QP Game: Symmetrical Var (D02) 0-1 Marvelous defense!!
L Schmitt vs Tarrasch, 1923  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
London System (D02) 1-0 Nxf7 sac allows Qh7+
I Abonyi vs J Engler, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack (D03) 0-1 Thunderous Qside N sacrifice
E Korchmar vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1931  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 22 moves, 0-1
Queen Pawn Game Copycat (D04) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Ed. Lasker vs I A Horowitz, 1946  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Rake the Qside
Yusupov vs T Storai, 2012 (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
QGD Austrian Defense. Gusev CG (D06) 1-0 Pinned to check square
Szabo vs O'Kelly, 1946  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
QGD. Albin Countergambit. Normal -- Not (D08) 0-1 BRAVE!!
H Woolverton vs D B Pritchard, 1959  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Colle's chess masterpieces by Fred Reinfeld
Colle vs Euwe, 1924  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Wonderboy - Magnus Carlsen conducts a ruthless king hunt!!
Carlsen vs L Drabke, 2003  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
QGA Alekhine System (D28) 0-1 Decoy sac, Kt fork comin'
I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1933  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1
QGD / Dbl Fio (D30) 1-0 Rc7! shocker helps clear the diagonal
S Kuemin vs R Staechelin, 2005  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange (D35) 1-0 Which kNight?
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD Three Knights (D37) 1-0 Famous combo removes the defender!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 Battery on h7
A Moiseenko vs B Savchenko, 2006  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
G73 in 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
Ragozin vs E E Book, 1946  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def. Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Dbl N sacs start on f7
L Piazzini vs R Flores Alvarez, 1936  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Instructive notes by Mason
Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) Bxf7+ mating combo
Z Izoria vs T Luciani, 2005  (D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0
IQP space advantage gives White a 5(!)-piece mating attack
Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
QP Game: Sarratt Attack (D00) 0-1 Tight squeeze, knight forks
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2015  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1 Double on the 2nd
S Drazic vs Anand, 2000 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Two Black knights on the 3rd
A Stenborg vs G P Thibaut, 1950 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
White sacrifices TWO queens and ends a knight ahead
Zukertort vs Englisch, 1883  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0
QP Game, Symmetrical (D02) 1/2-1/2 Colle Cntr; Kts. outside
S Von Freymann vs Breyer, 1911 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
QP Game: London System (D02) 0-1 N snatch leads to pin
G Palchun vs E Inarkiev, 2015  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
London System vs Chigorin Def (D02) 1-0 Keep adding pressure
Denker vs W Adams, 1940  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Torre vs Tarrasch Def (D02) 1-0 Exchange Bs, play on d-file
V Vepkhvishvili vs S Feller, 2005  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 0-1 Lasker carefully escapes
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1899  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
D05 Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense ~ Tartakower
Blackburne vs J Minckwitz, 1881  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
QGD Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Underpromotion deflects defender
N Szuveges vs M Ninchich, 1999  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 69: Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games by Stohl
Kasparov vs P Nikolic, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11)1-0 Rook X-Ray+ on 7th is next
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
Slav Def. Exchange (D13) 1-0 f6 fork becomes keen W manuevers
Euwe vs S Landau, 1939  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Slav, Chameleon Variation (D15) 1/2-1/2 Rooks gone wild...
Gelfand vs Bacrot, 2002  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Slav Defense: Chameleon Var. Advance System (D15) 0-1 Amazing
Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation (D15) 0-1 Underpromotion+
Svidler vs V Malakhov, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Remarkable Forced Stalemate Between Two Computers
Shredder vs Gull, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Slav Defense: Czech. Carlsbad Variation (D17) 0-1 Arabian Mate
P Cramling vs Hector, 2010  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 54 moves, 0-1
QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 A Backdoor Arabian #
L Schandorff vs R E Andersen, 2012  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
Fine says it's the FIRST great immortal game of chess
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1
Ch. 1, Game 4: Survival Guide to Competitive Chess by John Emms
Deep Fritz vs Kramnik, 2006  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Pin it to win it
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
QGA. Central. Greco Var Bb7 (D20) 0-1 Dbl Attk? Threaten mate!
M Kierzek vs Keene, 1978  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
QGA. Old Var (D20) 1-0 Up the exchange; Notes by Morphy
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
QGA. Old Var (D20) 1-0 N will fork Q & g7
Keres vs E Mnatsakanian, 1963  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
QGD Vienna (D24) 1-0 Q sac works w/help of tumbling knights
B Avrukh vs N Guliyev, 2006  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Def (D26) 1-0 Nxf7 & pin
Hebden vs J Howell, 1992  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Quiet Var (D30) 1-0 This is a serious knight bully!
