Lebedev, 1937  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0
Keres vs L Laurine, 1935  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Spectacular sacrificial attack with the black pieces
Jansa vs Huebner, 1969  (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Totally wild, 19th century-ish game with study-like finish
Huebner vs F Visier Segovia, 1974  (B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Unbelievably wild game
Huebner vs J Kaplan, 1974  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 42 moves, 1-0
Huebner vs J Garcia Padron, 1976  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 1-0
L Dreibergs vs Unzicker, 1946 (C47) Four Knights, 40 moves, 0-1
Quick and precise destruction
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1971  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
Unzicker vs Timman, 1974 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
D Drimer vs Unzicker, 1970  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
Remarkable endgame
R Toran Albero vs Unzicker, 1968  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 41 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1955 (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 30 moves, 1-0
M Czerniak vs Unzicker, 1956 (C47) Four Knights, 56 moves, 0-1
G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
Bondarevsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1962  (B10) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 0-1
Dzindzichashvili vs D Roos, 1979  (A05) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Bizarre opening and remarkable mating attack
Quinteros vs Dzindzichashvili, 1980  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 0-1
Victorious king walk!
Dzindzichashvili vs Larsen, 1980  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Birth and power of the passed pawn
Lobron vs Dzindzichashvili, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
Drastic measures
P Biyiasas vs Dzindzichashvili, 1980  (A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Dzindzichashvili vs A Nikitin, 1966  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 18 moves, 1-0
S Kagan vs Dzindzichashvili, 1976  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 0-1
W Schlage vs Reti, 1928  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 47 moves, 0-1
G Fontein vs Colle, 1923  (A53) Old Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Breyer vs K Havasi, 1918  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1921  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
C Clemens vs K Darga, 1961  (C46) Three Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Burn vs Schlechter, 1900  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 49 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1900  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
I Lesnik vs J Siska, 1948  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Szabo vs W J Muhring, 1946  (C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Winawer vs F Riemann, 1881  (C22) Center Game, 31 moves, 1-0
J Mieses vs M Kann, 1885  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs M Czerniak, 1954  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Unzicker vs R G Wade, 1960 (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 48 moves, 1-0
Unzicker vs Saemisch, 1947  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
H Rossetto vs Huebner, 1972  (B20) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1
Brutal attacking chess
Lobron vs Gufeld, 1983  (B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Gipslis, 1958  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
K Darga vs A Dueckstein, 1963  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Flohr, 1938  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
H I Woolverton vs D B Pritchard, 1959  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Brilliancy prize
Rossolimo vs Euwe, 1951  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1
A Giustolisi vs Euwe, 1950 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
Deceptive simplicity
Petrosian vs H Lehmann, 1960  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
Breyer vs Tarrasch, 1914  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0
A sparkling Nimzo miniature
Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
Unknown Capa masterpiece
Capablanca vs R T Black, 1916  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 63 moves, 1-0
P Blechschmidt vs Flohr, 1930  (A38) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs H Johner, 1931  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs G Stoltz, 1934  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
24 Rxh7!!
Evans vs Santasiere, 1951  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 41 moves, 1-0
A forgotten brillancy
A Pinkus vs R Durkin, 1941  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs Short, 1997  (B40) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs Ivanchuk, 1995  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 32 moves, 1-0
Kashdan vs H Steiner, 1942  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Fine vs Shainswit, 1944  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
J Lechtynsky vs N Radev, 1981  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 44 moves, 1-0
Rellstab vs Kashdan, 1930  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
L Schmid vs K Langeweg, 1965  (A16) English, 32 moves, 1-0
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