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BOOK: Chess Masterpieces (Frank Marshall, 1928)
Compiled by generror
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The interesting thing about this book is that here, the world's leading masters nominated their own best games. I especially like that many did not choose wins, for example Capa considers a humble draw his best game :)

Source: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter...

2 missing games:

* C. Howell: Howell v Ford, New York, 1904 (page 101);

* J. Sawyer: the drawn game Marshall v Sawyer, Montreal, 1928 (page 120)

R. Spielmann (p.1)
Spielmann vs Vidmar, 1926 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

A. Nimzowitsch (p.6)
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0

M. Vidmar (p.12)
Vidmar vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

F.J. Marshall (p.18)
Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

J.R. Capablanca (p.24)
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

G. Maróczy (p.30)
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

A. Alekhine (p.35)
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

S. Tartakower (p.41)
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Edward Lasker (p.48)
Torre vs Ed Lasker, 1926 
(A09) Reti Opening, 48 moves, 0-1

F.D. Yates (p.55)
Yates vs S Takacs, 1927 
(B83) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Emanuel Lasker (p.60)
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

J. Barry (p.67)
J F Barry vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

W. Winter (p.72)
W Winter vs Vidmar, 1927 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

M. Euwe (p.78)
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1927 
(A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

E. Colle (p.83)
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Sir George Thomas (p.88)
F Alexander vs G Thomas, 1919 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1

A. Rubinstein (p.94)
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

A.B. Hodges (p.107-108)
Lasker vs A B Hodges, 1892 
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

W. Napier
Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

W. Napier (p.115-116)
W E Napier vs Chigorin, 1902 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0

J. Finn (p.125)
J Finn vs C Nugent, 1898 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

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