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16 Best Chess Games
Compiled by Littlejohn

Thanks to A.J. Goldsby- http://www.lifemasteraj.com/, Bill Wall, Tim Harding, Tim Krabbe, Fredthebear, Andrew Soltis, John Nunn, Graham Burgess, John Emms for their influence and recommendations, Google them.

Michael Adams and Hikaru Nakamura are overrepresented compared to Jose Capablanca, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, etc.

"Every master was once a disaster." ― T.S. Wood

"It takes a dream to get started, desire to keep going, and determination to finish." ― Eddie Harris, Jr.

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common? Same middle name.

"There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope." ― Stephen Hawking

Why is it sad that parallel lines have so much in common? Because they'll never meet.

"Chess is the art of analysis." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"Chess is imagination." ― David Bronstein

"Chess is as much a mystery as women." ― Cecil John Seddon Purdy

"Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out." ― Randall Munroe

<First And Last Author
Riddle: What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

By 2024 India will overtake China as the world's most populous country

China currently has 1.4 billion inhabitants, closely followed by India with 1.3 billion. Together they make up 37% of the world's population.

Riddle Answer: Your name.>

Is it ignorance or apathy that's destroying the world today? I don't know, and I don't care.

One of Bobby Fischer's famous utterances is that "Chess is life."

"Chess is my life, but my life is not chess." ― Anatoly Karpov

"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." ― Forrest Gump

"Life is like a game of chess. To win you need to make a move. Knowing which move to make comes with insight and knowledge and by learning the lessons that are accumulated along the way. We become each and every piece within the game called LIFE." ― Alan Rufus

"The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don't give up." ― Robert Tew

"Life is like a cup of coffee or tea. No matter how bitter it may be, it is always enjoyable." ― Jason Wong

Never criticize someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you'll be a mile away, and you'll have their shoes.

"There is more to life than increasing its speed." ― Mahatma Gandhi

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." ― Dalai Lama

"The game of chess is not just an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it… Life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often pointed to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with." ― Benjamin Franklin

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn, The Art of the Checkmate

"Out of difficulties grow miracles." ― Jean de la Bruyere

What do you call a bee that can't make up its mind? A maybe.

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ― Albert Einstein

What did the swordfish say to the marlin? "You're looking sharp."

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." ― Albert Einstein

"Failure is success in progress." ― Albert Einstein

"Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it." ― Mia Hamm

How do celebrities stay cool? They have many fans.

"The broader the chess player you are, the easier it is to be competitive, and the same seems to be true of mathematics - if you can find links between different branches of mathematics, it can help you resolve problems. In both mathematics and chess, you study existing theory and use that to go forward." ― Viswanathan Anand

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits." ― Napoleon Hill

"Tough times never last, but tough people do." ― Robert. H. Schuller

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark." ― Charles Spurgeon

"Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock." ― Unknown

"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity." ― Louis Pasteur

"All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain." ― General George S. Patton, U.S. Army

Which branch of the military accepts toddlers? The infantry.

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them." ― Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader

After winning a good game, I always ask myself: "Where did I go right?" ― Tom Wiswell (1910-1988) who made a quote regarding playing checkers worth using in chess circles.

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." — Being Caballero

Why couldn't the bicycle stand on its own? It was two tired.

"Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent." — Billy Graham

Why were the teacher's eyes crossed? She couldn't control her pupils.

"Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever." — Professor X

"If you're positive (attitude) you can get through it OK. When you think negatively, you're putting poison in your body. Just smile. They say laughter is the best medicine there is." — Elsa Bailey, athlete, 100 years old

"If plan A doesn't work, the alphabet has 25 more letters – 204 if you're in Japan." — Claire Cook

Exaggerations have become an epidemic. They went up by a million percent last year.

"Life is like a game of chess. I cannot undue the moves but I can make the next step better." — Edwin Tan

"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us." — Alexander Graham Bell

I told my physical therapist that I broke my arm in two places. He told me to stop going to those places.

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning but anyone can start today and make a new ending." — Maria Robinson

"I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can." – Watty Piper

"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next to last mistake." —Savielly Tartakower

"Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose." — Nancy Kerrigan

"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." — Martin Luther King Jr.

* 15 Life Lessons: https://herculeschess.com/life-less...

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." — Pablo Picasso

"I stand corrected!" said the man in the orthopedic shoes.

"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly." — Thomas Jefferson

You're not completely useless. You can always serve as a bad example.

"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching." — Satchel Paige

"If you're doing something just to make money, it's easy to quit. Most people do. But if you're doing something because it makes you come alive, then removing the restrictions life throws at you clears the path." — Evan Carmichael

"I believe where there is a will, there is a way. You just can't give up, you have to keep going." — Charmaney Bayton

"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." —Harriet Beecher Stowe

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." ― C.S. Lewis

"I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." — F. Scott Fitzgerald

"You just can't beat the person who won't give up." — Babe Ruth

I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger, then it hit me.

Don't Quit
Poet: Edgar A. Guest

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns.
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about when he
Might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than it seems
To a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up when he
Might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down, How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And when you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst,
You must not quit.