Botvinnik vs P Sharov, 1929  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
QGD Vienna Variation (D30) 1-0 Arabian mate threat w/Qh7
Bu Xiangzhi vs S Tologontegin, 2010  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30) 1-0 Knights on the go
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
QGD vs Stonewall Def (D30) 1-0 Which rook battery wins?
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated (D31) 1-0 5 consecutive checks
A Ebralidze vs Lubensky, 1949  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1Tactics break the mirror
Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1934  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 Dbl Windmill
J Brach Sr vs J R von Pessler, 1910  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange (D35) 0-1 Tactics whip Qside minority attack
Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1986  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Trap: White grabs a center pawn w/immunity
O'Kelly vs J Nowak, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange. Reshevsky Variation (D36) 1-0 Child's Play!
Bacrot vs S Azarov, 1992  (D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 29 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange/Semi-Slav Def. General (D43) 1-0 N# threat
Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1985  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Anti-Moscow Gambit (D43) 1-0 Nxf7 sac gets to king
Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Wild one!
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 Smothered Mate
K Bischoff vs K Mueller, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Bxh7+ w/twist; remove guard
Reshevsky vs W Grigorieff, 1934  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Pirc Var (D48) 1-0 Pesky kNights
Ragozin vs Pirc, 1935  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 27 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik considered the following to be his best game of the t
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0
QG Declined, Modern. N Def. (D51) 1-0 Up the exchange, active R
Lasker vs Tinsley, 1899  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
QGD Tartakower Defense (D58) 1-0 Forks & more
Ragozin vs Bondarevsky, 1946  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 58 moves, 1-0
QGD Orthodox Def. Pillsbury Var (D63) 1-0 Stunning move, indeed
Maroczy vs Schiffers, 1898  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters
Reti vs H Wolf, 1922  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
A briliant N sac at move 27. Ne6+ for a lasting initiative
M Rodshtein vs Zhou Jianchao, 2011  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 38 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def. Delayed Exchange (D74) 1-0 DB was 72 yrs old
Bronstein vs Lputian, 1996  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 30 moves, 1-0
Very interesting pawn play all 3 phases; w/immunity
Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2014  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 66 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense: Flohr Variation (D90) 0-1Kickin' kNights!
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1986  (D90) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 0-1
Notes by Robert Wade. The Game of the Century!!
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
100 Best Games of the 20th Century by Andrew Soltis
Bisguier vs Benko, 1963  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1 Two kNights on the 7th
Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2001  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Wacko horses need to be saddle broke
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Def. Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Nifty Ns in center
V Makogonov vs I Golyak, 1959  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Def Exchange (E11) 0-1 Lovely & Unexpected #Combo
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1/2-1/2 Qs & Ns workin'
Konstantinopolsky vs Korchnoi, 1952  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Miles outposts both Knights, then loses his mind? No!!
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Fine sacs!
Zsuzsa Polgar vs K Dimitrov, 1984  (E14) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
QID Fianchetto. Check Var. Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Dbl Threat
Aronian vs Gelfand, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
kNight Invasions by Both Colors!
Nisipeanu vs Pelletier, 2010  (E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
QID Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Pinter's Brilliancy
Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989  (E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
QID: Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Famous N Shot!
Aronian vs Navara, 2006  (E17) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
A knight sacrifice completely paralyzes Saemisch.
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1
V Greenwalt vs B Wall, 1983  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights (E21) 0-1 A hidden gem!
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 33 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def. Three Knights (E21) 0-1 Black shows courage
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2006  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 55 moves, 0-1
NID Saemisch Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Sham Q sac, rob the pin
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1Pins, Deflect+
G Gaasland vs Carlsen, 2001  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
"Kashdan's Immortal" magnificent double kNight finish!
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 559: Best game AND best novelty in Informant #71
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
NID Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var(E39) 0-1 Q sac counterattack
J Eriksson vs J Hellsten, 2006  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
NID. Fischer Var (E44) 1-0 Seize open file, 7th rank w/N on 6th
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1945  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 43 moves, 1-0
NID Normal Schlechter Def (E52) 0-1The power of the fianchetto
A Ramirez Alvarez vs Sadvakasov, 2004  (E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 24 moves, 0-1
QGD Modern. Knight Def (D52) 0-1 Great Rs & Ns
Euwe vs Lasker, 1934  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1
KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 0-1 Second N lurks
Jacobsen vs Port, 1952  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 8 moves, 0-1
KID. Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Q&N go hand-in-hand
V S Gujrathi vs V Carneiro, 2013 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 Foolish Black Knights
Mamedyarov vs Caruana, 2015  (E61) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 1-0 She was greedy
V Akobian vs A Matikozian, 2005 (E61) King's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchetto. Simagin Var (E62) 0-1 Cramped into Zugzwang
Quinteros vs Panno, 1968  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1
KID. Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 1-0 Corrected
A Kots vs P Lebedev, 1937  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0
KID. Fianchetto. Kavalek Def (E62) 1-0 Notes by Raymond Keene
Keene vs C Micheli, 1973  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (1929-1984)
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
KID Pomar System (White fianchetto) (E72) 0-1 Knight windmill!
