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Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Tal vs G Tringov, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0

Timman vs Karpov, 1984 
(C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Attacking with pieces / Combination
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Bc2 / Qd3 battery
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Nxg7 sacrifice
E Tate vs A Chibukhchian, 2013 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 29 moves, 1-0

Broken Castle / Exchange sacrifice
Browne vs J Bellon Lopez, 1977 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Nxf7 sacrifice
Rossolimo vs W A Winser, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Korchnoi, 1987 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 17 moves, 0-1

H Norman-Hansen vs Tartakower, 1923 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle vs J O'Hanlon, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

M Pestalozzi vs D Duhm, 1900 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

V Kovacevic vs H Ree, 1980 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Bxh7 sacrifice
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

Andreev vs Alekhine, 1909 
(A80) Dutch, 34 moves, 0-1

Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1

Nxf7 sacrifice
Alekhine vs M Prat, 1913 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Bluebaum, 2017 
(A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Rxf6 sacrifice / Broken Castle
Smyslov vs E Gereben, 1949 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs A Esipenko, 2017 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 29 moves, 0-1

A Esipenko vs M Mikadze, 2018 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Panov vs Bondarevsky, 1937 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 30 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Polugaevsky, 1959 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(D85) Grunfeld, 17 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs R Fontaine, 1994
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 33 moves, 1-0

E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Ding Liren vs E Inarkiev, 2015 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

Broken Castle
Capablanca vs W G Morris, 1911 
(B40) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs J Piket, 1997 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Adams vs O Renet, 1992 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

Smagin vs S Salov, 1984 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1

Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Tal vs M Pasman, 1953 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0

Hjartarson vs Tal, 1990 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Larsen, 1965 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

R Cifuentes vs Ribli, 1986 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 47 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs Navara, 2016 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Geller, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Pigusov, 1977 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

G Milos vs D Valerga, 1996 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Ed Lasker vs B Winkelman, 1926 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Portisch, 1967 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1955 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

D Flores vs S Mareco, 2009
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

17.Qh5! was better
J Bonin vs Shamkovich, 1976 
(B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Tal vs G Fuster, 1958 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Tal vs A Lotsov Har-Zahav, 1952 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

D Mohrlok vs H Ree, 1976 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936 
(C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Hort vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Stein vs Portisch, 1962 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0

J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

L Prins vs L Day, 1968 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

J Polgar vs Gelfand, 2009 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Knaak vs Adorjan, 1985 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Bologan, 2012 
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0

I Cheparinov vs Sutovsky, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Ftacnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2007 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 1-0

E Grant vs Salov, 1983 
(B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Flohr, 1932 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 41 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Maroczy, 1936 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs Boleslavsky, 1941 
(C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0

E Alekseev vs I Krush, 2013 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs H Wang, 2009 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs Burn, 1900  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Panno, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

L Belov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1961 
(C59) Two Knights, 31 moves, 0-1

h4/h5
Petrosian vs E Nievergelt, 1954 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

Attacking with pieces / Combination
Glek vs Z Lanka, 1997 
(E61) King's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

f6 and e5 to open the diagonal
Rublevsky vs Onischuk, 1994 
(C47) Four Knights, 23 moves, 1-0

Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Nxh2 sacrifice
Timman vs Karpov, 1979 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

T Bakre vs B Zawadzka, 2004 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 0-1

Wei Yi vs J Zhou, 2013 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 48 moves, 0-1

Castling on opposite sides
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

L P Supi vs Carlsen, 2020 
(B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0

Ribli vs Tal, 1985 
(A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1889 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0

Miles vs Spassky, 1978  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Vocaturo vs S Ernst, 2012 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

24...Rxa7+ mates
Smyslov vs E Zagoryansky, 1945 
(C10) French, 37 moves, 1-0

Short vs Ljubojevic, 1987 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1921 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 33 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Kotov, 1950 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

A Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Lautier, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0

Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1925 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Mecking vs A C Rocha, 1969 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

C Hovind vs Alekhine, 1930 
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

K Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970 
(C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1

C Morrison vs M Basman, 1981 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

J van Foreest vs Anand, 2019 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1

Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1

I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2017
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs Shirov, 1995 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1

Navara vs J Helbich, 1998 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

Unzicker vs Fischer, 1960 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

P Carlsson vs C Vinas Guerrero, 2006
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 33 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs D Xiu, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 0-1

Duda vs Wojtaszek, 2017 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0

Nepomniachtchi vs Firouzja, 2022 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

E Najer vs Ftacnik, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs Kolisch, 1860 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs NN, 1863  
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Yates, 1923 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935 
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0

K Hamppe vs P Meitner, 1872 
(C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974 
(C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Szabo vs Euwe, 1946 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1

Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs H Gifford, 1874  
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Napoleon Bonaparte vs Madame De Remusat, 1804 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

V Chekhover vs G Kasparian, 1936 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Panno, 1958 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

So vs Nakamura, 2015 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0

N Aratovsky vs Smyslov, 1951 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 25 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs B Lalic, 1996 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Filip, 1957 
(A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 39 moves, 1-0

A Tahbaz vs R Sadhwani, 2025 
(A15) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Bologan, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

V Eingorn vs E Pandavos, 1989 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs P Sinkovics, 1990 
(C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Rekach, 1938 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs M Finogenov, 1942 
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0

Geller vs E Kogan, 1946 
(B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

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