"Rest if you must but don't you quit!" — Anonymous

"Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes it's the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering ‘I will try again tomorrow'." — Mary Anne Radmacher

"The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on." — Barack Obama

I saw Usain Bolt sprinting around the track shouting, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" It was a running joke.

$ $ $

"Elon Musk, the world's richest person, recently revealed his strategy for investing alongside record inflation.

According to the WSJ, since February 2020, the Fed increased the nation's money supply by a staggering 40%. To some experts, it explains why the U.S. is experiencing its highest inflation rate since 1981.

The Tesla and SpaceX founder told investors, in his experience, it's "better to own physical things than dollars when inflation is high." That's especially shocking from Musk, who has historically passionately supported cryptocurrencies and other digital goods.

The "physical goods" he mentioned could include oil, metals, and grains, which have all soared in prices…" — Nigel Glenday, Chief Financial Officer

"If you do what you need, you're surviving. If you do what you want, you're living." — Unknown

"Stick to the prepared plan, man. Don't let others down who expect you to do your part. Do no harm. Fools rush in. Be calm, composed, wise; obey boundaries. Control your impulses, urges, your emotions, your words and actions. Respectfully play by the rules, or willful recklessness will burn you soon enough. All God's ambular creatures must stay back off thin ice. Mother Nature and Father Time always have their say. Be safe and sound as you explore." — Anonymous Bear

<Luke 8:16-18 New King James Version The Parable of the Revealed Light

Jesus said:
16 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. 18 Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.">

CAISSA
or The Game at Chess; a Poem.
(written in the year 1763, by Sir William Jones)

(pronounced ky-eé-sah)

Of armies on the chequer'd field array'd,

And guiltless war in pleasing form display'd;

When two bold kings contend with vain alarms,

In ivory this, and that in ebon arms;

Sing, sportive maids, that haunt the sacred hill

Of Pindus, and the fam'd Pierian rill.

Thou, joy of all below, and all above,

Mild Venus, queen of laughter, queen of love;

Leave thy bright island, where on many a rose

And many a pink thy blooming train repose:

Assist me, goddess! since a lovely pair

Command my song, like thee devinely fair.

Near yon cool stream, whose living waters play,

And rise translucent in the solar ray;

Beneath the covert of a fragrant bower,

Where spring's nymphs reclin'd in calm retreat,

And envying blossoms crouded round their seat;

Here Delia was enthron'd, and by her side

The sweet Sirena, both in beauty's pride:

Thus shine two roses, fresh with early bloom,

That from their native stalk dispense perfume;

Their leaves unfolding to the dawning day

Gems of the glowing mead, and eyes of May.

A band of youths and damsels sat around,

Their flowing locks with braided myrtle bound;

Agatis, in the graceful dance admir'd,

And gentle Thyrsis, by the muse inspir'd;

With Sylvia, fairest of the mirthful train;

And Daphnis, doom'd to love, yet love in vain.

Now, whilst a purer blush o'erspreads her cheeks,

With soothing accents thus Sirena speaks:

"The meads and lawns are ting'd with beamy light,

And wakeful larks begin their vocal flight;

Whilst on each bank the dewdrops sweetly smile;

What sport, my Delia, shall the hours beguile?

Whall heavenly notes, prolong'd with various art,

Charm the fond ear, and warm the rapturous heart?

At distance shall we view the sylvan chace?

Or catch with silken lines the finny race?"

Then Delia thus: "Or rather, since we meet

By chance assembled in this cool retreat,

In artful contest let our warlike train

Move well-directed o'er the field preside:

No prize we need, our ardour to inflame;

We fight with pleasure, if we fight for fame."

The nymph consents: the maids and youths prepare

To view the combat, and the sport to share:

But Daphnis most approv'd the bold design,

Whom Love instructed, and the tuneful Nine.

He rose, and on the cedar table plac'd

A polish'd board, with differing colours grac'd;

Squares eight times eight in equal order lie;

These bright as snow, those dark with sable dye;

Like the broad target by the tortoise born,

Or like the hide by spotted panthers worn.

Then from a chest, with harmless heroes stor'd,

O'er the smooth plain two well-wrought hosts he pour'd;

The champions burn'd their rivals to assail,

Twice eight in black, twice eight in milkwhite mail;

In shape and station different, as in name,

Their motions various, not their power the same.

Say, muse! (for Jove has nought from thee conceal'd)

Who form'd the legions on the level field?

High in the midst the reverend kings appear,

And o'er the rest their pearly scepters rear:

One solemn step, majestically slow,

They gravely move, and shun the dangerous foe;

If e'er they call, the watchful subjects spring,

And die with rapture if they save their king;

On him the glory of the day depends,

He once imprison'd, all the conflict ends.

The queens exulting near their consorts stand;

Each bears a deadly falchion in her hand;

Now here, now there, they bound with furious pride,

And thin the trmbling ranks from side to side;

Swift as Camilla flying o'er the main,

Or lightly skimming o'er the dewy plain:

Fierce as they seem, some bold Plebeian spear

May pierce their shield, or stop their full career.