J Kourek vs P Chrz, 1994  (E72) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
KID 6...c5 Four Ps Attk. Dynamic Attack (E76) 0-1 N trick
O Kniest vs D Vocaturo, 2013 (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
KID 6...c5 Four Ps Attk. Normal (E77) 0-1 Ns shake things up
J de Vries vs C P Gouw, 1989  (E77) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
KID Saemisch Variation (E80) 1-0 N sac, Queen trap
Spassky vs H Pfleger, 1986  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch (E80) 1-0 The Dutch Evergreen
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch Variation. Normal Defense (E81) 1-0 Knights Rule
D Dengler vs H Olschok, 2000  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch (E86) 0-1 Incredible, Incredible Mikhail Tal
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
KID (E90) Bold kNights and piling on the pin
Kavalek vs Kasparov, 1982  (E90) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Defense (E90) 0-1Centralized Knights, R decoy sac
J Thomason vs Fischer, 1955  (E90) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh5z2YFBkHs
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Tal sacs two Ns, pawn wedge supports penetration, discovered+
Niebult vs Tal, 1954  (E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
KID Orthodox. Positional Def (E94) 1/2-1/2 Double Take final
Najdorf vs S Schweber, 1968  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rocking the Ramparts - Guide to Attacking Chess
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997  (E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
KID, Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Wild game, resembles Bughouse
P H Nielsen vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Q sac for Arabian Mate
V Babula vs E Najer, 2015  (E97) King's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Appears in the 2nd edition of The World's Greatest Chess Games
Gelfand vs B Kantsler, 2001  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 34 moves, 0-1
KID. Orthodox. Classical System Neo-Classsical Line (E99) 0-1!!
R Pogorelov vs C S M Franco, 2003  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Three Knights Var (D15) 1-0 Boden's Mate in 11
Seefried vs Kunzler, 1927  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 1-0
Double Stonewall/Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 The N Zwischenzug!
A Brinckmann vs B Moritz, 1923 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
QGD. Modern Var (D50) 1-0 Routine until N counterthreat fails
H U Gruenberg vs L Zinn, 1974 (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
QGD. Manhattan Var (D51) 1-0 Establishing a N outpost
E Formanek vs M Foisor, 2012 (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0
Game 52 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
H Steiner vs J C Thompson, 1940  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk 100 selected games-Kalinichenko's book
Ivanchuk vs I Cheparinov, 2008  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 40 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def Noteboom (D31)1-0 Dbl N sac start & end of K walk
G Weissgerber vs A Van Nuess, 1933  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
KID. Zinnowitz Var (E90) 1-0 Youth off-hand game
Fischer vs J Altusky, 1954  (E90) King's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0
G77 in Spassky's 101 Best Games 1949-1972, by Bernard Cafferty
Spassky vs K Langeweg, 1967  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Main Line (D42) 1-0 Brilliant
Kasparov vs S Begun, 1978  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 24 moves, 1-0
P-Q4 Chigorin Defense Var (D06) 1-0White N destroys 4 P islands
M Michna vs E Ambrosi, 2008  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Black f6-pawn fork subverted
Colle vs F Schubert, 1928  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Nxf7 nets loose N on rim; N fork.
U Mehlhorn vs JosephThomas, 2005  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
KID. Averbakh. Geller Def (E73) 1-0 White Ns fluster Black K
Petursson vs L Degerman, 1990 (E73) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
William Winter (1898-1955) British champion
G A Thomas vs W Winter, 1927  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 17 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Exchange (D10) 1-0 "Death or Glory" Attack!
Kaidanov vs W J Donaldson, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
QGD. Ragozin Defense (D38) 0-1 Capture-Recapture, N fork
A Karu vs Keres, 1935  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
QGD. Hastings Variation (D30) 1-0 Knights open the way!
N Minev vs O Neikirch, 1954 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
KID Orthodox. Classical System Traditional (E99) 1-0 Dbl R sac!
