1980#1 Miles beats Karpov with an 1...a6?!
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
1980#2 double rook sac
Kasparov vs Csom, 1980  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0
1980#3 Tal move 30!!
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
1980#4 a young Kasparov shows his attacking skills
Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
1980#5 try to find moves 19 and 24
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
1980#6 quick pawn storm
V Kovacevic vs Seirawan, 1980  (B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 0-1
1980#7 Karpov simply plays spectacularly
Karpov vs Tal, 1980  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0
1980#8 white goes for the throat and gets it
Palatnik vs Geller, 1980  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
1980#9 very strong and creative play
R Filguth vs A De La Garza Madero, 1980  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0
1980#10 Instructive Rook endgame
Ribli vs Karpov, 1980  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 55 moves, 1-0
1981#1 35...kc6!!
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
1981#2 Brilliant combinative attack
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981  (B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
1981#3 a famous Karpov game
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
1981#4 A fantastic game
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
1981#5 Beliavsky attacks Larsen to kill him in 23. Great tactic
Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1981  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
1981#6 Kasparov plays brilliantly
J Sunye Neto vs Kasparov, 1981  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
1981#7 Karpov takes down Korchnoi with authority
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
1981#8 31!!
Kasparov vs Gavrikov, 1981  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
1981#9 Beautiful complex game
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 0-1
1981#10 Kasparov attacks beautifully
Yudasin vs Kasparov, 1981  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1
1982#1 a young Kasparov winning as black
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
1982#2 Beating an old WC... in 24 moves!!
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
1982#3 Ftacnik wins in 29! Great attack!
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
1982#4 Fantastic tactics by Tony Miles
Miles vs Browne, 1982  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
1982#5 A great game
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
1982#6 Kasparov punishes his opponent!
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
1982#7 Down goes Nunn in Twenty-one
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
1982#8 Spassky in the KG, masterpiece
Spassky vs Karpov, 1982  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1-0
1982#9 Great attacking
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
1982#10 Kasparov destroys the 4 pawns attack
L Christiansen vs Kasparov, 1982  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
1983#1 One of my favorite Kasparov games QID Double sac game
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
1983#2 An arranged game for theoretical purposes, impressive!
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
1983#3 One of Smyslov's most famous games
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0
1983#4 amazing play by Karpov
Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
1983#5 A new WC on the rise beating an old one
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1983  (A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 51 moves, 1-0
1983#6 attacking masterpiece
Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
1983#7 Spassky crushes Kasparov
Kasparov vs Spassky, 1983  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 33 moves, 0-1
1983#8 31.? puzzle
Karpov vs Geller, 1983  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
1983#9 deadly attack
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983  (B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
1983#10
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
1983#11 2 move mate
L Darling vs R Wood, 1983  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
1983#12 find move 7 whole game under 10 moves
Sanahuja vs Fernandez, 1983  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 1-0
1984#1 Karpov plays a brilliant endgame, move 42
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
1984#2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1
1984#3 great combination
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
1984#4 Instructive game by Karpov
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
1984#5
E J Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
1984#6
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
1984#7 Karpov wins as black with tactics in midgame
Timman vs Karpov, 1984  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1
1984#8 Fantastic tactics by both players. White wins brilliant!
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
1984#9 quick tactical finish
Srinivas vs V Ravikumar, 1984  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
1984#10 Portisch comes up with an interesting combination
Suba vs Portisch, 1984  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1
1984#11 extremely short game
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1
1985#1 Kasparov winning a WC game as Black!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
1985#2 Kasparov wins world title in style!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1
1985#3 A famous tactical game, ultimately Nunn wins.
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
1985#4 Kasparov kills Karpov quickly in a WC game
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
1985#5 Impressive Karpovian victory
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0
1985#6 Impressive attacking game
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985  (B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
1985#7 Kasparov wins a great game in the WC
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (C42) Petrov Defense, 67 moves, 1-0
1985#8 Timman beats WC Kasparov in the Ruy.
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
1985#9 Karpov wins as black in the WC
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1
1985#10 Kasparov wins as black in the WC
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
1986#1 Kasparov beats Karpov's Ruy impressively!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
1986#2 Kasparov beats Karpov at the height of their rivalry
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
1986#3 great game by Karpov winning as black
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
1986#4 move ...20 is a sunday puzzle!
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
1986#5 Karpov beats the Grunfeld and ties the match
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
1986#6 Karpov again beats Kasparov in the Grunfeld!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0
1986#7 53. white to move Karpov combination!
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
1986#8 Kasparov destroys nunn in 18
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1986  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
1986#9 Tony Miles plays a fascinating novelty
Miles vs Beliavsky, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
1986#10 a quick game
G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986  (C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
1986#11 Interesting draw
Kasparov vs N McDonald, 1986  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
1986#12 7 move game
D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0
1987#1 A beautiful and complex game from Tal!
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
1987#2 Tal beats Karpov with a great combination
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
1987#3
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0
1987#4 Waitzkin's first win against a master!
Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
1987#5 WC game
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 0-1
1987#6 move 25!!! amazing game
Kaidanov vs Anand, 1987  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
1987#7 A brilliant stalemate game
Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
1987#8 move 20 is a sunday puzzle Tal gets out foxed
Kasparov vs Tal, 1987  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0
1987#9 Kasparov wins WC game Grunfeld as black
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1
1987#10 Tal destroys short in a French Tarrasch
Tal vs Short, 1987  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
1988#1 25. white to move sunday puzzle!
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
1988#2 Tal plays the Yugoslav attack!
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
1988#3
Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
1988#4
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
1988#5 Tal vs the Pirc
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
1988#6 Kasparov kills Smirin
Kasparov vs Smirin, 1988  (E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
1988#7 miniature in soviet championship
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
1988#8 Spectacular move 15!!! and beautiful final position
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
1988#9 One of Karpov's most exceptional games move 16 and on!
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1988  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
1988#10 move 14!!! an exceptional attack.
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
1988#11 Tal uses Tactics and creates a masterpiece... again
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
1988#12 Anand's famous blunder
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
1989#1 Kasparov kills Piket in the KID picturesque finish
Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
1989#2 He threw the kitchen sink at him. SAC SAC MATE
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
1989#3 Oll's Immortal game. He rips apart the French
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
1989#4 Longest game (over 20 hours) in chess history. DRAWN
I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2
1989#5 Another Kasparov brilliancy!!
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989  (A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0
1989#6 move 28 is a sunday puzzle. Smirin CRUSHES
Smirin vs Beliavsky, 1989  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 38 moves, 0-1
1989#7 Kasparov shows his endgame precision against Short
Short vs Kasparov, 1989  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 103 moves, 0-1
1989#8 White wins despite Black getting an extra queen!
Rajkovic vs Z Jeraj, 1989  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
1989#9 Gorgeous game in the KID that shows how black can win.
G Burgess vs W N Watson, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
1989#10 16!! is a Sunday puzzle. Moves 16 17 18 fun to analyze.
Portisch vs de Firmian, 1990  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
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