The valiant guards, their minds on havock bent,

Fill the next squares, and watch the royal tent;

Tho' weak their spears, tho' dwarfish be their height,

Compact they move, the bulwark of the fight,

To right and left the martial wings display

Their shining arms, and stand in close array.

Behold, four archers, eager to advance,

Send the light reed, and rush with sidelong glance;

Through angles ever they assault the foes,

True to the colour, which at first they chose.

Then four bold knights for courage-fam'd and speed,

Each knight exalted on a prancing steed:

Their arching course no vulgar limit knows,

Tranverse they leap, and aim insidious blows:

Nor friends, nor foes, their rapid force restrain,

By on quick bound two changing squares they gain;

From varing hues renew the fierce attack,

And rush from black to white, from white to black.

Four solemn elephants the sides defend;

Benearth the load of ponderous towers they bend:

In on unalter'd line they tempt the fight;

Now crush the left, and now o'erwhelm the right.

Bright in the front the dauntless soldiers raise

Their polish'd spears; their steely helmets blaze:

Prepar'd they stand the daring foe to strike,

Direct their progress, but their wounds oblique.

Now swell th' embattled troups with hostile rage,

And clang their shields, impatient to engage;

When Daphnis thus: A varied plain behold,

Where fairy kings their mimick tents unfold,

As Oberon, and Mab, his wayward queen,

Lead forth their armies on the daisied green.

No mortal hand the wond'rous sport contriv'd,

By gods invents, and from gods deriv'd;

From them the British nymphs receiv'd the game,

And play ech morn beneath the crystal Thame;

Hear then the tale, which they to Colin sung,

As idling o'er the lucid wave he hung.

A lovely dryad rang'd the Thracian wild,

Her air enchanting, and her aspect mild:

To chase the bounding hart was all her joy,

Averse from Hymen, and the Cyprian boy;

O'er hills an valleys was her beauty fam'd,

And fair Caissa was the damsel nam'd.

Mars saw the maid; with deep surprize he gaz'd,

Admir'd her shape, and every gesture prais'd:

His golden bow the child of Venus bent,

And through his breast a piecing arrow sent.

The reed was hope; the feathers, keen desire;

The point, her eyes; the barbs, ethereal fire.

Soon to the nymph he pour'd his tender strain;

The haughtly dryad scorn'd his amorous pain:

He told his woes, where'er the maid he found,

And still he press'd, yet still Caissa frown'd;

But ev'n her frowns (ah, what might smiles have done!)

Fir'd all his soul, and all his senses won.

He left his car, by raging tigers drawn,

And lonely wander'd o'er the dusky lawn;

Then lay desponding near a murmuring stream,

And fair Caissa was his plaintive theme.

A naiad heard him from her mossy bed,

And through the crystal rais'd her placid head;

Then mildly spake: "O thou, whom love inspires,

Thy tears will nourish, not allay thy fires.

The smiling blossoms drink the pearly dew;

And ripening fruit the feather'd race pursue;

The scaly shoals devour the silken weeds;

Love on our sighs, and on our sorrow feeds.

Then weep no more; but, ere thou canst obtain

Balm to thy wounds, and solace to thy pain,

With gentle art thy martial look beguile;

Be mild, and teach thy rugged brow to smile.

Canst thou no play, no soothing game devise;

To make thee lovely in the damsel's eyes?

So may thy prayers assuage the scornful dame,

And ev'n Caissa own a mutual frame."

Kind nymph, said Mars, thy counsel I approve;

Art, only art, her ruthless breast can move.

but when? or how? They dark discourse explain:

So may thy stream ne'er swell with gushing rain;

So may thy waves in one pure current flow,

And flowers eternal on thy border blow!"

To whom the maid replied with smiling mien:

"Above the palace of the Paphian queen

Love's brother dwells, a boy of graceful port,

By gods nam'd Euphron, and by mortals Sport:

Seek him; to faithful ears unfold thy grief,

And hope, ere morn return, a sweet relief.

His temple hangs below the azure skies;

Seest thou yon argent cloud? 'Tis there it lies."

This said, she sunk beneath the liquid plain,

And sought the mansion of her blue-hair'd train.

Meantime the god, elate with heart-felt joy,

Had reach'd the temple of the sportful boy;

He told Caissa's charms, his kindled fire,

The naiad's counsel, and his warm desire.

"Be swift, he added, give my passion aid;

A god requests." - He spake, and Sport obey'd.

He fram'd a tablet of celestial mold,

Inlay'd with squares of silver and of gold;

Then of two metals form'd the warlike band,

That here compact in show of battle stand;

He taught the rules that guide the pensive game,

And call'd it Cassa from the dryad's name:

(Whence Albion's sons, who most its praise confess,

Approv'd the play, and nam'd it thoughtful Chess.)

The god delighted thank'd indulgent Sport;

Then grasp'd the board, and left his airy court.

With radiant feet he pierc'd the clouds; nor stay'd,

Till in the woods he saw the beauteous maid:

Tir'd with the chase the damsel set reclin'd,

Her girdle loose, her bosom unconfin'd.

