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Compiled by Littlejohn
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A set of beauties that will knock you down for days..

Thanks for visiting and enjoy...

Continuing To Live
by Philip Larkin
Continuing to live -- that is, repeat
A habit formed to get necessaries --
Is nearly always losing, or going without.

It varies.

This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise --
Ah, if the game were poker, yes,
You might discard them, draw a full house!
But it's chess.

And once you have walked the length of your mind, what You command is clear as a lading-list.

Anything else must not, for you, be thought
To exist.

And what's the profit? Only that, in time,
We half-identify the blind impress
All our behavings bear, may trace it home.

But to confess,

On that green evening when our death begins,
Just what it was, is hardly satisfying,
Since it applied only to one man once,
And that one dying.

"I have seen two geniuses in my time. One was Tal. The other was Fischer." ― Russian GM Yuri Averbakh

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The reason this collection was started:
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

A forgotten gem...
J Perrier vs F Wellmuth, 1917  
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

Double Rook sac on the same square...
T Bakre vs B Zawadzka, 2004 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 0-1

Silence.
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

Silence again.
E Sedina vs S Tqeshelashvili, 2003 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Fallen Knights, Risen mate..
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

The Pearl of Wijk aan Zee..
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

"Draw"ing your attention to this brilliancy..
J Mora Corbera vs Suttles, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

A true brilliancy..
V Petkov vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Silence and Violence...
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

The Fire of the West..
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

Wind of the East..
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

"A masterly combination eight moves deep"-Steinitz
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Startling finish..
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

Triumph of the Will..
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0

Proud to be an Indian...
S Khan vs Capablanca, 1930 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0

"One of the finest monuments of chess ingenuity"-Steinitz
M Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

Lightning War..
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

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

A lost immortal..
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Assume, Presume, Consume..
Tal vs Suetin, 1969 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0

A 17-move stunner..
Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945  
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Combinational sacs..
C Hartlaub vs W Benary, 1911 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

A fabulous miniature..
Burn vs J Owen, 1874 
(B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0

A delightful pawn mate..
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908 
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0

A Pure Lure..
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Unsound yet soundly beaten..
E Book vs A Hiidenheimo, 1924 
(C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

A Thing of Beauty!
V Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch's diamond...
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

The Double Bishop mate...
Janowski vs NN, 1895 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Fire every where...
J Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Brilliancy!!...
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

The Windmills create a storm...
J Brach Sr vs J R von Pessler, 1910 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

The last four moves...
Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900 
(C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0

A Beautiful game...
Blackburne vs V C Peyer, 1875 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

A Long Stunner!!...
L Riemersma vs J Piket, 1988 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

A must-see..
NN vs E Diemer, 1978 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

The Dark Pearl...
E Kalegin vs S Yuferov, 1990 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Stunner!
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

"The Immortal Unknown"-Trigonometrist :)
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Another must-see..
Spielmann vs M Elyashiv, 1903 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Runaway brilliancy!!...
R Nezhmetdinov vs Lusikal, 1951 
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

Triple Sacrifice..
K Pitschel vs Blackburne, 1873  
(C26) Vienna, 29 moves, 0-1

Nice...
C Lutz vs Ftacnik, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

Sacrificial Combo...
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

"Benko's Masterpiece"
A Bisguier vs Benko, 1963 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Serial Killer..
Keene vs G K Sandiford, 1962  
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

A Stunning Finale
Spielmann vs M Walter, 1928 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

The Coup de Grace!!
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Three sacs in a row...
C Hartlaub vs Fleischer, 1913 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 19 moves, 1-0

A Rollicking brilliancy!!
E Schiller vs M Arne, 1995  
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0

Craziness Redefined!!!
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983 
(C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0

A Stunner by Day!!...
D Howell vs L Day, 2005 
(B06) Robatsch, 44 moves, 0-1

This one blinded me...complete with brilliant notes...
Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959  
(A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0

This game...too good to be true
A Dadian vs Kolisch, 1867 
(C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Another blinder by the Prince..
A Dadian vs Boulitchoff, 1882 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

A Princely Immortal...
A Dadian vs M Bitcham, 1892 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

The Grandest game ever!!!
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914  
(A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Sexy!!
W G Doubleday vs Kudrin, 2004 
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 30 moves, 0-1

Sunstriking game!!
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

A great game!!
Bronstein vs M20, 1963 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Scintillating strikes everywhere....
Y Visser vs Speelman, 2006 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

This will kill your eyes....
Cochrane vs A Deschapelles, 1821 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 0-1

A True Masterpiece!!
H Wagner vs W Schoenmann, 1919  
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

WOW!!!
B Wall vs Bob Brooks, 1973 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Blackburne the Great!!
H Heyermans vs Blackburne, 1880  
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1

This one drove me mad!!!
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0

Look at that rook go!!!
Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Smazing!!!
F Perrin vs NN, 1883 
(C11) French, 11 moves, 1-0

A neat finish!
E Reinhardt vs Reiss, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Short and Beautiful
Burgess vs R Miller, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

A nice end!!
N Elisons vs A Nimzowitsch, 1915 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

One of the strangest finishes ever!
Fischer vs W Beach, 1963 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

The last move breaks down everything!
Hort vs Chandler, 1982 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

A startling King's Gambit...
Alison vs Fink, 1979 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0

A good finale!!
J Shoup vs Marshall, 1906 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0

THE game of the collection!
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

This game must be seen by all!!
J M de Oliveira Gomes vs J C Gentil Netto, 1942 
(C46) Three Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

Mate with ONE Bishop!!!
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

A deep queen sacrifice!
Colle vs Euwe, 1924 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Brilliant combo by Pinter...
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Well played!!(GOTD)
Van der Wiel vs J van Baarle, 1983 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

A stunning showcase of sacs!!! (GOTD)
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

See this game before you die!!
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Another Brilliancy!!
S P Johnston vs Marshall, 1899 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Nice end!!
Uhlmann vs H Liebert, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1

The ideal game for this collection...
Y Troinov vs L Popov, 1962 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

"How to smash a computer" by Bobby Fischer...
Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

Nicely executed mate...]
G Schnitzler vs Eberle, 1861 
(B20) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

The best Queen sac of the collection!!
J Cazenove vs O Tomalin, 1819 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

A chess vintage!!
Harrwitz vs Horwitz, 1846 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

A vicious attack!!
Vidmar vs A Neumann, 1903 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 25 moves, 1-0

A Beautifull game!!
D Duhm vs A Duhm, 1900 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0

A game worthy of the great Diemer!!
Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

A perfection!!!
Steinitz vs R Gray, 1872 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

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

A grand finale...
NN vs Chigorin, 1875 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1

A crushing brilliancy by the master...
Tarrasch vs K Satzinger, 1914 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

The grandest last move...
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Conflageration by Tal!!!
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0

Great game!!
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

The semi-smothered mate...:)
NN vs Bird, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1

THE craziest game ever...
M Lange vs M C Schmucker, 1848 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

The web of sacrifices!!!!
M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1856 
(C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0

Well conducted attack!!
Serper vs D Ippolito, 2003 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 24 moves, 1-0

Another stunning smother....
F K Young vs L Dore, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Very impressive!
Sveshnikov vs R Shcherbakov, 1991 
(B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

A great one!!
Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

A stunning winning move!!
G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: French Variation (B40) 1-0 Q sac for a Ns roller
H Pollmaecher vs A Saalbach, 1861 
(B40) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Q Sacrifice
P Schoupal vs J Spalek, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0

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