Karpov at his tactical best
Karpov vs Dimnov, 1960  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
A clear strategic masterpiece by Karpov
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Attack and attack white's pieces are shouting for kill
Yu Yangyi vs Vitiugov, 2012  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
Great endgame play by Ulf Andersson
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
Subtle moves clinch a point
B Andonov vs B Perenyi, 1985  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Mad attack gets its due punishment
J M Hodgson vs Petursson, 1989 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1
King on the run
M Palac vs Agrest, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Slashing attack by Tal
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Tolush sizzles
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
Lively Endgame play
Keres vs Kotov, 1940 (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0
Mystical Knight moves
V Stulik vs Golombek, 1948 (B10) Caro-Kann, 46 moves, 0-1
Attack on the castled king
M Ahn vs M Davies, 2011 (C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
Very edgy game
Adams vs Carlsen, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
King in grave danger
O Aharon vs L Calderon, 2009 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Long struggle
Janosevic vs Botvinnik, 1969  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 97 moves, 1-0
Aggression secures win
Geller vs Karpov, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
Karpov gets the hit
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
Soviet Lasker fires
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
Kasparov still unbeaten
Kasparov vs The World, 1999  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0
Pressure points
E Goudriaan vs C Aghamaliyev, 2008 (E91) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
Tal fires Spassky
Spassky vs Tal, 1973  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1
Tal's incisive attack
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
Kasparov strikes hard
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Fischer all the way
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov moves ahead
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky downs a giant
Reshevsky vs Capablanca, 1935  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky at his best
Short vs Beliavsky, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 58 moves, 0-1
A pure swindle
Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
El grande Miguel
Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
Aggressive sack
Z Varga vs S Kustar, 1993  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 24 moves, 1-0
A real Spragget attack
K Spraggett vs G Vescovi, 2004  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Spectacular sacrifices
Najdorf vs Gliksberg, 1929  (C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0
A very instructive endgame
Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 72 moves, 1-0
Fischer again
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0
Larsen wins
Larsen vs Chandler, 1987  (A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Reti's Endgame
Reti vs P Romanovsky, 1925  (A15) English, 47 moves, 1-0
N takes F7
Kerner vs A Brinckmann, 1955  (C57) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1
Action all the way
Van Wely vs S Zierk, 2009  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Rooks move
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2008  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 0-1
Subtle and class
Hort vs Chandler, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Last thrust
L Spassov vs P Popov, 1977  (A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Queen Sac
O'Kelly vs P Devos, 1937  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1
Elegant rook ending
Turov vs T Sachdev, 2012  (A04) Reti Opening, 68 moves, 1-0
Tigran's ending
K Langeweg vs Petrosian, 1973  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 51 moves, 0-1
T Gharamian vs A Hoffman, 2012 (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Queen moves ahead
Pillsbury vs D G Baird, 1893  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Magical chess
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Forceful play
Bledow vs P Bilguer, 1838  (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Fischer strikes again
Lombardy vs Fischer, 1960  (B54) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Q agst pieces
S Nakonechny vs S Zavgorodniy, 2001 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
A perfect endgame
Iskov vs A Villeneuve, 1974 (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
King on the run
Rohde vs Zsuzsa Polgar, 1992  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 30 moves, 1-0
Attack all the way
N Pogonina vs V Gunina, 2012  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Quick Mate
J Finnegan vs R P Allen, 1948  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Q v/s Q
Rohde vs D Gurevich, 1990  (A15) English, 52 moves, 1-0
Open game at best
Portisch vs Larsen, 1972  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Simple all the way
Harikrishna vs A Bellaiche, 2011  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
Geller is finished
V Osnos vs Geller, 1967  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Rook sac
A Schneider vs M Dvoretzky, 1983  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
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