He took the figure of a wanton faun,

And stood before her on the flowery lawn;

Then show'd his tablet: pleas'd the nymph survey'd

The lifeless troops in glittering ranks display'd;

She ask'd the wily sylvan to explain

The various motions of the splendid train;

With eager heart she caught the winning lore,

And thought ev'n Mars less hateful than before;

"What spell," said she, "deceiv'd my careless mind?

The god was fair, and I was most unkind."

She spoke, and saw the changing faun assume

A milder aspect, and a fairer bloom;

His wreathing horns, that from his temples grew,

Flow'd down in curls of bright celestial hue;

The dappled hairs, that veil'd his loveless face,

Blaz'd into beams, and show'd a heavenly grace;

The shaggy hide, that mantled o'er his breast,

Was soften'd to a smooth transparent vest,

That through its folds his vigorous bosom show'd,

And nervous limbs, where youthful ardour glow'd:

(Had Venus view'd him in those blooming charms,

Not Vulcan's net had forc'd her from his arms.)

With goatlike feet no more he mark'd the ground,

But braided flowers his silken sandals bound.

The dryad blush'd; and, as he press'd her, smil'd,

Whilst all his cares one tender glance beguil'd.

He ends: To arms, the maids and striplings cry;

To arms, the groves and sounding vales reply.

Sirena led to war the swarthy crew,

And Delia those that bore the lily's hue.

Who first, O muse, began the bold attack;

The white refulgent, or the mournful black?

Fair Delia first, as favoring lots ordain,

Moves her pale legions tow'rd the sable train:

From thought to thought her lively fancy flies,

Whilst o'er the board she darts her sparkling eyes.

At length the warrior moves with haughty strides;

Who from the plain the snowy king divides:

With equal haste his swarthy rival bounds;

His quiver rattles, and his buckler sounds:

Ah! hapless youths, with fatal warmth you burn;

Laws, ever fix'd, forbid you to return.

then from the wing a short-liv'd spearman flies,

Unsafely bold, and see! he dies, he dies:

The dark-brow'd hero, with one vengeful blow

Of life and place deprives his ivory foe.

Now rush both armies o'er the burnish'd field,

Hurl the swift dart, and rend the bursting shield.

Here furious knights on fiery coursers prance,

but see! the white-rob'd Amazon beholds

Where the dark host its opening van unfolds:

Soon as her eye discerns the hostile maid,

By ebon shield, and ebon helm betray'd;

Seven squares she passed with majestic mien,

And stands triumphant o'er the falling queen.

Perplex'd, and sorrowing at his consort's fate,

The monarch burn'd with rage, despair, and hate:

Swift from his zone th' avenging blade he drew,

And, mad with ire, the proud virago slew.

Meanwhile sweet smiling Delia's wary king

Retir'd from fight behind the circling wing.

Long time the war in equal balance hung;

Till, unforseen, an ivory courser sprung,

And, wildly prancing in an evil hour,

Attack'd at once the monarch and the tower:

Sirena blush'd; for, as the rules requir'd,

Her injur'd sovereign to his tent retir'd;

Whilst her lost castle leaves his threatening height,

And adds new glory to th' exulting knight.

At this, pale fear oppress'd the drooping maid,

And on her cheek the rose began to fade:

A crystal tear, that stood prepar'd to fall,

She wip'd in silence, and conceal'd from all;

From all but Daphnis; He remark'd her pain,

And saw the weakness of her ebon train;

Then gently spoke: "Let me your loss supply,

And either nobly win, or nobly dir;

Me oft has fortune crown'd with fair success,

And led to triumph in the fields of Chess."

He said: the willing nymph her place resign'd,

And sat at distance on the bank reclin'd.

Thus when Minerva call'd her chief to arms,

And Troy's high turret shook with dire alarms,

The Cyprian goddess wounded left the plain,

And Mars engag'd a mightier force in vain.

Strait Daphnis leads his squadron to the field;

(To Delia's arms 'tis ev'n a joy to yield.)

Each guileful snare, and subtle art he tries,

But finds his heart less powerful than her eyes:

Wisdom and strength superior charms obey;

And beauty, beauty, wins the long-fought day.

By this a hoary chief, on slaughter bent,

Approach'd the gloomy king's unguarded tent;

Where, late, his consort spread dismay around,

Now her dark corse lies bleeding on the ground.

Hail, happy youth! they glories not unsung

Shall live eternal on the poet's tongue;

For thou shalt soon receive a splendid change,

And o'er the plain with nobler fury range.

The swarthy leaders saw the storm impend,

And strove in vain their sovereign to defend:

Th' invader wav'd his silver lance in air,

And flew like lightning to the fatal square;

His limbs dilated in a moment grew

To stately height, and widen'd to the view;

More fierce his look, more lion-like his mien,

Sublime he mov'd, and seem'd a warrior queen.

As when the sage on some unfolding plant

Has caught a wandering fly, or frugal ant,

His hand the microscopic frame applies,

And lo! a bright hair'd monster meets his eyes;

He sees new plumes in slender cases roll'd;

Here stain'd with azure, there bedropp'd with gold;

Thus, on the alter'd chief both armies gaze,

And both the kings are fix'd with deep amaze.

