he plays with odds and still destroys people
Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865  (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
most amazing combination in the history of chess
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
steinitz gambit is gorgeous
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
just unfair
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
gorgeous checkmate
Steinitz vs NN, 1860  (C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0
awesome king march
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
craziest game ever?
R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1
Krobot gets wrecked
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908  (C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs P Meitner, 1899  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0
again
Schlechter vs P Meitner, 1898  (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Lovely calculation skillz
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
queen side massacre at its finest
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
kasp > karp
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
wang zugs
Ivanchuk vs Y Wang, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
wow
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
a good correspondence game?
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964  (C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
great mate
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
ridiculous checkmate
C Holt vs L Milman, 2011  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
mate with 1 knight is possible
S Kun vs G Merenyi, 1997  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 56 moves, 1-0
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Motylev vs A Iljushin, 2000  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
V Soultanbeieff vs L Ambuhl, 1943  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
A Pomar vs E Palacios de la Prida, 1964  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
D Janaszak vs A Siwiec, 2009  (B57) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0
D Parr vs Keene, 1962  (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
A Teller vs Tartakower, 1927  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 0-1
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1
final position is a strangely unstoppable mate in 3-4
Dreev vs R Cifuentes, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
the most amazing thing to do in a world championship game? sac
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (B54) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Vaganian, 1995  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
queensac sunday
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
king moves ftw
Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
kh3!
Anderssen vs Blackburne, 1862  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
H Stefansson vs Carlsen, 2007  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs B Galstian, 2002  (A57) Benko Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Spassky, 1955  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
J Dworakowska vs Shabalov, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
C Hansen vs L Kristensen, 1981  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Kavalek, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
O Bernstein vs Kotov, 1946  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 50 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
M Fette vs B Perenyi, 1985  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
E Blomqvist vs E Romanov, 2016  (C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
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