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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