The sword, which arm'd the snow-white maid before,

He noew assumes, and hurls the spear no more;

The springs indignant on the dark-rob'd band,

And knights and archers feel his deadly hand.

Now flies the monarch of the sable shield,

His legions vanquish'd, o'er the lonely field:

So when the morn, by rosy coursers drawn,

With pearls and rubies sows the verdant lawn,

Whilst each pale star from heaven's blue vault retires,

Still Venus gleams, and last of all expires.

He hears, where'er he moves, the dreadful sound;

Check the deep vales, and Check the woods rebound.

No place remains: he sees the certain fate,

And yields his throne to ruin, and Checkmate.

A brighter blush o'erspreads the damsel's cheeks,

And mildly thus the conquer'd stripling speaks:

"A double triumph, Delia, hast thou won,

By Mars protected, and by Venus' son;

The first with conquest crowns thy matchless art,

The second points those eyes at Daphnis' heart."

She smil'd; the nymphs and amorous youths arise,

And own that beauty gain'd the nobler prize.

Low in their chest the mimic troops were lay'd,

And peaceful slept the sable hero's shade.

Famous Game,"Pawns are the Soul of Chess"
Philidor vs NN, 1749
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit (C23) 0-1 Mongredien's N Mate
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Petrov's Immortal.
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Game.
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
The Evergreen Game.
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Morphy's famous queen sac.
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
The Most Famous Game of All Time
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Morphy's Immortal
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
All Lopez players must study is brilliant game.
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
"Meta-Morphysis" (game of the day Aug-14-2005)
Bird vs Morphy, 1858
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Zukertort's Immortal
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
The famous double bishop sac.
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
origin of the traxler/wilkes-barre variation
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
21.Rxd4!! Fantastic use of the Bishops for mate.
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
"Char Broiler" (game of the day Nov-04-2009)
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893
(C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Attack on the King stuck in the center.
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
What an immortal piece of art, what a masterpiece!!!
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Lasker calls out the King with R exchange sacs.
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
"Full Nelson" (game of the day Nov-09-2013)
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
"Fire Marshall" (game of the day Jan-07-2013)
E M Jackson vs Marshall, 1899
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
"Court Marshall" (game of the day Dec-18-2006)
Marshall vs Janowski, 1899
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 47 moves, 0-1
"Last Bishop of Havana" (game of the day Jul-29-2021)
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
"Maroczy Music" (game of the day Feb-08-2005)
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
"Pawnslaught" (game of the day Apr-19-2016)
Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
The Greatest Chess Move Ever Played !!!
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912
(C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1
"Fatal Attraction" - The Ultimate King March
Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Double B sac,King hunt and an X-ray mate.
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Capablanca's favorite game.
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
The Swindler gets Swindled! A Famous Game.
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Crushing control of space.
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Sacs both Rooks .Opens H-file ,then mate.
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Zugzwang
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
A strategic queenside attack brilliancy.
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
"Sixth Sense" (game of the day Apr-21-2012)
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
"The Yates Motel" (game of the day Jan-28-2016)
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
Rook endgame masterpiece.
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Brilliant game with amazing Q sac
Torre vs N Banks, 1924
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
A brilliant back row mate threat.
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
Knight torture
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Game 123 'Lasker's Manual of Chess' by Emanuel Lasker
P Romanovsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925
(C16) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
A real beauty.Square by square control.
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Pawn Power
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926
(E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
Capablanca's Immortal Zugzwang in the style of "My System"!
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
It's always better to sacrifice your opponents pieces
Ragozin vs P Romanovsky, 1927
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Najdorf's Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Brilliant Tactical Game and Rook sac
A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs P Romanovsky, 1929
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
R takes N on f6! Brilliant King-side attack.
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
"The Wrath of Khan" (game of the day Jan-14-2018)
S Khan vs Capablanca, 1930
(E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0
Sacs both Rooks for pawn promotion threat.
Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 0-1
"The Ukrainian Immortal" (game of the day Aug-21-2017)
E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
30.Ba3!! Mind boggling game.
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
"The Dutch Evergreen" (game of the day Sep-10-2017)
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Amazing skill with the minor pieces.Great exchange sacs.
Euwe vs Keres, 1940
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
Game 14 of 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov
Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0
“Big Fish at E Leven”
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1948
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 12 moves, 1-0
A truly artistic game,with an amazing Q sac.
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0
A bizarre and brilliant game with a Q sac and a windmill.
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
A great attack on f7,and a brutal see-saw check.
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953
(C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
The Q takes the R sac. R goes to the 2nd rank.
Geller vs Euwe, 1953
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Smyslov's Immortal
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
Keres nails the Najdorf with a dynamic attack.
Keres vs Szabo, 1955
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
"King David" (game of the day Nov-18-2006)
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Fischer's Immortal-The Game Of The Century.
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Tal's brilliant attack.
Tal vs Koblents, 1957
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
31.Qf1!! A brilliant anti-sicilian.
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Nezhmetdinov's Immortal
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
"Petty Larseny" (game of the day Jan-02-2013)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
"An Opening Trap to Remember" (game of the day Jul-09-2021)
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
"Precious Time" (game of the day )
Kholmov vs Keres, 1959
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
"Big and Tal" (game of the day May-21-2015)
Fischer vs Tal, 1959
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
"Tal Tales" (game of the day Apr-10-2005)
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Amazing King-side attack and Q sac.Very instructive.
