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M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0
Stunning odds game by a teenage genious in a mere 13 moves!!!
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Morphy robs the pinned bishop
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Odds game produces Legall's mate w/an extra step!
Smith vs NN, 1852  (000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (000) 1-0 Knights love a crowd
Morphy vs NN, 1856  (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
Pawn mate in 14 moves
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856  (000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
Evan's Gambit minus 1kNight and he pulls off Boden's Mate!!!
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0
Chess variant (000) 1-0 Q sac for a famous K walk, pawn mate!!!
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Potter gave Queen odds and announced a forced mate at move 7!!!
W Potter vs NN, 1870  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Bird's Opening/Chess variant (000) 1-0Really quite beautiful!!!
Zukertort vs Count Epoureano, 1872  (000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0
Chess variants /King's Gambit (000) 1-0 Pin wins again
W G Ward vs H Browne, 1874  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Chess variants (000) 1-0 White gives away all 8 pawns, then #s
W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884  (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0
Chess variants (000) 1-0 Open diagonals and pins are powerful!
Tarrasch vs Sergel, 1891  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
This game reflects the very nature of diagonal attacks!!!
Janowski vs NN, 1895  (000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
White's two best opening moves smash Black's two worst moves!
H Klip vs T Bottema, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 One B exits, another B enters
P Morriss vs J McDonnell, 2006  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening: Outflank Var (A00) 0-1 Trap the trapper
M Brichinova vs E Alexandrova, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 0-1
Polish Opening Miniature (A00) 1-0 Stunning Blackburne's Mate!
Konstantin Chernyshov (elder) vs A Lesiak, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 0-1 Double pin will win
Sochor vs L van Damme, 1974  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Polish, Schiffler-Sokolsky Var (A00) 0-1 B highway w/N slasher
G Welling vs F Krudde, 1993  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
How not to play 1.b3; nice Dovetail Mate
J Bellon Lopez vs Smejkal, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
Double Stonewall. Black is careless w/his pawns
E Williams vs W Henderson, 1845  (A02) Bird's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
The most famous two bishop sacrifice
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Zukertort: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1 Must know crusher
S Panzalovic vs O Danchevski, 1990  (A04) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Very efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974  (A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0
Romanovsky's Immortal; Double-Double Fianchetto
Ragozin vs P Romanovsky, 1927  (A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Crossfire heats up h8
A Konstantinopolsky vs Frank, 1935  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Reti/Zukertort Opening: Santasiere's Folly (A06) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs
Alekhine vs J A J Drewitt, 1923  (A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Q is going, Going, GONE!
J Krejcik vs S Takacs, 1920  (A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik's piece of art
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Reti Advance Var (A09) 1-0 Alert tactics on the diagonals
Speelman vs Koneru, 2002  (A09) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) 1-0 Cross pin
Robatsch vs Jansa, 1974  (A10) English, 14 moves, 1-0
English, Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Clear the long diagonal
L Karlsson vs Suba, 1983  (A10) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Double Fianchetto; Philidor's Legacy
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968  (A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0
Zukertort's Immortal -- A Long Range Battle Thru the Center
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Demolition and clearance sacrifice 19. Nf6+!
Szabo vs N Padevsky, 1972  (A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Browne's brilliant Queen sham sacrifice 16... Qxc4!!
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1
K's English. 4Knights (A28) 0-1 Often, the 1st R should capture
Meesen vs H Mueller, 1928  (A28) English, 13 moves, 0-1
This game won Best Game of the Tournament, a brilliancy prize.
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006  (A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1
Mikenas Defense (A40) 1-0 Decisive Knight Fork
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (A42) 1-0 Uncastled K loses
Bobotsov vs O M Hindle, 1967  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 23 moves, 1-0
Benoni, Snail Variation (A43) Bishops All About Miniature
Karosz vs C Jaffe, 1936  (A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0
Queen check and fork the LPDO Bishop
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 1-0 Crossfire
Levenfish vs Alekhine, 1913  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Mexican Def./Black Knights Tango (A50) 0-1 Played on a ship
Marshall vs Torre, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def, Fajarowicz Var, (A51) 0-1 10 mover Q Trap
Najmes vs J Balogh, 1943  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Budapest Gambit; Another Q+ & fork LPDO B in shooting gallery
E Gueye vs T Korsano, 1985  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 5 moves, 1-0
Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 Sudden Queen Trap!?
S Takacs vs J Krejcik, 1920  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def. Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 The power of the pin
K Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
OID Ukrainian Var (A54) 0-1 Q Sac, Daring Bishop, Ruthless Rook
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
Sacrifice and mate with three minors
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Famous Dutch Miniature; the Black rook is overooked
F M Teed vs E Delmar, 1896  (A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0
Dutch (A80) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice on h-file will mate
F Oberndoerfer vs J Gabriel, 1996  (A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense (A80) · 0-1 Crossfire on B Highway
J F Smyth vs H Helms, 1915  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 0-1
White threatens consecutive double attacks
A Brito Garcia vs J Chacon Jerez, 1996  (A84) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense (A85) 0-1 White knight can't take either one!
