The Soul Of Chess - The power of a group of passed pawns.
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
The American Meteor - The immortal queen sacrifice.
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Zukertort's Immortal - One of the greatest queen decoys ever.
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Emanuel Labor - The original double bishop sacrifice.
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
The Battle Of Hastings - A mating combo to drive a man mad.
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein's Immortal - An incredible sequence of sacrifices.
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Nezhmet Kismet - The immortal king hunt.
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
From Russia With Love - The Evergreen Game's sister.
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
A Long Walk Off A Short Peer - The middlegame king walk.
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
History Written By The Viktor - When two queens aren't enough.
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994  (E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1
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