N Krogius vs Stein, 1960
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Zwischenzug! and 2 perplexing N sacs.
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
Sacs both rooks and Q for a mating net on the uncastled King.
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
"The SMERSH Gambit" (game of the day Jan-30-2017)
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
No. 35 from 100 Best Games of the 20th Century
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1961
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
"A Real Problem Move" (game of the day Feb-26-2002)
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
WHAM!!! Queen sac, a seemingly suicidal 0-0-0... beats Tal 1st!
Fischer vs Tal, 1961
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Jaw dropping game.Amazing sacrifices.
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Pawn Power
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
"King of Sorrow" (game of the day May-08-2011)
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
A queen down and a bishop hanging, 21.Bf5!! is breathtaking
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Geller gives Fischer a textbook example of 6 Bf1-e2 vs Najdorf
Geller vs Fischer, 1962
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
R. Byrne's Knightmare
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Classic King side attack.
Fischer vs Benko, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
"More Tal Kombat" (game of the day Aug-02-2017)
F Thorbergsson vs Tal, 1964
(E77) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
69...Be3!! Good Moehrning!
O M Hindle vs G Moehring, 1964
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 77 moves, 0-1
"The Immortal Correspondence Game" (game of the day Jun-22-2012
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964
(C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
Tal's Immortal
Tal vs Larsen, 1965
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
The threat of mate creates deadly tactics.
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Geller tears down the castle.
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Amazing tactics and sacrifices.Fantastic finish.
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
29.Bg2!! The greatest quiet move of all time.
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
A great minor piece battle.Very instructive.
Fischer vs Stein, 1967
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0
"Under the Microscope of Analysis" (game of the day Feb-18-2016
Fischer vs Geller, 1967
(B89) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1
"Monte Carlo Simulation" (game of the day Apr-16-2018)
Fischer vs Geller, 1967
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
"A Wrench in the French" (game of the day Jun-07-2016)
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Entertaining game... fearless white attack
Fomenko vs L Radchenko, 1967
(C59) Two Knights, 25 moves, 0-1
The Rook or (hog) on the 7th rank.
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
"My best game in ten years." - Vasily Smyslov
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
"Get in on the Ground Florin" (game of the day Feb-28-2007)
Gheorghiu vs Kavalek, 1969
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1
Fischer goes hypermodern,sacs his N and B for mate.
Fischer vs Panno, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
"When Pawns Attack" (game of the day Sep-15-2016)
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Informant 12 ranked it as the best game of the previous volume.
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1970
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
"Mad TV" (game of the day Jul-20-2015)
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
"Denver Omelette" (game of the day Oct-26-2007)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1971
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
Fischer plays the Fischer Attack... and wins
Fischer vs Larsen, 1971
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Best game of the match 1972.
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Great N and R sacs crush the Najdorf.
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
"Bish, You Were Here" (game of the day Apr-13-2019)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 56 moves, 1-0
"The Final Curtain" (game of the day Mar-10-2006)
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Gufeld's Immortal
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
The proverbial "Chess Battle".An all time classic.
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Could this be Geller's best game ever?
Geller vs Keres, 1973
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Notes by Keene and good links in Kibitzer Commentary
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
A Nimzo style positional brilliancy.
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
"Korchnoi Écorché" (game of the day Dec-07-2009)
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
A model Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP) game
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0
"Spirit of '76" (game of the day Feb-27-2012)
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
THE MOST BRUTAL ATTACK OF ALL TIME
Keene vs Miles, 1976
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0
A sneaky double Bishop sac.
Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
A Strategic Brilliancy! very instructive.
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Amazingly similar to this game: Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914
Spassky vs Tal, 1979
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
"Baku Debacle" (game of the day Oct-19-2018)
Kasparov vs Csom, 1980
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0
"Lev Levels" (game of the day Jan-09-2010)
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
"The Hedgehog that Roared" (game of the day Sep-30-2012)
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
"Very Garry" (game of the day Aug-17-2017)
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
"Disposing the Tarrasch" (game of the day Aug-02-2016)
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0
"Queenless Attack" (game of the day Aug-11-2018)
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
Nunn's Immortal
A Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
Kasparov's Gem- his favorite.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
The mighty Ruy Lopez-Kasparov style.
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
36.Rc5!! amazing depth.
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
"Pulling a Rabbit out of the Hat" (game of the day Jan-07-2010)
Tal vs Karpov, 1987
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 0-1 Award winning brilliancy
J Mestel vs Gufeld, 1987
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
A Brilliancy among Brilliancies.
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
"Kasparov Smearin'" (game of the day Jan-04-2014)
Kasparov vs Smirin, 1988
(E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Tal was quite a character, had a hip flask and a wicked grin.
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
"Oll's Well That Ends Well" (game of the day Dec-20-2008)
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
Kingside attack World Champion style.
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Yusupov's Immortal
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
The amazing King march.
Short vs Timman, 1991
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
"Vishy's Worst Knightmare" (game of the day Feb-19-2021)
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
"Five Million Dollar Man" (game of the day Nov-11-2015)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 70 Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games (Stohl)
Short vs Kasparov, 1992
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 37 moves, 0-1
Vishy Anand sacrifices away to glory !
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Sacrifice Exchange Game. 6 sacs 4 exchs
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993
(E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Karopov's pieces go back home.Pawn Power Wins.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System Czech (B08) 0-1 Beim Blast!!
M Thinius vs V Beim, 1993
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 0-1