V Litvinov vs Veresov, 1958  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1
From Fred Reinfeld's "Great Short Games of the Chess Masters"
Kiss vs Barcza, 1934  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Center Counter (B01) 0-1 Smothered Mate
M Larios Crespo vs D Salvador Lopez, 2001  (B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 0-1
Cnt Cntr 4.Be2 6.Bf3 (B01) 0-1 Nxc2+, gets worse
F Krticka vs J Dobias, 1913  (B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Mieses Variation (B01) 0-1 Bishop captures are key
G Helbach vs Rotlewi, 1909  (B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Reversed Englund Gambit
L Ingram vs A McDonald, 2009  (B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense (B02) 1-0 An open center means a faster game
Keene vs Orly, 1961  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0Dbl Knt Sacs aid Bs
M Yeo vs A T Erdal-Smith, 1979  (B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0
Pirc, Chinese Variation Be2, g4 (B07) 1-0 The Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
Crossfire and Ng5 positioned to bust up Black's fianchetto
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1984  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Two Knights Attk (B11) 0-1 White attacks himself
Stripunsky vs Onischuk, 2012  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 11 moves, 0-1
Fool's Mate with Queen Sac variant
C Damant vs NN, 1932  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
The Mammoth Book of Chess by Burgess.
Tartakower vs NN, 1932  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Nice breakthrough
Topalov vs Speelman, 1995  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Very efficient
L Owen vs R L Mapes, 1984  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Qe5+ forks LPDO Ra1 OOPS!
C Maddigan vs NN, 1970  (B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0 Dbl Rook Sacrifices
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842  (B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
It's a triple Smith-Morra Gambit, same Bxf7+ concept
B Wall vs R Monahan, 1972  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0
Alapin 2c3 Barmen (B22) 1-0Black will lose the exhange or worse
G Lane vs J Flesch, 1983  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0
Oops! Zwischenzug leaves her majesty hanging.
W Godoy Neto vs K Banas, 1993  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0
Grand Prix Attack (B23) Q decoy sac then discovery ala Harrwitz
K Thompson vs F Rhine, 1992  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
waduh nona manis, kamu jago amat sih Grand Prix Attack (B23)
N Gaprindashvili vs A Blagidze, 1963  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Excellent Knight Sac
I De Los Santos vs S Polgar, 1990  (B27) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Miniature: Q Sortie
B Ivanovic vs I Grigic, 1982  (B27) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Cited in Polugayevsky's <"The Silician Labyrinth">
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960  (B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Open Sicilian, 5.Bf4 pawn fork decoys the bishop into Q+ & fork
NN vs Pandolfini, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Advance Var (B29) 1-0 Q+ & fork
B Hammer vs Boldt, 1977  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 10 moves, 1-0
Tal works this pin like a finger puppet
Tal vs J Bellon Lopez, 1970  (B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var(B42) 1-0B Sac Q Sac & Dbl Check!!
J Lechtynsky vs Pachman, 1968  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1-0 Decoy then skewer
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 0-1 Look before you grab!
D Mardle vs N Gaprindashvili, 1965  (B44) Sicilian, 14 moves, 0-1
A TACTICAL CONCEPT/TERMINOLOGY LESSON IN ONE MOVE
M Jadoul vs Karpov, 1986  (B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Pawn grabbling doesn't disable the mating battery
O Bernstein vs NN, 1927  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 11 moves, 1-0
White's Nc6 has caused problems for Black
A Karklins vs A Sandrin, 1990  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Baiting the line of check w/a piece
E Moskalyuk vs M Brodsky, 1998  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 3-Piece Greco Mate
Leko vs Morozevich, 2006  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Attack from both flanks leaves Black tattered
L Christiansen vs M Zivanic, 2008  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
The farther you get from home...
E Kostopoulos vs E Kerimov, 2001  (B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
It's better to exchange the pawn than taking time to defend it
P Michel vs J Traian Iliesco, 1943  (B50) Sicilian, 5 moves, 1-0
Sic Modern Var (B50) 1-0 Black plays giveaway starting w/Bxf7+
J Aulin-Jansson vs F Berend, 1982  (B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Backward pawns are a problem
S Maze vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 43 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Much more than Dbl Rook sacs!
G Szabo vs S Zawadzki, 2004  (B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Classical (B57) 1-0Qtrap resembles Reti-Tartakower C-K
Fischer vs NN, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
todo un maestro en el calculo jeje!!!
Tal vs Larsen, 1979  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Support # next
A Suarez Real vs A Alonso Alvarez, 2014  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 1-0 Wonderful finish
H Akvist vs G Kuzmin, 1976  (B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Demolition combination with 19.Ndxe6!!
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1993  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 aim at g7
A Soltis vs D Gurevich, 1981  (B89) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Bishop highway looms large
F Gragger vs Vieltorf, 1952  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 12 moves, 1-0
No brakes on this attack from Spassky
Spassky vs N Rashkovsky, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: 2.b3 Horwitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Meet the new boss
B Wall vs E Bosse, 1969  (C00) French Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
KG Declined, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit (C30) 1-0 Boden's # in 9
Fischer vs J Jones, 1964  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
KGA Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Keres (C32) 0-1 12.Kf3 Bg4+
Krasinski vs Estrin, 1947  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
Battery double attack Qxf7# and QxRa8
F Dieperink vs P Klootwijk, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Three Knights 3...Bb4 (C46) 1-0 Legall's Mate w/2 Ns & 2 Bs
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890  (C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
Game 67 in How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
Italian (C50) 1-0 The old center pawn fork trick pays off big!
