exchange sac
K Spraggett vs Kharlov, 1991  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
best move 19 Kh1
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
English scores!
Morozevich vs Leko, 2012  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0
King walk, rook sac! wow
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Nimzo"ed Nimzo"ed
A Nimzowitsch vs Pirc, 1931  (A12) English with b3, 28 moves, 0-1
Smashed
Savon vs Polugaevsky, 1971  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
complete
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
short and brutal
Westerinen vs Y Miyasaka, 1972  (C10) French, 15 moves, 1-0
The Lady is a trap
J Polgar vs Karpov, 2003  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
A bigger Hammer
Carlsen vs J L Hammer, 2001  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Kingdom for a Knight
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
no way out
Bronstein vs Shamkovich, 1961  (B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0
short and sweet
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Channeling Tal
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
weak points
Panno vs Larsen, 1971  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
A Royal Chuk forking Loek
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
who needs a queen?
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Fibulas
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
PetroTal?
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
a new level
J Hector vs M Antonsen, 2010  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
and the kitchen sink
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
English beat the Dutch
Taimanov vs Aronin, 1954  (A25) English, 42 moves, 1-0
target e6
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1
just great
Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
just another Tal game
Tal vs Benko, 1959  (B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
getting out of the Wei
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
don't tell me you love me
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Qf3! funny place for a queen...NoT!
Denker vs H Avram, 1940  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Take my rook! please!
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Just so you know:I don't like you!
Keene vs Miles, 1976  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0
The pawn is mightier than the sword!
Ljubojevic vs M Gurevich, 1988  (A17) English, 39 moves, 0-1
Go Gligoric
Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
A boring game..NOT!
Tal vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Miguel's plays Picasso
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Naka Time
A Beliavsky vs Nakamura, 2009  (E97) King's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
would you like tea with that mate?
Tal vs NN, 1963  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Bullet
R Schmaltz vs R Har-Zvi, 2001  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
They call that mate:Mate
Mecking vs A C Rocha, 1969  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Standing on the corner
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
rooks!!
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007  (B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
take this rook and Kramnik*
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
What the Rook going on!
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1966  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
no place for a queen
M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Telescope
Dubov vs R Svane, 2019  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi knows French
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
beauty
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Geller in my pocket and I'm fine!
Geller vs Portisch, 1967  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
oh Maia!
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
flash
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1
greater gambt
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
The Nepo
V Artemiev vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Evygen Fire!
Shirov vs E Alekseev, 2011  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
under parr
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Knight parade
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
no stinking queen needed
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Missed chances
Tal vs Spassky, 1954  (A60) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
sweetness
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
sweet short sweet
Kramnik vs A Beliavsky, 1995  (A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
forced mates
D Paravyan vs S Golubov, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Bad english
A Predke vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2022  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1-0
never play f6?
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
Bishops night out
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
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