Kasparov never allowed the Marshall Attack in a serious game
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Game 72 Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games (Stohl)
Kasparov vs Kamsky, 1993
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov's Immortal
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
White N outpost at d5 in the sicilian creates huge attack.
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Positional brilliancy by Kasparov.Amazing Q sac.
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 blitz?
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0
"She Loves Me, Shirov Me Not" (game of the day Apr-25-2015)
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1994
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
"Gata Go Now" (game of the day Feb-18-2009)
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
A Fischer-like N attack and King hunt.
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
A dynamic brilliancy by Kramnik.
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1
"Chucking the Queen" (game of the day Sep-08-2018)
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
"Vlad to the Bone" (game of the day Nov-06-2005)
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
All out attack on the uncastled King with positional sacs.
Anand vs Lautier, 1997
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
"Bischoff's Bishop" (game of the day Jan-18-2009)
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0
"Three Freed Golden Pieces" (game of the day Jul-23-2022)
A Veingold vs Fridman, 1998
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
8. Larry's Eleven Favourite Attacking Games of the 1990's
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's Immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
"Along Came a Spider" (game of the day May-05-2005)
J Polgar vs Adams, 1999
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 0-1
"Over the Top" (game of the day Jul-14-2016)
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
"Slim to Nunn" (game of the day Jun-06-2013)
Nunn vs I Nataf, 1999
(B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Anand's Immortal
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
This "kid" is very very good. with a 2700+ USCF rating
Nakamura vs Shabalov, 2005
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Another Immortal Sacrifice Game. 6 sacs
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Strategic R sac and game winning Q sac.Superb game!
G Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1
2800 ELO barrier breaking win: A nice win to win Corus 2006
Anand vs Gelfand, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0
Short vs R J Miles, 1976
(B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0
X Zhao vs D Reizniece-Ozola, 2006
(E92) King's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Nakamura!
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Simply Amazing!
Nakamura vs J W Loyte, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0
"Clerical Error" (game of the day Oct-21-2009)
Nakamura vs S Muhammad, 2004
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
The Knights-Bishops-Holds of Nakamura is an Ottoman.
M Leon Hoyos vs Nakamura, 2006
(A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994
(E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Karpov, 1976
(C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
Geller vs E Kogan, 1946
(B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Tal vs NN, 1958
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
Tal vs J Miller, 1988
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
(A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs S van Mindeno, 1927
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs S Schweber, 1970
(C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
B Greenwald vs Fischer, 1963
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925
(A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919
(C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1903
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Lasker, 1934
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1
F Bohatirchuk vs L Savitsky, 1934
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
V Chekhover vs G Kasparian, 1936
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Mecking, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
K Georgiev vs Miles, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1992
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
(A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990
(C45) Scotch Game, 102 moves, 1-0
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Motylev vs X Bu, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1992
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 40 moves, 0-1
Lputian vs Kasparov, 1976
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
M Lowcki vs Tartakower, 1937
(C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Keene vs S Kerr, 1979
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
J F Barry vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1969
(A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Leonov, 1949
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
L Day vs Suttles, 1969
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 40 moves, 1-0
Ed Lasker vs B Winkelman, 1926
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
H Olafsson vs J Levitt, 1990
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0
Lutikov vs Velimirovic, 1966
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Portisch, 1966
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1965
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 39 moves, 0-1
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
M Szigeti vs Benko, 1945
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Portisch, 1965
(B10) Caro-Kann, 27 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961
(C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs U Geller, 1968
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Pachman vs O Neikirch, 1958
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0
Pachman vs Fischer, 1959
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Simagin, 1956
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs P Nikolic, 1992
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs M Wahls, 1992
(B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1991
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Psakhis vs Kasparov, 1990
(A10) English, 30 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1990
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs J Pribyl, 1980
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1989
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0
A Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1989
(E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Speelman vs Kasparov, 1988
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1988
(A28) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Timman vs Kasparov, 1988
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 45 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1988
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs A Sokolov, 1988
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1988
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 38 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1988
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 63 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987
(A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987
(A21) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Tal, 1987
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
V Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs Pelletier, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1996
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0
S Brzozka vs Bronstein, 1963
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 70 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998
(D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
Granda Zuniga vs Seirawan, 1993
(A15) English, 56 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Kamsky vs J Polgar, 1994
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 38 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs Stein, 1962
(E70) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
Yermolinsky vs L Christiansen, 2006
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956