R Kohoutova vs K Stodolova, 1995  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0
Hot Queen-sacrificin' action
H Helms vs O Tenner, 1942  (C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit, Pierce Def 5... Ba5 (1-0, 22 Moves) Rook Sac
Kolisch vs Gastein, 1859  (C52) Evans Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
"The Austrian Morphy" plays the Evans Gambit
Steinitz vs R Gray, 1872  (C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0
Compare to Guila vs Gioacchino Pecci
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1845  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
My first "book" win--Heisman
D Heisman vs D Fennick, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch owns the open files
Tarrasch vs Landau, 1880  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Black gets up off the canvas to deck White!
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) 0-1 A Tour de Force!!
V Kahn vs C Hartlaub, 1916  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Greek gift
G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1864  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Open (C80) 1-0 in 9 moves. Bd5 forks pair of LPDO Ns
D Andrae vs T Winckelmann, 1989  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open. Riga Var (C80) 0-1 Bxh2+ discovery nabs LPDO Q
S Osborne vs J M Garcia, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Open. Riga Variation (C80) 1-0 Boden's # miniature
Pandolfini vs NN, 1970  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 15 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed Variation (C84) 0-1 Pick on back rank defenders
M Radojcic vs P Trifunovic, 1947  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 17 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Marshall Attack (C89) 0-1 Heap on the fortress
Lasker vs H R Bigelow, 1926  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 19 moves, 0-1
QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Discovered attack nabs Q LPDO
T Mantia vs R Shirley Jr, 1981  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
Bafrali vs E Schiller, 1991  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit. Lasker Trap (D08) 0-1 Underpromotion
Korody vs Bologh, 1933  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D11) 1-0 Combo platter!
Bologan vs Movsesian, 2005  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D35) 1-0 B&N mate
E Delmar vs NN, 1898  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Zwischenzug +!
Blisz vs Hantel, 1988  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
Black just riddles White's position and ends it with a fork
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
Crikey! Well done Benzol, this is magic.
G Bauermann vs R Butze, 1979  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 0-1
Useful rook lift and rook sacrifice w/diagonal assistance
Portisch vs S Johannessen, 1966  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense (D80) 1-0 Rob the pin backfires
Gligoric vs K Langeweg, 1971  (D80) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 1-0
Spassky fires off a kingside attack
Spassky vs Timman, 1977  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
Saragossa Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2Gains time, Bs of same color EG
Tartakower vs Reti, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Var (A00) 0-1 Torchered 4not 0-0
S Srdjanov vs Kotronias, 1988  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) /KIA (A07) 1-0 Constant threats
L Christiansen vs K Regan, 1977  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 56 moves, 1-0
Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 1-0 Q trap. What just happened?
C Bloodgood vs Davis, 1973  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 1-0 White creeps forward
J Kotrc vs H Prochazka, 1910  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 30 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 0-1 Crossfire; Rob the pin
R Bertholee vs Ljubojevic, 1997  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
Grob Opening (A00) 0-1Nakamura drove computer crazy w/6 bishops
Rybka vs Nakamura, 2008  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 255 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern 5.Ne2 (A01) 1-0 Black sac failed
A Kosten vs M Hebden, 1982  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
From's CG. NN gets tagged in six moves!
NN vs Du Mont, 1802  (A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit 2 (A01) 1-0 Discovery
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
The 120th Bill Wall opponent to fall for Fool's Mate
Rusty Warren vs B Wall, 1975  (A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Gunsberg Def (A02) 1/2-1/2 kNights or Bishops?
S Buecker vs J Blaskowski, 1981  (A02) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian vs KIA (A04) 0-1 Bishop Pair Beats Rook Pair
O Troianescu vs Petrosian, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A04) 1-0 Dbl Bishop Sac
Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 1-0 Dbl B sac gone wrong
Burn vs Owen, 1884  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
The side w/the safer king wins!
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Dble Fianchetto (A06) 1-0 Black's crazy lookin Q sac falls shor
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2014  (A06) Reti Opening, 96 moves, 1-0
KIA vs. Bb7 (A07) 1-0 BF cleverly creates passers
Fischer vs A Sandrin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Vienna/King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1Bishop pair, pins dominate
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1899  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
A horrible storm is brewing over the residence of the black K
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1966  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Q sac for 9 pts & crossfire acti
Kasparov vs Fritz, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
KIA Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Keen B sac, pawn breakthru
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Miniature found in "The Massive Book of Chess" shows 9...Bh3!
P A Rasmussen vs E Brondum, 1995  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 0-1
The Black bishop and passer are pinned from behind, can't promo
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2010  (A10) English, 59 moves, 1-0
English, Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan (A14) 1-0 weak P shield
A Nickel vs W Class, 1992  (A14) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Double Fianchetto; Centralized Knight vs Isolated pawn
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik gives both his rooks away and finishes w/a flurry
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian w/colors reversed; blistering MG
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
K's English 4 Knights Fianchetto (A29)1/2-1/2 Stalemate blunder
Kasparov vs K Georgiev, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gorgeous Q Sacrifice into Windmill into Checkmate!!
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky, Big Center Var (A45) 0-1 Name sake gets Bishoped
O Trompowsky vs W O Cruz, 1939  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
early transposition w/ 8.h3; serious dark-squared bishop moves
Vidmar vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Colle-Zukertort; N sac Nxf7
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Budapest Def: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 "Black & Becker" pin
P Lukacs vs W Becker, 1998  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Capa saw it all; a great performance
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1913  (A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1Notes by Dr. Tarrasch; like witchcraft
Marshall vs Lasker, 1914  (A53) Old Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 0-1 Bold Q sac
S Johannessen vs Fischer, 1966  (A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Declined. Sosonko Var (A57) 0-1 Caught on B hwy
P Peev vs K Pedersen, 1972  (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def: Mikenas Var (A66) 1-0 W goes berzerk, B cooperates!
