Pardon my French
Csom vs R Fuchs, 1968  (C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Indeed
Short vs D Cummings, 1977  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 0-1
You like big what?
A Groszpeter vs I Lovass, 1979 (C03) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Double slang
R Lemon vs M Plum, 1982  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 0-1
Find the odd one out. (Answer: "bo".)
W de Kok vs M Bosboom, 1985 (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 56 moves, 0-1
Unbelievable
M Orr vs S Knott, 1986  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
How do you pronounce that? No, that.
Vyzmanavin vs Fokin, 1987 (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Quickie
H Kock vs J Sucher, 1992  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
They were made for each other
A Lesiege vs R Livshits, 1994 (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Queen & Two Pieces, or "E00"
A Kiss vs H Titz, 1994  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
No Minors Allowed (but one)
A Kunte vs T Oral, 1995  (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
The beast and the beauty
M Kok vs E Belle, 1995 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
Wrong result
I Krush vs Y Wang, 1996  (A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
They must have had a difficult childhood
G Livshits vs M Schnitt, 1999 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0
Censored
T Oral vs D Cummings, 2000 (B40) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
E69
Csom vs H Kock, 2001  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Two important qualities
J Gentilleau vs K Butt, 2008 (B06) Robatsch, 86 moves, 0-1
Charge!
C Atako vs A Canonne, 2008 (B40) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Wonderful what?
H Wunderlich vs T Tiits, 2008 (C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mind your language in front of Mesdames
J Fuchs vs J Rapport, 2010 (C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1
Those two had to meet
J Sodoma vs A Butnorius, 2010  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Surprising result
G Fish vs U Wolf, 2014  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
What's a boy like you doing in a place like this?
J Cox vs S Brozel, 2015 (E15) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
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