(C58) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Keres vs D Byrne, 1972
(D94) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1993
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 49 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Csom, 1977
(A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Browne vs A Bisguier, 1974
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
A game we will see in a future tactics book.Brilliant!
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1
Keres vs K Richter, 1942
(A28) English, 59 moves, 0-1
J Klavins vs Tal, 1959
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 45 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
M Lazarevic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Szabo vs G Sigurjonsson, 1968
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
H Cordes vs Miles, 1985
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 36 moves, 1-0
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
F Cathely vs M Hadzikaric, 1995
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1
A Shashin vs Korchnoi, 1973
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 35 moves, 1-0
V Ruban vs A Poluljahov, 1994
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 28 moves, 1-0
J Cukierman vs Tartakower, 1930
(A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
H Ni vs M Mchedlishvili, 2005
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 1-0
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Tal vs G Fuster, 1958
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs O Celle, 1964
(C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
Tal vs J H Donner, 1968
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0
Kavalek vs Matulovic, 1966
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
E Nikolic vs Fischer, 1968
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1
V Kozomara vs R Byrne, 1967
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1960
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 24 moves, 1-0
L Evans vs A Bisguier, 1958
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Smejkal vs Smyslov, 1969
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Geller, 1962
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Gligoric, 1968
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Ivkov vs J H Donner, 1965
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Tal vs E Nievergelt, 1959
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Bolbochan, 1966
(B89) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs P Dely, 1967
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Benko, 1959
(B57) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
A strategic masterpiece
L Day vs T Koliada, 1994
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Tal vs F Olafsson, 1961
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Stein vs Portisch, 1962
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Suetin, 1967
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 59 moves, 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Gligoric, 1963
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 43 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Geller, 1968
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Navara vs J Helbich, 1998
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
T Nielsen vs Thormod Furu, 2001
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 15 moves, 0-1
Romanishin vs A Beliavsky, 1993
(C15) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1
A Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
Radjabov vs Shirov, 2006
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Torre vs Lasker, 1925
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Torre vs B Verlinsky, 1925
(A47) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Torre vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1925
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
Fine vs A Kevitz, 1932
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0
Fine vs Lasker, 1936
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Manhattan CC, 1931
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 0-1
Kavalek vs W Pietzsch, 1967
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Y Wang vs Ponomariov, 2005
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Bologan, 2003
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Fine, 1963
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994
(A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914
(A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Capablanca, 1935
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
Yakovich vs Bronstein, 1994
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1862
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
Vitacek vs Duras, 1900
(C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929
(B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Tal, 1983
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Karpov, 1995
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
Nunn vs C Pritchett, 1986
(B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Yang Shen defeats Russian Champion Rublevsky in a critical game
Y Shen vs Rublevsky, 2005
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 47 moves, 1-0
"Adams Family" (game of the day Jan-11-2006)
Adams vs V Akopian, 2004
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
"My Dinner With Andrei" (game of the day Dec-05-2008)
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
"Landa Big One" (game of the day Jul-17-2011)
Landa vs E Shaposhnikov, 2005
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
"Emil Fit For A King" (game of the day May-13-2009)
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
"Crème de la Kram" (game of the day Feb-21-2016)
Kramnik vs Anand, 2001
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Chess Informant: 100 Golden Games + 10 Best
Gelfand vs B Kantsler, 2001
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 34 moves, 0-1
24...b1=Q, 27.b8=Q+
I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
"Fit as a Svidler" (game of the day Feb-07-2009)
Svidler vs Adams, 2000
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
"Kids Play the Darndest Things" (game of the day Nov-12-2016)
Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0
"Teimour the Merrier" (game of the day Jan-20-2007)
Anand vs Radjabov, 2003
(B32) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1
Dutch Immortal ?
J van Foreest vs Giri, 2022
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1-0
"Last Dance" (game of the day Nov-28-2016)
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Another great game using zwischenzug
Nakamura vs Smirin, 2005
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
"Paper Tiger" (game of the day Jun-13-2005)
Nakamura vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 100 moves, 1-0
Game 60 Modern Chess Masterpieces (Stohl)
Ivanchuk vs S Volkov, 2005
(C11) French, 41 moves, 1-0
23. Bxh6+! simplifies to an endgame advantage
Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2004
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0
"School of Hard Naks" (game of the day Apr-11-2006)
Nakamura vs I Cheparinov, 2006
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
"Adam's Grapple" (game of the day Jul-29-2010)
Adams vs Topalov, 2006
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0
two bishops beat two rooks!!
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
"Larry Fine" (game of the day Jul-20-2008)
L Christiansen vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2006
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
It all came down to a single tempo.
A Stripunsky vs Nakamura, 2007
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
This is a case of the sweetest revenge being wrought.
J Friedel vs Nakamura, 2007
(C11) French, 51 moves, 0-1
"Mashed Poyatos" (game of the day Mar-31-2015)
Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007
(D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights (E21) 0-1 Q sac for K hunt
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
King's English. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1-0 K Hunt video
H Xue vs R Jumabayev, 2023
(A21) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Modern Variation (A57) 0-1 26...?
K Georgiev vs I Rogers, 1993
(A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
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