F Destrebecq vs G Drogou, 1982  (A66) Benoni, 25 moves, 1-0
Dutch Fianchetto Attack (A81) 0-1 Battle of the Bishop pairs
D Baramidze vs Caruana, 2014  (A81) Dutch, 75 moves, 0-1
This brawl becomes a 4 queens game with a dynamite finish
Ed. Lasker vs Alekhine, 1913  (A80) Dutch, 46 moves, 0-1
St. George Def (B00) 0-1 Bizarre. Both sides sac Qs to promote.
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Minors biting majors
K Spraggett vs F South, 1976  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Greco was great before anyone knew how great he was
Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Scandi, Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 London 1862 Brilliancy prize win
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
Boden's Mate, one of Teichmann's famous games
Teichmann vs NN, 1914  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Steiner Var (B02) 1-0 What a hurricane attack!
R H Steinmeyer vs N Bernstein, 1944  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Fire on board, by Judit; Neither king gets castled
Polgar vs Shirov, 1995  (B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
Pirc, Classical. Quiet System (B08) 1-0 Textbook Zugzwang
Anand vs Van Wely, 1997  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Anti-Philidor. Lion's Cave (B09)1-0Hanham/Lion; 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4
J Vetter vs R Oortwijn, 1997  (B07) Pirc, 22 moves, 1-0
C-K Accelerated Panov Attack. Modern (B10) 1-0Shift the attack
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
C-K Accelerated Panov Attack (B10) 0-1Superior B pair; zugzwang
D Keller vs Petrosian, 1961  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 59 moves, 0-1
C-K Defense, Two Knights Attack (B11) 1-0 The passer is coming
Noteboom vs S van Mindeno, 1927  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 21 moves, 1-0
Two bishops are almost always superior to a rook.
Rublevsky vs K Asrian, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
It's a doozy, and legitimate this time?!
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 54 moves, 0-1
C-K Advance. Short Variation (B12) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice, pins
Y Hou vs Navara, 2016  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var. (B14) 1-0 Black w/2 en pr
Najdorf vs Portisch, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Variation (B15) 1-0 Boden's Mate w/Q
Chulkov vs Gavemann, 1947  (B15) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 Rock slide!
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov (B17) 1-0 Morphy's Mate coming
Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Karpov Variation (B17) 0-1 Deflection sacrifice
Polgar vs Anand, 2005  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
C-K, Karpov. Modern Var (B17) 0-1 Unsecure a-pawn after 0-0-0
A Greet vs H Banikas, 2008  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Bxh7+, Ng5+, Qh5, etc.
Marshall vs Stodie, 1920  (B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Snyder Variation (B20) 1-0 Q sac for a windmill
T Gelashvili vs M Gagunashvili, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
SWG, Here comes Lolli's Mate.
P J Preece vs R Kent, 1977 (B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0
the gambit was not only dangerous, but perfectly sound
M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 1-0
There is a whole lot to like about this attack!
M Esserman vs V Martirosov, 2008  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central X$(B22) 1-0Common unpin
S Jackson vs B Sinka, 1981 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin (B22) 1-0 Tactical pawn manipulation
G Jones vs J Reid, 2013  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B23) 1-0 No "lock and key"
Robson vs Le Quang Liem, 2012  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 B can be hero
R N Bauer vs B Finegold, 2001  (B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1
Raking bishops
Ivanchuk vs Korchnoi, 1994  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
p. 32-33 "Ragozin's Selected Games" Spanish version 1966
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930  (B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 White Kside Attck
Y Hou vs N Dzagnidze, 2014  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen (B44) 0-1 N sacrifice changes everything!
B Besson vs J Geller, 2003  (B44) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 The Q is crosspinned
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857  (B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Deutsche Schachzeitung 1876, p. 206 Crossfire, both Q's sac
C Richardson vs A W Ensor, 1876 (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 1/2-1/2 Wild Bs vs Ns
Romanishin vs Tal, 1975 (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def. Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Greco pattern extended
Kamsky vs Lautier, 1993  (B53) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Chekhover Qxd4 (B53) 1/2- Wrong colored Bishop EG
V Gashimov vs Karjakin, 2008  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Prins Var. Venice Attack (B55) 0-1EG sac will promote
B Reichstein vs K Gulamali, 2010  (B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack deviation (B75)1-0 Q deflection
Adorjan vs M Fuller, 1975  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Beating the Dragon 101
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Three !! exclamation moves in kingside attack; Underpromotion
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Sutovsky's Immortal
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Infiltration
H van Riemsdijk vs P Youngworth, 1978  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, promo #
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985  (B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) (B91) 1-0 GK simul loss
H Spangenberg vs Kasparov, 1997  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Rat Defense: Small Center (C00) 1-0 Pin the tail on the rat!
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1861  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
French Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Ignore the fork, hunt the king!
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Knight swap w/eyes wide shut; Double B bombing!
