Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1876  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1909  (B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0
Schlechter's immortal
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs J Bendiner, 1893  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1907  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
French Advance
Grischuk vs Bareev, 2001  (C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0
G Neumann vs Blackburne, 1867  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
V Knorre vs Anderssen, 1864  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
V Knorre vs Anderssen, 1865  (C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
V Knorre vs Zukertort, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
fine endgame by Blackburne
De Vere vs Blackburne, 1869 (C15) French, Winawer, 55 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1868 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 63 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs J W Hampton, 1868 (C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs S Hamel, 1873  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Gamman vs Blackburne, 1869  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
Gamman vs Blackburne, 1869  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1870  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs W R Ballard, 1872  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs A Marriott, 1871  (C51) Evans Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs J E Parry, 1911  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
H Jacobs vs Blackburne, 1913  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs Nimzowitsch, 1914  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1914  (C45) Scotch Game, 67 moves, 0-1
compare this to his game with Lasker
Blackburne vs W Ward, 1907  (C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs H Gifford, 1878  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
H Szapiel vs Keres, 1950  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1
K Klaman vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951  (C27) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 0-1
J Kipping vs Anderssen, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886  (C45) Scotch Game, 46 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
Burn vs Teichmann, 1895  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Black Bb6, White pawn e5, Bg5
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1863  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs NN, 1863  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs A Smith, 1882  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
A Speijer vs Janowski, 1901  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
great King hunt
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
nice smothered mate
M Brody vs L Banya, 1901  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
great finish
Showalter vs J L Logan, 1890  (C51) Evans Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Janowski, 1896  (C25) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Lasker, 1900  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0
J Mason vs Marshall, 1902  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Von Bardeleben vs J Minckwitz, 1889 (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1-0
S Rosenthal vs Comte de l'Eglise, 1875  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Denker vs H Feit, 1929  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927  (B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851  (A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs Frankland, 1879  (C21) Center Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs C Puller, 1872  (C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs E Hymes, 1894 (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 32 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs A Hodges, 1894  (C13) French, 34 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs A Hodges, 1894  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1951  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1882  (C42) Petrov Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Savon vs Browne, 1972  (A04) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Blackburne, 1892  (C26) Vienna, 34 moves, 0-1
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Blackburne at his best
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898  (C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
J Enevoldsen vs Nimzowitsch, 1933  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs NN, 1857  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Halprin vs Pillsbury, 1898  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
endgame: methodical and patient
Karpov vs G Trammell, 1992  (D85) Grunfeld, 78 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Masters of Art
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1956  (A26) English, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capablanca vs B Verlinsky, 1925  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
B Verlinsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Z Szymczak, 1974  (A15) English, 38 moves, 1-0
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Charousek vs Lasker, 1896  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Vidmar, 1926  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 0-1
Grischuk vs Caruana, 2015  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 75 moves, 0-1
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
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