W So vs Nakamura, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 0-1 True skill
B Rabar vs Opocensky, 1941 (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
QID. Spassky System (E14) 1-0 Nc7xe6 fork
Bogoljubov vs P Leepin, 1941 (E14) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0
QGA: Normal (D25) 0-1 Siberian Trap in the Q's pawn
A Tsvetkov vs J Rejfir, 1936  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def (D40) 1-0 Notes by Alekhine
Alekhine vs L Kussman, 1924  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD. Harrwitz Attk. Two Knts Def Blockade Line (D37)1-O N snips
Nakamura vs L Bruzon Batista, 2004  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1 Common unpin trap
J Fuller vs R W Buchanan, 1977  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1
B-DG. Lemberger Cntrgambit. Sneiders Attk (D00) 0-1 Discovered+
K Hanisch vs H Schuettrich, 1987  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
KID. Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 Loose Rs underfire
Karpov vs I Plotnikov, 1997  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0
NID. St. Petersburg Var (E43) 0-1 Nippy Knights
Fine vs Dake, 1931  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 17 moves, 0-1
QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Double N sacs
M Rodshtein vs T Kotanjian, 2008  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0
QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 IQP, Blackburne's Mate
M Rodshtein vs A Diamant, 2009  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Blumenfeld Cntrgambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0Dazzling Ns
I Cheparinov vs I Salgado Lopez, 2011  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD. Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 1-0 Nagging Knights
Furman vs Bronstein, 1967  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Modern Var (D50) 1-0 Knights on the rim?!
Pillsbury vs E Schallopp, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0
1667 in Chess Informant's "Encyclopedia of Chess MG/Combos"1980
Hort vs Minic, 1967  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0
QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 The Black N waltzes in
I Rabinovich vs Alekhine, 1920  (E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Def Blockade Line (D37) 1-0
T Nyback vs Carlsen, 2008  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
KID: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Overworked P can't defend two squares
A Kuligowski vs P Biyiasas, 1978 (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Octopus & R on 7th!
Botvinnik vs Robatsch, 1966  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Bayonet Attk (E97) 0-1 Sir Gawain & the Black N
J Werle vs G Jones, 2019  (E97) King's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Döry Indian (E10) 0-1 Find the finish
Poljak vs Khan, 1928  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1
QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System Except ML (D28) 1-0 IQP
Euwe vs P Devos, 1946 (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
QGD: Traditional (D30) 0-1 Black N brings down castle w/help
P Nikolic vs Y Habu, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0Picking apart the Qside
G Botterill vs Psakhis, 1977  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
The perfect Knight in the corner
M Kravtsiv vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 110 moves, 0-1
Queen Pawn Game: Krause Variation (D02) 0-1 Blitz
D Gurevich vs Dlugy, 1993 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Pestering N, discovered+
Hort vs J Lechtynsky, 1973 (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Classical System Kozul G (E99) 3 minors beat Q
W So vs Ding Liren, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 1-0
QGD: Orthodox Defense. Classical (D68) 1-0 26.?
B Abramovic vs V Zheliandinov, 2000  (D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
London System (D02) 1-0 Notes by Richard Teichmann
Von Bardeleben vs J Mieses, 1895  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
QGD. Pseudo-Tarrasch. Primitive Pillsbury Var (D50) 1-0 Qside A
A Chistiakov vs Shashin, 1960  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 34.?
Yu Yangyi vs Wen Yang, 2017  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation. M.L. (D34) 0-1Interference!
H Machelett vs R Slobodjan, 2007 (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) Variation (D31) 1-0 24.?
Larry Evans vs Benko, 1975  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
QGD: Austrian Defense (D06) 1-0 Black K caught in the open
Najdorf vs Piazzi, 1951 (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 Knights over Bishops
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1994  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 58 moves, 1-0
QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Greco's Mate is coming!
Uhlmann vs N Minev, 1963  (E12) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1
NID: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 1-0 Terrific Tussle!
Kiril D Georgiev vs Grischuk, 2007  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns abound
V A Loginov vs F Sideif-Sade, 1983  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1-0
Slav Def: Czech. Classical System M.L. (D19) 0-1 Max Lange's #
Lutsko vs S Barth Stanford, 2007  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 26 moves, 0-1
QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 N sac for 2 pawns is effective!
Showalter vs Janowski, 1916  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 Gem!