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981  (C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Not Normal (C00) 0-1 Good vs All
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky's brilliant attack w/superior development
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
21...Rxf2+ is the start of a mating combination with Q,B
D Kagramanov vs S Ernst, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 0-1
Exchanges & battery double attack Qh7# or QxRa8
D Sermek vs M Varini, 1999  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 9 moves, 1-0
Both Black knights are pinned
Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949  (C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Useless vs. Useful Checks
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969  (C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Var. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994  (C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C11) 1-0 W sacs Q & R to open h-file
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
FR Classical, Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Notes by AN, others
Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Powerful opposite-colored bishop attacking w/maurading Q
Polgar vs Bareev, 2001  (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0 Diagonals Raid
B Wall vs Z Brown, 1990 (C11) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 0-1Raking Bishops
E Sobernheim vs S A Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Qxe6+ sacrifice; Boden's mate
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 0-1 A lovely shot!
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 1-0 More like a king jig
Shirov vs Plaskett, 1992  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Var (C18) 1-0 Bxh6 starts # race
L Vogt vs Uhlmann, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0
"that which does not kill us makes us stronger"
E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Retreat Var Armenian Line (C18) 1-0 Forks
N Nip vs M C Askin, 2008  (C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var (C19) 1-0 Closed central breakthru
Suetin vs Bagirov, 1961  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 47 moves, 1-0
French Winawer Adv. (C19) 1-0 2 Bishops in full effect
Short vs Timman, 1987  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
It aint over 'til it's over!
Morphy vs A Bottin, 1858  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Lasker gets scorched when he brings out his queen
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Danish G. Declined, Sorensen Def (C21) 0-1 Hook? No, Uppercut!
J Perlis vs Blackburne, 1907  (C21) Center Game, 34 moves, 0-1
One of my favorite games
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Putting out fires with gasoline.
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Danish G. Accepted. Copenhagen Def (C21) 1-0Pretty Discovered#
Denker vs Gonzalez, 1945  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit Accepted Classical Def (C21) 1-0 Q fork LPDO & g7
H Reinle vs Niendler, 1921  (C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 0-1 Q sac, Dbl B attack
Stevenson vs A Marriott, 1868  (C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 0-1
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Copenhagen Defense (C21) 1-0 Q skewer
D A Albin vs Horinek, 1922  (C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Frozen f-pawn is pinned so battery wins
F Bethge vs Legal, 1930  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0 Discovered attack
W J Lutes vs R Hartenstein, 1962  (C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Classical (C21) 1-0 Nxh7+ deflection
M Bier vs S Ricardo-Rocamora, 1876  (C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Pseudo-Legal's Mate, instead Nh8#
W Potter vs Matthews, 1868  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted Schlechter Defense (C21) 0-1 Pin power
NN vs L Svenonius, 1913  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Q batteries
J G Colbourne vs Blackburne, 1894  (C22) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 R sac w/check coming next
Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896  (C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0
En prise but not to worry...
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908  (C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Clearance, Deflection, Fork
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 0-1 Dual attacks f2, f7
F J Perez Perez vs Alekhine, 1941  (C25) Vienna, 13 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 1-0 Bf6 block!
Alekhine vs De Cassio, 1944  (C25) Vienna, 10 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0 Stunning K hunt
Blackburne vs H Stelling, 1886  (C25) Vienna, 17 moves, 1-0
Probably staged; a hunted king turning hunter
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
The opening was selected by mutual agreement
Lasker vs W P Shipley, 1892  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
No bust, just an error on move 15
Steinitz vs W P Shipley, 1883  (C25) Vienna, 25 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Falkbeer Var (C26) 0-1 Unstoppable mate threat
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1895  (C26) Vienna, 16 moves, 0-1
"Viennese Waltz" -- Develop and Attack!
Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
The White queen loses time while the Black queen is ruthless
J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974  (C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1
Windmill followed by amazing bind
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Twas played between James A. Leonard & Frederick Perrin
J A Leonard vs F Perrin, 1861  (C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Vienna King Trap [Vienna Gambit] A Reinfeld checkmate puzzle
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1859  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. ML (C29) 1-0 Chaotic battlefield w/Q threats
J Krejcik vs F Klar, 1907  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
KG Declined. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Blindfolded; Pin the Q
Blackburne vs J P Lea, 1890  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
KG Declined. Classical Variation (C30) 0-1 Discovered Attack
Chigorin vs Burn, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1
Game #93 in Soltis' "100 Best"
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Absolute crusher!
Burgess vs Randy Miller, 1974  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 Uncommon++, Knight to the rescue!
NN vs W Schelfhout, 1910  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Declined. Mafia Defense (C30) 1-0 Uncommon #
B Raphael vs H P Montgomery, 1856  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
KGD; B check is really a clearance move so R can pin Q to K
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0R decoy sac, Q robs pin and mates
Z Asefi vs Daryl Allen, 2004  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Tear open the diagonal
Blackburne vs NN, 1899  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Tal-like razzle-dazzle!
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
One of those Games Determined by a Single Profound Move
Chigorin vs K Walbrodt, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31)
NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
Game 25: The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
NN vs Beis, 1940  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0 Q grab
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
"40 Combinations with Explanations" section of "Sorcerer's Appr
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
Anderssen was deadly from distance!
F Riemann vs Anderssen, 1876  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
Charousek, however, is seen in his natural element.
Charousek vs Lasker, 1896  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Bomb f7...the tail of the combination has a stinger: Qh5+
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1899  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 1-0 Dbl R Sac
T Wall vs D Ippolito, 1998  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 0-1 Re-created game?!
Lensky vs Olga, 1949  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
Double B Attack by both colors! Q Sac, Boden's Mate awaits.
Wardaugh vs C Brown, 1969  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Defense (C34) 1-0 0-0-0!
