Chigorin's Immortal
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
March of the Pawns
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Slowly But Surely
M Feigin vs Flohr, 1937  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
The Winter of Discontent
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1936  (A47) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
15 Years Old with This and the Best Was Yet to Come
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
The Fischer King
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Alekhine vs E E Book, 1938  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
I Forgot That He Had It in Him
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Punk'd
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1851  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 15 moves, 0-1
The Evergreen Game
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
No Exit
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Bird Flu
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Caught
Fischer vs P Dely, 1967  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
Tightening the Noose
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Crowded House
Fischer vs J Rubinetti, 1970  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 24 moves, 1-0
Awe Inspiring
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Pretty As a Picture
Flohr vs S Landau, 1930  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Boris the Spider
Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Efim Great
Timman vs Geller, 1973  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 36 moves, 0-1
"You're KIDding me?"
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Curse of Chuky
Yusupov vs Ivanchuk, 1991  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Piledriver
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Everything in Its Proper Place
Karpov vs A Sznapik, 1986  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 1-0
Kraut Rocks
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1992  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 50 moves, 1-0
Top of the Pops
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1994  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Shirov's Immortal
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
The King and I
W Lewis vs J T Parkinson, 1813  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
King Louis
La Bourdonnais vs Jouantho, 1837  (000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0
British Steel
Milner-Barry vs M J Haygarth, 1959  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
The Professor vs. The Banker
Anderssen vs Kolisch, 1860  (C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Jewel of the Orient
Lautier vs Shirov, 1990  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
"A Queen Am I!"
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
The Touch of Elegance
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
"Don't Hate Me Because I'm Pretty"
S Polgar vs Chernin, 1989  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Viva Akiba!
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
"It's Those Quiet Ones..."
Spassky vs Averkin, 1973  (B44) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Knight in Shining Armor
Spassky vs Beliavsky, 1988  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
"In life, one has to make sacrifices..."
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
A Final Hurrah
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Killer Trax
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Evans' Gambit - And Boy Was It Worth It!
Captain Evans vs McDonnell, 1827  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Mike + The Mechanics
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
The Most Famous
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
A Star Is Born
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Short and Sweet
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
King Nothing
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
Old Vintage
Bledow vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Otto Luck
Otto vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
One of the Earliest Uses of the Famed Berlin
von der Lasa vs W Hanstein, 1840  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
"You Can Run, But You Can't Hide"
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Patience Is a Virtue
I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2
Clash of the Titans
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
The Original "Immortal"
T Bowdler vs H Conway, 1788  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
From Out of Nowhere
R Krogius vs A Ojanen, 1944  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 14 moves, 1-0
East Meets West
Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1848  (C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Eyes Without a Face
Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Effim Great
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
"Yasser? No Sir".
Seirawan vs Beliavsky, 1988  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1
The Art of the Attack
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
The Last of a Dying Breed
Ribli vs Yusupov, 2002  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Cornered Like a Rat in a Hole
V Sozin vs V S Nekrasov, 1931  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 20 moves, 1-0
Peter Swindler
Svidler vs Carlsen, 2006  (B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
"No Encores"
J Bellon Lopez vs G Garcia, 1976  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1
The Best of Gen Y
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
Tangled Up in Blue
A Srebrnic vs A Benderac, 2007  (A17) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Burning Down the House
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
Clampdown
Jobava vs L Winants, 2007  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
Sock It to Him
B Socko vs Shirov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Rook Sacrifice
Rublevsky vs Navara, 2007  (C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 1-0
"I can see for miles and miles..."
Bacrot vs I Lysyj, 2009  (C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0
Nepo Man
Nepomniachtchi vs Kharitonov, 2009  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
"Holy Anatoly!"
Karpov vs Kasparov, 2009  (D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 36 moves, 1-0
Knight Rider
K Rogoff vs S Spencer, 1969  (B15) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0
Two Pretty Sisters and an Impressive Game
T Kosintseva vs N Kosintseva, 2012  (C18) French, Winawer, 66 moves, 0-1
Sleight of Hand
M Mchedlishvili vs M Parligras, 2015  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Anand vs Aronian, 2016  (C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1-0
The Greatest Blitz Game
So vs Kasparov, 2016  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 25 moves, 1-0
Who Says Queen Sacrifices Aren't Possible Anymore?
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Chuked It Off Pretty Well
A Muzychuk vs X Zhao, 2016  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Solid As a Rock
B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017  (A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
World Chump
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Moore, Moore, Moore!
Fischer vs R W Moore, 1961  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 26 moves, 0-1
Not So Fab
Anand vs Caruana, 2017  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
St. Louis Blues
Kasparov vs Nepomniachtchi, 2017  (D90) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 0-1
Liemme Entertain You
Le Quang Liem vs Aronian, 2017  (A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
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