Classic King Walk
Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Hard-earned Draw
Letelier vs K Ojanen, 1953  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1/2-1/2
Intense battle with constant surprises
Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
The Five Queens Problem
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
Zweig's novel was the first "serious" book I loved
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Crazy horses & Bogoljubow drunk (?)
Bogoljubov vs L Schmid, 1949  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Frankenstein-Dracula king walk
E Book vs A Hiidenheimo, 1924  (C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Michelet's Immortal and Only (poor Kieseritzky)
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1843  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
The draw that spoiled Capa's perfect simul score
Capablanca vs E Anderson, 1922  (C41) Philidor Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Crazy mate
V Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Karpov is a demon
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Awesome fight with everything chess has to offer
Granda Zuniga vs Seirawan, 1993  (A15) English, 56 moves, 1-0
Self-sprung opening trap and lovely discovered pawn mate!
Allgaier vs NN, 1807  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
The Suicidal Queen :D
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Irish pawns win!
Miles vs E Keogh, 1978  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0
A dance of kings and knights
Znosko-Borovsky vs J A Seitz, 1931  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 96 moves, 0-1
Youth has triumphed
D van Foreest vs J Mieses, 1949  (B44) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1
Awesome Steinitz swindle, then swindles himself in the endgame
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1862  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
awesome mating combo
So vs Nakamura, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Original Traxler Mindf*BEEEP*ck
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
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