Shulman vs E Formanek, 2007  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Q sac!
Gunsberg vs NN, 1879  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0
Good enough for a Bond film
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Royal couple splits apart
P Larsson vs Englund, 1942  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Def (C36) 0-1 Raking Bishops
R J Fontinha vs W Nash, 1988  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
K's Gambit: Accepted. Rosentreter Gambit (C37) 1-0 Rob the pin
Alekhine vs R Mikulka, 1925  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Muzio Gambit by Aron Nimzovich's Father features Q sac
S Niemzowitsch vs NN, 1899  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Smothered Mate w/a Bishop!!
M Brody vs L Banya, 1901  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Another queen trap w/aid of a pin
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
frank124c Sac Nxg5 QxNg5 Bxf7+
Philidor vs NN, 1749  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
Queenside invasion in King's Gambit
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Mayet G (C38) 0-1 Simple Yet Beautiful
Mayet vs Hirschfeld, 1861  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
KGA Allgaier Gambit (C39) 1-0Bird's last game was sensational!
Bird vs C Sfander, 1881  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA: Double N Sacrifice & Q Sac -- as good as it gets!
W Napier vs NN, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 0-1 Dbl R sacs
NN vs E Diemer, 1978  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
Z4 W knabs overworked pawn, B offers Q sac to expose pin
M Kloss vs E Diemer, 1959  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 0-1 Blistering Black attack
Gligoric vs Holze, 1970  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Damiano Defense Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1/2-1/2 Hairy game!
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine's Double Rook Sacrifice
Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
Castling opposite, pawn storm, Black's queen romps!
K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
10.Bxf7+ Rxf7 11.Qc4 leaves White better
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1 The hangin' queen mate
Dupre vs Torre, 1927  (C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1
Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Dbl discovered check is often decisive
Kupfer vs Silski, 1881  (C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Pseudo legal's mate w/2 bishops
T Draisma vs J de Graaf, 1954  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 0-1 Boden's Mate by Boden!
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
This one resembles a kingside Boden's mate
O Krause vs B Leussen, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Larsen Var (C41) 1-0 POTD 6/6/6 Bxf7+ Deflection
M McCann vs B Wall, 1975  (C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Russian Game:Kaufmann Attk (C42) 1-0 Terrific cross pin finish
Evans vs A Bisguier, 1958  (C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Russian Game Classical Attack. Marshall Var(C42) 0-1Resting Qs
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Russian Game, Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 miniature
Petrosian vs Nersesov, 1944  (C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Russian Classical Attack Jaenisch Var (C42)1-0Forcing Passer
Kasparov vs Adams, 2002  (C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Cochrane Gambit. Center Variation (C42) 1-0 Q grab Deflects B
Messinger vs M Rack, 1989  (C42) Petrov Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0Logical, crushing drive
J Cervenka vs NN, 2002  (C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason Var (C42) 1-0 Windmill
Winawer vs Shumov, 1875  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 White defies h6
S Hosea vs P A Fontaine, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Bravo Chucky!
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Petrov, Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Qside attack, K walk
Kotronias vs S Atalik, 1987  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Bf6 block is coffin nails
Fischer vs E German, 1962  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation (C44) 1-0 Reinfeld puzzle
Chigorin vs Gossip, 1889  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. London Defense (C44) 1-0 Greco Mate in 5
Charousek vs M Porges, 1896  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Euwe vs Wiersma, 1920  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 0-1 Finish shear beauty
J Whitehead vs P Biyiasas, 1977  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1
-Ponziani Opening- 1-0, 7 moves; pin the Q
Sturell vs NN, 1956  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Napoleon G (C44) 1-0 Film name: "The Last Victory"
Napoleon Bonaparte vs General Bertrand, 1820  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Declined (C44) 1-0 JHB # pattern
O Sarapu vs Z Frankel, 1962  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Annotated by Steinitz: "Mr Gossip deserves the highest praise"
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
White robs the pin, piles on the pin, defends w/X-ray, forks
Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1876  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45)0-1 9.g3 allows unrelenting attack
Koblents vs Lilienthal, 1945  (C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 0-1 Perfect Black Attack!
E Delmar vs Lipschutz, 1888  (C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 0-1
Scotch (C45) 1-0 Common mini when fianchetto B bites the dust
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903  (C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Nge7 chopped up again!
A Smorodsky vs B Gregory, 1914  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Marshall called "La cerise sur le gateau de toutes parties mode
Janowski vs Lasker, 1904  (C48) Four Knights, 35 moves, 0-1
Stunning 17...QxBf3 later occupied by blocking bishop
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1-0 Copycat BUSTED!
Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Jerome Gambit (C50) 0-1 "Old Kentucky"
NN vs Blackburne, 1884  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Pawn lever power
A Zemouli vs A Rizouk, 2000  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1
A pawn storm and a mighty pin come through w/out the queen
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Scotch, Haxo Gambit (C50) 1-0 mini: Black trouble on open lines
Tarrasch vs NN, 1880  (C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Discovered Double Checkmate
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849  (C51) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
Old game; Qd5 fork is coming
G Neumann vs Mayet, 1865  (C51) Evans Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 Blistering Bishops & Q Battery
Lasker vs F Dickens, 1908  (C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Romantic classic; smoking bishops, blistering finish
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Compromised Defense (C52) 1-0 Dramatic R sacrfice
Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1861  (C52) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
Reinfeld used this position for his puzzle books
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
A romantic classic busting through f6 and g7
Morphy vs P Bonford, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Mieses Def (C52) 1-0 Imperfect splatter but how!
