NEZHMET KISMET
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
THE GAME OF THE CENTURY
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
DIVINE KING GAMBIT
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
VLAD THE IMPALED
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
THE GOLD COIN GAME
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1
LAST DANCE
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
100 YEAR OLD SCOTCH
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
TARTAR SAUCE
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
BROKEN HJARTED
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
TIGER TALES
Petrosian vs C Guimard, 1955  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
THE QUADRUPLE QUEEN SACRIFICE & DOUBLE ROOK SACRIFICE
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
TAL TALES
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
PETROFIED
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
MEGA MAN
H Wang vs S Megaranto, 2007  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
NOVELTY GIFT
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
WALKING TAL
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
VERY GARRY
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
THE MARSHALL PLAN
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
THE EVERGREEN PARTIE
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
ROUGHIN' RETI
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
BORIS BAD & OFF
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
V FOR VICTORY
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
PHI BETA CAPA
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
BENT PIN
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
A MOVE LATE & A DOLLAR SHORT
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974  (A17) English, 51 moves, 1-0
MIKHAIL NAVY
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
PAINTINGS AT AN EXHIBITION
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
SIXTH SENSE
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
ANDRE THE GIANT
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0
WEATHERING THE STORM
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
PINSPIRATION
A Yusupov vs Shirov, 2012  (A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
ROAMIN' ORTHODOX
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
SCHEVE CREAMED
Marshall vs von Scheve, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
CAR GIRI SHIFT
Caruana vs Giri, 2012  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
TARRASCH THE THOUGHT
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
PILLSBURY D'OH
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
DIVINE RUBINSTEIN
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
THE WHOLE KITIN KABOODLE
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
G FORCE
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
WHEN PAWNS ATTACK
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
THE PERFECT PAWNSTORM
Anand vs L Christiansen, 1991  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0
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