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Compiled by Korora
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Under construction, will be another collection of blunders.

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39.Qh8? turns a win into a draw.
Loewenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

12...Ke7??
Chigorin vs Gossip, 1889 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

31...Rdd8??
Showalter vs Lasker, 1892 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

7.c3? 8.Bg2?? NN's Kingambit fainted.
NN vs W Schelfhout, 1910 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

A fork that chased the Black's Queen to where she was needed.
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1911 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

17...Ke6 would have drawn.
H Mueller vs NN, 1927 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Endgame Pawn-snatching
Gipslis vs K Klasup, 1954 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

KGD opening disaster
J Norlin vs Guraj, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 3 moves, 0-1

35... Qc2+ blundered away Queen and King in short order.
Y C Lo vs P Aguilar, 1976 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0

113.Ra8 could have drawn.
K Hulak vs H Bohm, 1977 
(B01) Scandinavian, 121 moves, 0-1

36.Rc8+ would have won.
K Kiik vs Tal, 1985 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 38 moves, 0-1

6...Nbd7??
F La Rota vs J Sarwer, 1988 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 1-0

Castling into a lost Queen.
Piket vs Dreev, 1991 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Hung the Knight out to dry.
Kasparov vs Anand, 1992 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 17 moves, 1-0

...Qd1?? and pwned.
Polgar vs Karpov, 1993 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 32 moves, 1-0

From gambit to checkmate.
T Rienaecker vs M Junge, 2004 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

24...f6??
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

23...Qxg5?
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

87.Rd6 would have won.
R Dragomirescu vs P Velten, 2013 
(C11) French, 145 moves, 1/2-1/2

Taking the Knight did nothing to parry checkmate.
Lagno vs A Stefanova, 2012 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

74...Kf8?? was a touch-move blunder.
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 83 moves, 1-0

In a difficult position, 10...Qe8 wrecked everything.
F Rhine vs NN, 2023 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 13 moves, 1-0

34...f5??
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

48.Ne7???
S Sjugirov vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2023 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 0-1

...Qe8 could have drawn.
M Narva vs S Wafa, 2023 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 60 moves, 1-0

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