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My best puns
Compiled by Teyss
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Extract form the collection 'My puns'.

The Noble and the Savage
J J Rousseau vs L F de Bourbon, 1759 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Three Pieces in a Bout
A Jerome vs NN, 1876 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

It's Not Black and White
J Schwarz vs M Weiss, 1896 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 0-1

The Knightmare Before XMas
A Dolci vs H A Burton, 1913
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

The execution is stronger than the threat
A Nimzowitsch vs N Lie, 1922
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

Painted in a Corner
Duchamp vs E Steiner, 1924 
(A15) English, 29 moves, 0-1

Last knight in Marienbad
R Michell vs D Przepiorka, 1925 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 66 moves, 1-0

The Devil Is in the Detail
L Steiner vs K Helling, 1928 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 18 moves, 0-1

No game was ever won by not resigning
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 74 moves, 0-1

Trial and Error
F Nuernberg vs K Junge, 1941 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

A Camel is a Horse Drawn by a Committee
Grimme / Luuring / Ree / Krabbe vs Duchamp, 1961 
(B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Careful with That Sax, Eugene
Sax vs Sveshnikov, 1977 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

The Brief Goodbye
Chandler vs Short, 1981 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Black is KO!
Adorjan vs B Kouatly, 1982 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0

The woods are lovely, dark and deep
Tal vs Miles, 1983 
(A10) English, 60 moves, 1-0

2 + 2 = 5
Tal vs Quinteros, 1987 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

A Pun, but not a safety Pun
Timman vs J de Wit, 1987 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 55 moves, 0-1

Revolutionary Opening
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Milking the GOAT
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 45 moves, 0-1

There's no such thing as a free launch
J Friedman vs Gulko, 1993 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 16 moves, 0-1

Svindler
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2004 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0

Playing for the Throne
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0

The House of the Seven Pieces
I Salem vs T Hommeles, 2009 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 52 moves, 0-1

Friends With Benefits
A L'Ami vs L'Ami, 2012 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

Ite Misa Est
M Pap vs E Kostopoulos, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 1-0

What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
I Krush vs A Bar, 2015
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 1-0

From c to Shining c
Korneev vs R Bates, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

Snape, Crackle and Pop
C Rice vs I Snape, 2017 
(A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 0-1

Family Tie
B Schnabel vs R Schnabel, 2019 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

It Happens
Shankland vs I Schitco, 2023 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit
Niemann vs Kramnik, 2023 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 2 moves, 0-1

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