S Markeluk vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1991  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Game 48 in Excelling at Chess by Jacob Aagaard
Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1994  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 A Knight on the Rim #
J H Donner vs M Aaron, 1962  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) 0-1 Pin the Q to the K
NN vs T Wildschuetz, 1936  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 0-1
Game 69 from Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (2)
Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD: Albin Cntrgambit (D08) 0-1Mieses mauls Marshall in Monte C
Marshall vs J Mieses, 1901  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1
Colle System Ne5, Ng5 (D05) 1-0 Greek Gift, h-file battery
Colle vs V Soultanbeieff, 1930  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 1-0 White cuts a mean rug!
P H Nielsen vs V Georgiev, 2008  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 The situation got hairy
Saidy vs K Commons, 1974  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Three Knts. Hungarian Attk (D92) 1-0 Surprise!!
H Karner vs V Rozhdestvensky, 1958  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 24 moves, 1-0
Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (E06) 1-0 Ns nab Qs, bring out the Ks
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2019  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 54 moves, 1-0
Capa sacrifices a piece for three pawns, forces K walk
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1914  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
QGD: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 Discovered Double+ & fork
Wojtaszek vs Ulibin, 2013 (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
P-Q4 Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 The better knight wins
Swiderski vs J N Berger, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
KID Orthodox. Classical System Benko Attk (E99) 0-1N fork lurks
P Cramling vs J Reyes, 1987  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 20 moves, 0-1
QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 Siberian Trap: NxN Removes Guard
Chernev vs M L Hanauer, 1938  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined 000 vs 00 (D30) 1-0 Amber; Nf6 sac!
Topalov vs Lautier, 2000 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
"Rooking a Gift Horse in the Mouth"
Onischuk vs Shulman, 2005  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Veresov Attack. Irish Gambit (D00) 1-0 N+ fork, Q fork!
Jobava vs C Lupulescu, 2016  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Bonin burns Byrne in the Byrne!
J Bonin vs R Byrne, 1986  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Brave Knight
B Avrukh vs Mikhalchishin, 2005  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 52 moves, 1-0
NID: Kmoch Var (E20) 1/2-1/2 Heck of a game!
Mamedyarov vs Karjakin, 2019  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD Harrwitz vs Chigorin Def (D02) 0-1 nicked by knights
S Mahmud vs Sean Winshand Cuhendi, 2012 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1919  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 N sac for Q+ flurry
Kieninger vs Keres, 1943  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 0-1
KID. Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 1/2-1/2 Perp escape
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010  (E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogo-Indian Def: New England Var (E11) 0-1 Thailand trick
J Petit vs B Wall, 1974  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 8 moves, 0-1
Uncommon Stonewall Attack (D02) 1-0 Fabulous Mating Combo
Pillsbury vs R Iglesias, 1900  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
The Game of the Year (New In Chess Magazine 2017/8)
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
Game 168: The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time by John Emms
M Oren vs Boruch Israel Dyner, 1952  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
KID: Fianchetto. Pterodactyl Variation (E64) 1/2-1/2 Blitz
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
London System vs QID BxBa6 (D02) 1-0 Discovered+ collects Q
Kamsky vs Aseev, 1986  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical (D02) 1-0 32.?
C Bauer vs Korchnoi, 2003  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
KID. Orthodox. Classical System Kozul Gambit (E99) 0-1
P Maghsoodloo vs Chopra Aryan, 2017  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 53 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual
Karjakin vs Yu Yangyi, 2019  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 Doubled Outside Passers
M Mchedlishvili vs K Shanava, 2017 (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 1-0
Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic, p. 24
A Asgeirsson vs I Raud, 1936  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Smoked
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2011  (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Answer the threat
V Keymer vs Gelfand, 2018  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def. Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 Discovery w/Nd3+
H Lundin vs Ekstrom, 1947  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 9 moves, 0-1
QID: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Geza Maroczy notes
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
G54 inThe Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played byChernev
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Stockfish ·
Kasimdzhanov vs Bareev, 2002  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 0-1N on 3rd
Radjabov vs Anand, 2006  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1
Game 16 in 'Simple Chess' by Michael Francis Stean
C B van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 0-1 Read kibitz
T van Scheltinga vs Opocensky, 1939  (E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Game 78 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
H Baker vs Chernev, 1942  (E17) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Ng4 bait backfires·
M Pein vs Hernandez Guerrero, 1991  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: General (D30) 1-0 N trap
H Bouwmeester vs C Vlagsma, 1954 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
QGD: Traditional (D30) 1-0 Unique Bxf7; Stockfish notes
Mamedyarov vs Kasimdzhanov, 2019  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 1-0 Battery interference
Petursson vs L Barillaro, 1994  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 24 moves, 1-0
QGA: Normal. Traditional System (D45) 1-0Sacs to advance passer
Steinitz vs Gunsberg, 1890  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
QGD: Modern Var (D50) 1-0 aggressive bayonet attack!
