Game 13
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1
Game 6
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
game 1
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
game 6
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
game 7
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Golombek, 1958  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Tal, 1973  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal: "If I'd had more time I would have resigned"
Portisch vs Tal, 1964  (A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Koblents, 1961  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
game 22
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (A91) Dutch Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
A modern classic.
Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Referenced by Anand after the game above.
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Falkbeer, 1851  (C58) Two Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch gambit in the French Defence
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Overprotection Game
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
the Ukranian immortal
E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Draw
K Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Steel's immortal
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Welling vs T Peleman, 1986  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Geller, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Quaade gambit with a beautiful finish
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
morra gambit accepted
M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 1-0
Three nights at the opera: Morphy's original ...
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Three nights at the opera: ... Gralla's reprise ...
R Gralla vs Stevan Stojanovic, 2008  (C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Three nights at the opera: Schnelle and Niemoeller's variation
R Schnelle vs H Niemoeller, 2001  (C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Simagin vs Stein, 1961  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
Khismatullin vs Eljanov, 2015  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Bird opening. Penultimate round of '64 Amsterdam Interzonal
Larsen vs Spassky, 1964  (A03) Bird's Opening, 60 moves, 1-0
Bird opening. The Alterman Wall
B Alterman vs Deep Fritz, 2000  (A03) Bird's Opening, 87 moves, 1-0
Bird opening. Lasker's international debut
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Breyer vs J Esser, 1917  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs J L Preti, 1858  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Klovans vs Tal, 1951  (C52) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
Tal vs NN, 1963  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017  (A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
S Volkov vs Svidler, 2017  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
Shirov vs Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
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