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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