F Walker vs E Hanna, 1899  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
QGD: Exchange. Positional (D35) 0-1 Dbl N sac for Kside attack!
A Moiseenko vs K Korley, 2019  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 FSR explains
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Slav Def: Winawer Countergambit (D10) 0-1 Russian Juniors
Pigalev vs I Nikolayev, 1979  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
KID: Orthodox. General (E91) 1-0 Remove the Guard, Royal Fork+
Shirov vs Hoi, 1991  (E91) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Q Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 N Outnumbers N
G Grimsson vs Stefansson, 2003  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense (D10) 1-0 W is the aggressor after dbl Q sacs
Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1991  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
London System 5.c4 vs Dutch Stonewall (D02) 1/2-1/2 K walk
Z Vecsey vs J Hasek, 1930 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
It's a Colle 5.c3, not a Stonewall Attk (D05) 1-0 LASKER combo!
Lasker vs D G Baird, 1892  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Quiet Variation (D30) 0-1 27...?
F Bindrich vs Z Andriasian, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
QGD: Baltic Def (D02) 1-0 Philadelphia Exhibition
Marshall vs S T Sharp, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
London System (D02) 1-0 En prise Knights make you think
Vidmar vs Rotlewi, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0
KID: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 b-pawn strikes the Q
I Bilek vs E Paoli, 1958  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
G5: Positional Masterpieces of 2012-2015 by Naiditsch & Balogh
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
London System (D02) 1-0 Pawn roller w/0-0-0 vs 0-0
I Koenig vs H Weiss, 1919  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 1-0 28.?
A Artidiello vs B Babapour, 2002  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
QGD: Chigorin Def. Exchange (D07) 0-1 N cirlces like a buzzard
Jose Perez vs R Rabiega, 2004 (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Orthodox Def (D37) 1-0 N arrival
Bogoljubov vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Defense: Makagonov Var (E71) 0-1 Knight strike
N Rashkovsky vs Geller, 1977  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 42 moves, 0-1
QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) Variation (D31) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Geller vs Spassky, 1967  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
P-Q4: Zukertort Var (D02) 0-1 Minor piece warfare
Pakala vs Tal, 1950  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
KID: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 1-0 26.?
Smyslov vs M Fuller, 1969  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Bravo, Cheparinov ! Really nice!
Wang Yue vs I Cheparinov, 2007  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 54 moves, 0-1
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 N+ fork
A Chernin vs Miles, 1985  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
QGD: Miles Variation (D53) 1-0 22.?
Kramnik vs Short, 1995  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange (D41) 1-0 Positively Exquisite
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
QGD: Harrwitz Attack. ML (D37) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 23.?
Kasparov vs Vaganian, 1995  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
QGD: Ragozin Def. Alekhine Var (D38) 0-1 N sac opens the h-file
Koneru vs Yifan Hou, 2011  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Barda's Knight Blast
O Barda vs E E Book, 1947  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
QGD: Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Variation (D61) 1-0 Aptly named!
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1907  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
KID Orthodox Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 Ns set table
A Simutowe vs Smirin, 2001  (E97) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
London 6.BxBd6 QxB 7.dxc5 Qxc5 (D02) 1-0 Missed Anastasia's #
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2019  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 194 in Irving Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
Radic vs Ivkov, 1948  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 0-1
QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System Main Line (D29) 1-0 17.?
Kiril D Georgiev vs Dlugy, 1983  (D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange Var (D75) 1/2-horsing around
Benko vs Bronstein, 1949  (D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 106 moves, 1/2-1/2
Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 0-1 The Vidmar Pitfall
G Norman vs Vidmar, 1925  (E61) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1
QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Hoppy Knight
Spassky vs A Korelov, 1962  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Classical System Benko Attk (E99) 1/2-Dbl N sac
K Grigorian vs Yurtaev, 1979  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD: Orthodox Def. General (D60) 1-0 Minority Attack
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1898  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack dxc5, BxBd6 (D00) 1-0 Kside P roller, P#
I Miladinovic vs A Tang, 2017 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 0-1 Knight single-double
J Kraai vs U Boensch, 1998 (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 28 moves, 0-1
Colle System 5.c3 into Stonewall Attk (D00/5) 1-0Kside assault
F Parr vs R W M Baxter, 1962  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
London System vs Dutch (D02)0-1 N giveaway during Kside assault
V Vepkhvishvili vs V Malaniuk, 1987  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
QGD: Janowski Var (D31) 1-0 Black stepped onto a landmine
Kiril D Georgiev vs R C S Alvarez, 2018  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 N raid
H Suechting vs Swiderski, 1908 (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Stonewall Attack 10.g4!? Qx3 minors (D00) 1-0 31.?
