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Get Thee to a Punnery!
Compiled by AdolfoAugusto
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The winners of the 2009 Chessgames.com Pun Contest

Congratulations!

1 - Holy Queen Sac, Basman! (tpstar)
F Babar vs M Basman, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

2 - Bonn Fire (severus6)
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1

3 - The Marjanov Error (Thrajin)
Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

4 - Book 'em, Panno! (tpstar)
Panno vs Spassky, 1955 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

5 - Kavalanche (jepflast)
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

6 - Fine Slew (Phony Benoni)
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0

7 - Black Be Nimzo, Black Win Quick (severus6)
H Mattison vs Nimzowitsch, 1929  
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

8 - Mikhail's Navy (tpstar)
Tal vs Koblents, 1957 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

9 - Levon a High Note (bennytschet)
Aronian vs Leko, 2009 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

10 - No Country For Old Men (whatthefat)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1992 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0

11 - Who Let The Pawns Out? (SloVice)
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0

12 - Sham-Wow (tpstar)
Shamkovich vs Benko, 1978 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

13 - A Fine Line (severus6)
Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

14 - Capa Don't Preach (hitman84)
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1921  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

15 - Knight After Knight (Phony Benoni)
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

16 - Indian's Queen Defense (hitman84)
Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2

17 - Broken Hjarted (whatthefat)
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0

18 - Good Wil Hunting (tpstar)
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

19 - It's Not Euwe 'til It's Over (SwitchingQuylthulg)
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929 
(A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

20 - Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition (schroedingers cat)
Tal vs Geller, 1958 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

21 - The Sultan Of Suat (severus6)
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997 
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

22 - The Full Monti (tpstar)
Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1

23 - The Way To Win A Queen Is To b1 (chessbug)
Miles vs Yusupov, 1985 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

24 - Boogie Knights (tpstar)
NN vs Blackburne, 1871  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

25 - Better Luck To Moro (severus6)
Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 1996 
(C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0

26 - Ashes Tarrasch's (sleepyirv)
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914  
(A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

27 - c4 Yourself (chessbug)
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1

28 - I'll Have What Xie's Having (tpstar)
A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1996 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

29 - The Dao Is Down (severus6)
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

30 - Gone With The Windmill (tpstar)
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

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