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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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