A Feuerstein vs E W Marchand, 1954  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
KID: Fianchetto. Debrecen Def (E67) 0-1 Lolli's Mate to be
F Apsenieks vs K Havasi, 1924  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 25 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Simul
W Kluxen vs Lasker, 1904  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Kramnik vs D Andreikin, 2013  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D76) 0-1 Dbl N sac
Andres vs F M Wren, 1933  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 17 moves, 0-1
IM Jeremy Silman's book "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 104-107
O'Kelly vs Najdorf, 1950  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
QGD: Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Stockfish, KEG annotates!
Janowski vs Maroczy, 1900  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
QGD: Marshall Def 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (D06) 1-0 Dismantled
W G Addison vs J F Donovan, 1955  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
. . . a rampaging Norse horse destroys the epitome stable
Carlsen vs W So, 2018  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0
London System vs KID Dbl Fio (D02) 1-0 White octopus
Eljanov vs Firouzja, 2018 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1Zwischenzug
Dreev vs Tiviakov, 1991  (E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Czech Var (D17) 0-1 Lit in Liechtenstein
B Fartmann vs E Weinzettl, 1988  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 12 moves, 0-1
QGD Semi-Slav (D45) 0-1 N invasions generate action
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2020  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 0-1
Slav Def: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Nxf7 KxNf7 keep it coming!
Spassky vs L Zinn, 1962  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
NID: Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1-0 24...Nxh3+ will draw
Gligoric vs Pachman, 1958  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Reshevsky Var (E46) 1-0 Remove the Defender
V Malakhov vs P H Nielsen, 2003  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (D03) 1-0 Qside can opener
V Artemiev vs V S Gujrathi, 2020  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 26 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox (E94) 0-1 Qg5 threat
M Pacheco vs A Bachmann, 2006  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 12 moves, 0-1
QID: Capablanca Var (E16) 1-0 Simul exhibition
A G Johnson vs Lasker, 1926  (E16) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
KID: Saemisch. Bronstein Def (E87) 0-1 early Q exit
B Spycher vs Piket, 1986  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 0-1
Sarratt Attack (D02) 1/2-1/2 Greek gift, N+ perpetual
Novik vs V Yemelin, 2017  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
QID: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Quiet Line (E15) 1-0 BRAWL!
Psakhis vs Plaskett, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Classical, Neo-Classical Line (E99) 0-1Ns top Bs
Kasimdzhanov vs Nakamura, 2012  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 0-1
QGA: Central Variation. Rubinstein Def (D20) 1-0 Lolli's Mate
Bronstein vs J van den Bersselaar, 1991  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
QID: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 Pressure, Central P
Potkin vs V Zakhartsov, 2010 (E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Game 73 in Chess Informant Best Games 1-100
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
G53 The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev
E Zagorjansky vs P Romanovsky, 1943  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 63 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense: Classical / Stonewall (A92) 0-1
Gulko vs Short, 1990  (A92) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1
QGD: Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 1-0 Crazy sacs
Smyslov vs Geller, 1955  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
An Englishman wins in London with the English, Two Knights var
McShane vs Carlsen, 2010  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Def: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 N Single-Single-Double
D Anton Guijarro vs M Womacka, 2017  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
The White knights start up combination collisions
M Pein vs Bagirov, 1995  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
The Castles: Conversion of open files in the centre & queenside
Pachman vs L Steiner, 1948  (D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Recapture allows Royal fork+
Mulyar vs Van Wely, 2011  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 0-1
QGD: Westphalian Variation (D51) 1-0 moves to a killer square
S Kalabar vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
QGD: Chigorin Def. Main Line (D07) 0-1 Invasion
Bisguier vs J Littlewood, 1962  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Pile on the Pin
Petrosian vs Suetin, 1960  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
G30 Bent Larsen's Best Games: Fighting Chess w/the Great Dane
Larsen vs A Matanovic, 1965  (E07) Catalan, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
#9 in IM Danny Rensch's rundown of 2017's best games
J Xiong vs W So, 2017  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
'Najdorf: Life and Games' by Najdorf, Mikhalchishin & Lissowski
Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
Notes for the Pittsburgh Trap and Pillsbury's Mate pattern.
Pillsbury vs C Newman, 1900  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
NID Normal. Gligoric System Bronstein Var (E55) 1-0 17.?
Gligoric vs C Pritchett, 1967  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
QGD: Normal Defense (D35) 0-1 Artful advancing, P snatching
Korotaev vs Karpov, 1963  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
USA Continental Jubilee corr (1938) gem!