Fischer vs A LoCoco, 1964  (C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
"the one book Bobby didn't go through"
A Hoffmann vs Fischer, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian: Classical. Greco Gambit (C53) 0-1 White castled into
Guila vs G Pecci, 1875  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1
Double rook sac and mate by minor pieces
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Black castles (to hell with the Queen) and wins!
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
An example of a Rook on the 7th & passed pawn power!
Bledow vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Impressive miniature using a decoy sacrifice and pawn mate
Busnardo vs NN, 1590  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
A keen queen sacrifice on the h-file
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0
Italian, Greco G. Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 Windmill
E Jacobson vs V Kornia, 1913  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Resembles Giuoco Pianissimo (C55) Kside Attack!
A Kosten vs M Hebden, 1987  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
White overplays his hand
Reti vs Lasker, 1908  (C56) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 0-1 Boden's #
Ajeeb vs C Devide, 1888  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
2 Knights, Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57) 0-1
Kerner vs A Brinckmann, 1955  (C57) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1
-Two Knights Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit- 1-0, 20 moves, Q sac
B Knorr vs L Simchen, 1990  (C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0Diagonal
R Maidana vs P Goette, 2001  (C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0
Traxler Counterattack K March line (C57) 1-0 Crazy wild! Hoax??
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
Triple sac ending in Boden's mate...
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926  (C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Schliemann Def. Schönemann Attack (C63) 0-1 Cornered
A Bollengier vs F Babar, 1993  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Schliemann, Tartakower Var (C63) 0-1 Cost of a pawn?
B Adhiban vs H Nezad, 2012  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Emil Schallopp (1843-1919)
Gunsberg vs E Schallopp, 1886  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Berlin Improved Steinitz (C66) 0-1 15 captures in 21 m
Capablanca vs D W Pomeroy, 1909  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1
Neat mate w/pawn forming bishop outpost
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 R trap
Robson vs So, 2015  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Relentless attack from Anand
Anand vs Topalov, 1998  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Two attacking and defending Bishops.
Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
Resists captures; Svidler almost unbeatable in the Ruy nowadays
Svidler vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80) 0-1 Lots o' checks
A Cherepkov vs Bronstein, 1961  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Open Classical Def. ML (C83) 0-1 Q sac, pin pawn to Q
J W Baird vs W Pollock, 1889  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1
From Averbakh's Selected Games; Preparation and Kside Attack
Averbakh vs V Zak, 1947  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open. Breslau Var (C83) 0-1 Notes by Chernev
NN vs Tarrasch, 1915  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1
Greek gift and clearance sacrifice from each knight, then the B
Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed Var Chigorin Def (C98) 1-0 Q sac & more!
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 One-piece mate
Baitsch vs Pahlke, 1956  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Vienna Var (D00) 1-0 Pin the defender
Subota vs Kusmischkin, 1982 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Black moved too many pawns while White was developing pieces
H Schug vs Ditschuleit, 1985  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Von Popiel G (D00) 1-0 Pick your poison
P N Wallis vs NN, 1923  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Game 78: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
Bartsch vs Jennen, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Castle opposite, hammer the g-file, outnumber on h7
E Diemer vs Heinz, 1954  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Q Pawn Game: Zukertort vs Baltic Def (D02) 1-0 Morphy's Mate
Owen vs Burn, 1887  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
QP Game: Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Brutal Dbl B sacs
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
QGD Chigorin Variation (D02) 0-1 Another offside knight
D Brown vs J Dykes, 1980  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1-0 Double Bishop Sacrifice
L Filatov vs S F Mayer, 2000  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
D05 Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense ~ Tartakower
Blackburne vs J Minckwitz, 1881  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Greek gift beauty by opening namesake!
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Double bishop sacrifice, Double rook lift, model game
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Q decoy sacrifice brings qk finish
Koltanowski vs H Walpole, 1937  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Line is very effective, fairly risk-free w/good winning%
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1923  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Chernev's "Logical Chess: Move by Move" Game 3
Colle vs J Delvaux, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
"The Ultimate Colle" by Gary Lane, game #7
Yusupov vs P Scheeren, 1983  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
QGD Chigorin. ML (D07) 1-0 Dance advance; can't catch the Bs!
Fine vs S Bernstein, 1936  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Respond to Reckless Bishops
B Salvermoser vs Werner, 1982 (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Very, VERY unique mate!!
S S Dodge vs J Houghteling, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit 3.e3 (D08) 0-1 Playin' Chicken
M Sirker vs R Kichinski, 1990  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Extra piece
C Guimard vs I Pleci, 1935 (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Offside knight vacates qside
A N Other vs F Wenman, 1938  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
Comments by Italians IM Giorgio Porreca and Adriano Chicco
H Wagner vs W Schoenmann, 1919  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Slav, Winawer Countergambit (D10) 1-0 Caught on B hwy
Beliavsky vs Gelfand, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
A "Fine" Game in the Dead of "Winter"
Fine vs W Winter, 1936  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation (D16) 1-0 2 En prise
Miles vs E Preissmann, 1976  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 82 in 'Understanding Chess Middlegames' by John Nunn.
Radjabov vs Svidler, 2006  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0Black K high centered
T Melody vs J Spinale, 1996  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
The dark squared bishop captures Nf6 twice without recapture!
