THE TRIPLE QUEEN SACRIFICE
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
THE BRILLIANCY PRIZE
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
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
THE GAME OF THE CENTURY
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
ETUDE IN G7
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
ROAMIN' ORTHODOX
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
THE POLISH IMMORTAL
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
NEZHMET KISMET
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
WEATHERING THE STORM
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
WALKING TAL
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
NERVES OF STEEL
Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
LAGRAVE UNDERTAKING
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
LIKE A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BAADUR
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0
IGORDIAN KNOT
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991  (E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
TIGER TALES
Petrosian vs C Guimard, 1955  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
THE MOTHER OF ALL SWINDLES
L Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
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