M Bain vs Z L Hoover, 1938  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Not Symmetrical (D02) 1-0Sac the minor pieces!
Romanishin vs Ribli, 1993  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def: Two Knights Var (D32) 1/2-1/2 KEG annotates!
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 628 in Chess Informant Best Games 601-700
Lautier vs Karpov, 1995  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
QGA: Central. Greco Var (D20) 1-0 Knight dynamite!
J Kregelin vs J Kleinert, 2007  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Tartakower Var (D00) 1-0 Correspond
E J Diemer vs H G Gunderam, 1973  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
QGD. Chigorin Def. Modern Gambit (D06) 1-0 Leaping Knights
L Christiansen vs S A Tarin, 1985  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Awesome N sac for a P roller
G Uusi vs Simagin, 1954  (E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
P-Q4: Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 0-1 Tumbling Knights
A Matnadze vs N Dzagnidze, 2012  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 0-1 tactical fall
M Voiska vs Chiburdanidze, 1986  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 22 moves, 0-1
On move 27, Tarrasch makes the first rook move of the game.
Tarrasch vs E Dyckhoff, 1909  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
"The Quickest Chess Victories of All Time" by Graham Burgess
H U Kock vs J Sucher, 1992  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
QGD. Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 1-0 Q to the 7th, pin
Hebden vs F N Stephenson, 2001  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 17 moves, 1-0
G65 'Nezhmetdinov's Best Games of Chess' by Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Shamkovich vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1961  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 0-0-0+ to capture
F Rhine vs Marc Taramelli, 2020  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 15 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Semi-Meran Var (D47) 1-0 e.p. & Bxh6 open up 0-0
Denker vs R Willman, 1934  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Blindfold simul thriller w/video
Pillsbury vs V Eichorn, 1900  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1 video link
Carlsen vs W So, 2020  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 61 moves, 0-1
QGD: Modern. Heral Variation (D53) 0-1 Greek Gift loses center
A Cheron vs A Nilsson, 1928  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
NID: Normal. Gligoric System (E53) 1-0 25.?
Tal vs Tolush, 1958  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def: Classical. Advance Var (D34) 1-0 Discovery
A H Williams vs C F Morris, 2015  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Original Def (D78) 1-0 Discoveries
Shainswit vs P R Geffe, 1940  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 37 moves, 1-0
London System (D02) 1-0 Penetration is important in chess
I Miladinovic vs I Schneider, 2009  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Var (D02) 0-1 King Hunt~
Tarrasch vs Yates, 1910  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Quiet Var. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 video link
A Donchenko vs Caruana, 2021  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
This looks like Don Quixote's funhouse!
Keres vs Spassky, 1955  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Dec-22-20 AylerKupp: ... video analysis by GM Danny King
A Galliamova vs A Kashlinskaya, 2020  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Mayet's Mate next
A Korobov vs A Mithil, 2018  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Def: Exchange Var (E11) 0-1 Morphy's Mate in One
P Frydman vs A Pokorny, 1930  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 32...?
G Wood vs Najdorf, 1946  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
QGA: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 He missed his shot!
H Gifford vs B W Blijdenstein, 1873  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0
Kangaroo Defense: General (E00) 0-1 Crushing the Castle!
L Laurine vs Keres, 1936  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def: Saemisch Var (E25) 0-1 12.BxN or 13.BxN =+
H Enevoldsen vs Larsen, 1954  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 12 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E26) 1-0 31.?
Geller vs Kholmov, 1957  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 34 moves, 1-0
QGD. Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Reti vs L Asztalos, 1918  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Black N is a castle terror
I Stohl vs Sveshnikov, 1984  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
Colle System 4.b4 Bg7 5.c4 0-0 (D04) 1-0 active piece play
Santasiere vs Shainswit, 1941  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 1-0
Just throw the engines away and enjoy the wild game.
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Accelerated Var (D81) 0-1 Looting
Sokor vs Volck, 1937  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 16 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1Black N is a pain in the backside
N Povah vs J P Le Roux, 2018  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
QGD. Marshall Defense (D06) 0-1 The right or the left?
C Guarini vs A Rastrelli, 1925  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
QGD. Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Q chases K about
Browne vs Zuckerman, 1973  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Englund Gambit Complex (A40) 1-0 Stefan Bücker gives 8.a4!
A R Cullinane vs B Thomas, 1969  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
QGD. Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Attk (D65) 1-0 New York minute
F Reinfeld vs Fine, 1932  (D65) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line, 24 moves, 1-0
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