A swindling masterpiece
Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
One of the greatest swindles of all time
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
"Swindle of the Century," but Beliavsky-Christiansen is better
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Christiansen, down a queen for knight and pawn, beats a master
J L Burden vs L Christiansen, 1992  (B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1
Black wins a dead-lost ending
S Blaas vs P Pancras, 1996  (C58) Two Knights, 59 moves, 0-1
A unique stalemate/zugzwang trap
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
49...Nf8?? (49...Ng5! wins) 50.Nf5!!
Karpov vs Csom, 1977  (A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0
30.Qc2! +-
Ivanchuk vs A Moiseenko, 2005 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zukertort falls for a back-rank trick
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1883  (C46) Three Knights, 31 moves, 0-1
Shirazi, 3 pawns down, swindles a win
de Firmian vs K Shirazi, 1986  (C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Black "hangs his queen" to obtain a fortress
A Petrosian vs L Hazai, 1970  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
"A crime against chess"
A Matanovic vs J H Donner, 1965  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1
An unbelievable turnaround
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1851  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
32.b5!! initiates an amazing swindle
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
27...Ra2?? allows White to turn the tables
F Rhine vs S Nagle, 1997  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
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