plenty left on the table
V Makogonov vs Flohr, 1942  (C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
poisoned pawn
J Polgar vs Anand, 1992  (C18) French, Winawer, 65 moves, 0-1
King's Indian w Rook trade brings early white piercing
V Kunin vs J Fuchs, 2019  (A05) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
kingside attack with bishop sacrifice B Queen's loss?
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Black attacks and controls board but turns stupid??
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2010  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
fantastic White Knight work
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0
King's gambit accepted - poss finish in comments
S Dubois vs Duke Karl / Count Casabianca, 1859  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
wild trades lead to wild end game
E Prie vs G Andruet, 1990  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 82 moves, 1-0
a game to study
L E Johannessen vs Carlsen, 2005  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 59 moves, 1-0
"both players intent on playing unsettling moves"
A Timofeev vs D Frolyanov, 2011  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
how does B win so quickly?
V Kahn vs C Hartlaub, 1916  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
why not take bishop? deep kibitzing
Kasparov vs Anand, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
18 moves! One a castle!
P Papp vs M Lomineishvili, 2010  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 18 moves, 1-0
1910 smashing
A Ryder vs G Walcott, 1913  (C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 1-0
the infamous move 24!
E Mednis vs Fischer, 1963  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 62 moves, 0-1
Lasker loses
Lasker vs F C Short, 1908  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
clean short mate classic
A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
nice opening - pawn, bishop sacrifices work twice
Nisipeanu vs S Gordon, 2013  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 35 moves, 1-0
how does Magnus lose so fast?
Shirov vs Carlsen, 2007  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 34 moves, 1-0
A fool is tricked with Q sac and 2 Knights
F G Rowe vs W G Ward, 1876  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
This game defies every principle of chess tactics"
I Rabinovich vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1932  (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
massive geek notes to construct
Anand vs Adams, 2005  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Young Magnus trades Qs and wins by a pawn
Carlsen vs S Papa, 2004  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
Benko gambit ends quickly move to Q sac
A Kalaiyalahan vs D Jameson, 2017  (A58) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
14 yr old ckmates quickly
Keene vs G C Lund, 1962  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 29 moves, 1-0
beautiful trade-down, Puzzle/day disaster
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
weird ass game!
E Spaete vs H Strater, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Deep Blue resigns
J Kristiansen vs Deep Blue, 1993  (C28) Vienna Game, 40 moves, 1-0
open and quick - unique!
Adams vs D Bisby, 1995  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0
rich kibitzing
L Barden vs W Adams, 1950  (C57) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
queenttrap
Kasparov vs Timman, 1994  (C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
right quick!
C F Smith vs Moffatt, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 1-0
Batteries away!
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1983  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 1-0
4 move mate
M Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
5 totsl move mate
B Wall vs Bridgemen, 1996  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
2 moves for black
L Darling vs R Wood, 1983  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
winawer
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
why is this game over?
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 35 moves, 1-0
four queens
K Babazada vs M Iskandarov, 2022  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 0-1
discovered check masterpiece
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1957  (A15) English, 41 moves, 0-1
such sacrifices! "casual game"
A B Hodges vs J Daniels, 1886  (C28) Vienna Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Queens out!
Paulsen vs Anderssen, 1862  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Spanish game leads to forked King!?
A Liang vs V Artemiev, 2021  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 25 moves, 0-1
Queens forward!
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0
"never take for taking" Magnus trades down
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2014  (E70) King's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1
Q out early, B sac, interesting kibitzing
Petrov vs R Grau, 1939  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
"Exquisite"
Tal vs A Vitolinsh, 1981  (A13) English, 32 moves, 1-0
grandmaster wins by a pawn
Capablanca vs J Orange, 1919  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 50 moves, 1-0
steady onslaught
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
primitive?
A Hay vs H A Kennedy, 1861  (000) Chess variants, 33 moves, 1-0
Blue sings the blues
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996  (C47) Four Knights, 47 moves, 0-1
HT Save a 1/2 pt
J Mora Corbera vs Suttles, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
How short?
W Kornfeld vs Zukertort, 1865  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1
the castle
Short vs Kasparov, 1993  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
end game
A Matanovic vs Tal, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1-0
trade down mastery
Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
annotated kingside attack
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
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