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100 Awesome Chess Moves
Compiled by uzeromay
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These are games from Eric Schiller's book 100 Awesome Chess Moves. Some not yet in database. Up to 1975.

An Open Invitation
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0

A shocking Knight sacrifice
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0

A little backrank weakness equals a whole lotta trouble
Pillsbury vs Swiderski, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Preparation pays off
Chigorin vs Maroczy, 1903 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

Tearing down the curtains (I have this as 1904)
Spielmann vs M Elyashiv, 1903 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Attack from Afar
Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1905 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Turning the Tables
Burn vs Marshall, 1906 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

All for Beauty
Duras vs H Suechting, 1908 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Forgacs' unforgettable attack
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909 
(C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0

Heart lf a Lion, Eye of a Tiger!
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Capablanca's Courage
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1911 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch siezes the moment (I have as Riga, 1913)
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch trashes the kingside
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Soul beats disco!
C Wreford-Brown vs Gibbs, 1918 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Who needs rooks?
Reti vs Euwe, 1920 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

Offsides is a penalty in chess, too!
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

All is not quiet on the Western Front!
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Pure Poetry from Yates
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1

Reversal in Detroit
Torre vs N Banks, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Hard to pronounce but easy to enjoy!
G Nagy vs D Przepiorka, 1925 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0

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

Gilg vs Rubinstein, 1929 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 58 moves, 1-0

Flohr vs S Landau, 1930 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

G Lisitsin vs G Kasparian, 1931 
(A15) English, 28 moves, 0-1

O Bernstein vs A Staehelin, 1932 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 62 moves, 1-0

M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs G Thomas, 1934 
(D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 26 moves, 1-0

I Kan vs Lasker, 1935 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 50 moves, 0-1

G Abrahams vs J Cukierman, 1936 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

A J Wijnans vs J van den Bosch, 1939
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 0-1

G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs B Goldenov, 1944 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 1-0

Tolush vs Kotov, 1945 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0

Szabo vs E Lundin, 1946 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 38 moves, 0-1

C H Alexander vs Szabo, 1947 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

L Steiner vs G Fuster, 1948
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0

Levenfish vs Smyslov, 1949 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 34 moves, 1-0

C Hugot vs O'Kelly, 1950 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 19 moves, 0-1

E Gereben vs O Troianescu, 1951 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs P Vaitonis, 1952 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

D Byrne vs R Pitschak, 1953 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0

Filip vs Korchnoi, 1954 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 56 moves, 0-1

Pilnik vs F Olafsson, 1955
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Kholmov vs Keres, 1959 
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

M Lazarevic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Vasiukov vs Uhlmann, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

V F Titenko vs J Murey, 1963 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Mora Corbera vs Suttles, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

L Evans vs B Zuckerman, 1966 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Csom vs A Hennings, 1968 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1969 
(A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970 
(C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Smejkal vs E Haag, 1972
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1

E Jimenez Zerquera vs Keene, 1974  
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1

Browne vs Hort, 1975 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1

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