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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