Ponomariov vs I Sokolov, 2007  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Slav Gambit (D21) 1-0 Trouble on the long diagonal
Blackburne vs M Fleissig, 1873  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0
QGA Gunsberg Def (D21) 1-0 Battery pins the Black queen
H E Atkins vs Gunsberg, 1902  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Classical Defense (D26) 0-1 Own the diagonal, file
Lasker vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
QGA Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Dbl B sac, R lift
Koneru vs Z Nemeth, 2005  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def. Alekhine System (D28) 0-1 Touch 'em ALL!
Szabo vs Euwe, 1946  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
QGD Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 0-1Dbl B Sacs; Notes by Raymond Keene
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical Var (D32) 1-0 Dbl B sacs
Miles vs Browne, 1982  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) 1-0 Beautiful Qh6
D Semcesen vs N Grandelius, 2009  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Central piece play
Kramnik vs G Meier, 2012  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) 0-1 A Classic
Anand vs Kramnik, 2013  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange (D35) 1-0 Which kNight?
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
The f7 pawn is overworked, allowing the battery to penetrate
Tal vs L Kiriakov, 1965  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
Notes by H. N. Pillsbury; Cross pin to win
Burn vs Lasker, 1895  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Brutal Dbl B Sac
Pachman vs O Neikirch, 1958  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Botvinnik System (D44)1-0 Sac for advanced pawn chain
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Lots of second guessing w/uncommon mating position
H Lehmann vs K Junge, 1942  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
"A modern Evergreen"
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Center Var (C45) 1-0 A+Promo combo!!
A Mikhalchishin vs D Pavasovic, 1999  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Stoltz Var. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Brutal encounter
Gelfand vs Shabalov, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
"How Chess Games Are Won" by Samuel Reshevsky
Reshevsky vs Shainswit, 1951  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs
K Junge vs C Kottnauer, 1942  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
White grabs a pawn and Black turns the tables immediately
O Gavrilov vs S Solovjov, 2005  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1
Infancy of the QGD Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 0-1
A Hodges vs Lasker, 1892  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1
QGD Lasker Defense (D56) 0-1 EG kNight is trapped
Topalov vs Anand, 2010  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1
QGD Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D64) 1-0 Pretty combo ends it
Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) Bxf7+ mating combo
Z Izoria vs T Luciani, 2005  (D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0
A very pretty ending by Geller!
Geller vs A Kapengut, 1971  (D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 1-0
"The Game of the Century"
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 B on long diagonal rules EG
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0
Wacko horses need to be saddle broke
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate
Nyback vs U Von Herman, 2009  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (E12) 1-0 Suddenly
Bobotsov vs A Kolarov, 1971  (E12) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0
QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985  (E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo (E15) 1/2-1/2 What a battle!
Caruana vs Karjakin, 2016  (E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
QID Capablanca Variation (E16) 0-1 Handy Bishops and Pins
Noteboom vs S Landau, 1931  (E16) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1
QID Classical Traditional ML (E19) 0-1 Great Exchange Sacs, Bs
Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
An Olympiad brilliancy prize
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1
NID, Leningrad, Averbakh G (E30) 0-1 Exhange sac, B pair rules
Spassky vs Tal, 1973  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1
Larsen's improvement over Spassky; fine long range attack
Larsen vs R Garbarino, 1993  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 30 moves, 1-0
28.bf6:!! a brilliant move putting the black queen out of play
Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Game 559: Best game AND best novelty in Informant #71
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian, Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 1-0 Q+ & fork
Timman vs R Cosulich, 1974  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 7 moves, 1-0
The Acs of Apostle Peter ...
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian, Normal Var. Schlechter Def (E52) 1-0 Bs trap Q
A Lugovoi vs Balashov, 2003  (E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 12 moves, 1-0
The attack no one foresaw (Byrne gets Knightmares)
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Looks like a tennis match
A Feuerstein vs Bennett, 1955  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
KID. Smyslov Var (E61) 1-0 Watch the bishops bake the cake
V Akobian vs A Khruschiov, 2000  (E61) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
A memorable moment from the world chess championship
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Now that's some kind o' sharp shootin'!
Oll vs T Shaked, 1997  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 35 moves, 1-0
WC: KID Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Q sac for a discovery
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
KID Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Splendid Super Nezh!
V Timofeev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1970  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1
KID Normal Var (E70) 0-1 Black Q is immune, N fork coming
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Double threat of a discovered check
Chernin vs Polgar, 1990  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 29 moves, 0-1
Nunn's KID dismantles White
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
Included in Nunn's 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures
Timman vs Kasparov, 1992  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 25 moves, 0-1
KID Orthodox Positional Defense Closed Line (E94) 0-1 B skewer
Vladimirov vs Chekhov, 1975  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 11 moves, 0-1
Veresov Attack. 2Knts System (D01) 1-0Interference just in time
Miles vs C Pritchett, 1982  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Veresov, Boyce Def 3...Ne4 (D01) 1-0 Robbing the pinned kNight
K Nielsen vs A Svensson, 2014  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 19 moves, 1-0
Indian Game/Veresov 3...c5 (A45) 0-1 Uncommon Discovered Mate
E Sollano vs F Rhine, 1977  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1
Veresov, Dutch System (A80) 1-0 Prevention was worse than cure
T Southam vs J Cote, 1996  (A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Manhattan Gambit. Anti-Stonewall (A80) 0-1 Pins
S Marder vs H Zygouris, 2011  (A80) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1
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