The Noble and the Savage
J J Rousseau vs L F de Bourbon, 1759  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Schult I alzo zacrifice my Queen?
J Schulten vs Saint-Amant, 1842  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1
Love that Stunt
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
Immer Grün
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
A Tale of Two Towers
C Gilberg vs Dickens, 1866 (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Three Pieces in a Bout
A Jerome vs NN, 1876  (C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
As Apple Pie
Paulsen vs Englisch, 1877  (A28) English, 44 moves, 1-0
White to play and win
S F Loyd vs NN, 1878  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0
Au Revoir
Blackburne vs Bird, 1888  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Gesturing Trap
Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891  (C52) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
The Golem (cryptic pun)
Charousek vs Meyer, 1892 (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
It's Not Black and White
J Schwarz vs M Weiss, 1896  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 0-1
Bye Bye
Blackburne vs Bird, 1899  (A80) Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0
Upward Carlo
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1902  (C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0
A Startling Carol
Lasker vs F Dickens, 1908  (C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
The Knightmare Before XMas
A Dolci vs H A Burton, 1913 (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
I Took Your Wife, Now Take my Torres
Torre vs E Z Adams, 1920  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
The execution is stronger than the threat
A Nimzowitsch vs N Lie, 1922 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
The Old and the New
Duchamp vs N Rubens, 1923 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Painted in a Corner
Duchamp vs E Steiner, 1924  (A15) English, 29 moves, 0-1
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made
Tartakower vs J Mieses, 1925  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
Last knight in Marienbad
R Michell vs D Przepiorka, 1925  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 66 moves, 1-0
Fancy joining me for a Polonaise?
D Danczowski vs Lasker, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Revolutionary Side Road
Yates vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1927  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 53 moves, 1-0
The Devil Is in the Detail
L Steiner vs K Helling, 1928  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 18 moves, 0-1
– I shall. – I khan.
S Khan vs Marshall, 1930  (C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Khanned Salted Beieff
V Soultanbeieff vs S Khan, 1930  (E16) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Our Systems
Colle vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
No game was ever won by not resigning
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 74 moves, 0-1
Smart Move
J Szily vs G Fuster, 1936 (B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's King
O Bernstein vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
Insult to Injury
K Junge vs Pohl, 1940  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Trial and Error
F Nuernberg vs K Junge, 1941  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Old Head & Young Shoulders
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 0-1
That Hurts
Huntzinger vs F Ouchi, 1949  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
The Men Who Could Be Kings
Bronstein vs Keres, 1950  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0
In those days there was no King in Israel
Geller vs Bronstein, 1953  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Having a Good Time
K Burger vs C Pilnick, 1954  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Thin-Slicing
S Hamann vs Parma, 1959  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 0-1
Drive Through
W Carr vs K Burger, 1959 (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 46 moves, 0-1
A Camel is a Horse Drawn by a Committee
Grimme / Luuring / Ree / Krabbe vs Duchamp, 1961  (B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Would you like a video game for Christmas?
Pachman vs H Santa Cruz, 1964 (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Rare
Fischer vs R Burger, 1964  (C57) Two Knights, 12 moves, 0-1
Bang Bang
J Cordovil vs M Fuller, 1964  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
Ich bin stern
W Stern vs H Berliner, 1965  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 20 moves, 0-1
King of the Castle
M Torre vs B Wall, 1971  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1
The Getaway
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1
Christmas Deal: Visit Mozart's Castles
W Heidenfeld vs N Kerins, 1973  (C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
The Last of the Muscovites
Geller vs Keres, 1973  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
No Soap
Reshevsky vs Savon, 1973  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 40 moves, 0-1
Careful with That Sax, Eugene
Sax vs Sveshnikov, 1977  (B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Coffeyhouse Meeting
J Coffey vs NN, 1978  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 8 moves, 1-0
Kramer vs Kramer
P Biyiasas vs G Kramer, 1979 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
The Brief Goodbye
Chandler vs Short, 1981  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Advance your King! Do you Kopy?
I Kopylov vs S Korolev, 1981  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 36 moves, 1-0
Mario Bros. Spoil the Princesses
M Sibilio vs S Mariotti, 1982  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Black is KO!
Adorjan vs B Kouatly, 1982  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0
Ftac Checking
Ftacnik vs Plaskett, 1983  (E17) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
Tal vs Miles, 1983  (A10) English, 60 moves, 1-0
The Lady in the Bath
Karpov vs Chandler, 1983  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
Calling Your Bluff
R Messenger vs A Shaw, 1984  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 39 moves, 0-1
A Card Up My Slive
A Shaw vs A Slive, 1984  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 1-0
49ers
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
2 + 2 = 5
Tal vs Quinteros, 1987  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
A Pun, but not a safety Pun
Timman vs J de Wit, 1987  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 55 moves, 0-1
Dear Santa, I am Writing You a Letter
A Holleville vs N Beth, 1987  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Chess is a simpl' game: 2 men play and at the end the Brits win
T Linker vs Plaskett, 1988 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 0-1
Revolutionary Opening
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Clash of Opposites
Short vs Tal, 1989  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
Mr Gorbachev
N Regan vs B Wall, 1990 (B10) Caro-Kann, 54 moves, 1-0
Just Another Brick
B Wall vs B Mason, 1990 (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
Who's Your Mommy?
P Cramling vs J Bellon Lopez, 1991 (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1-0
Milking the GOAT
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 45 moves, 0-1
Coming soon: Pawns on C and A
Short vs Karpov, 1992  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
There's no such thing as a free launch
J Friedman vs Gulko, 1993  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 16 moves, 0-1
No Taylor-Joy for Vasily
Ivanchuk vs P Wolff, 1993  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
It ain't over till the Bald Soprano sings
A Rodriguez vs C Ionescu, 1994 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 35 moves, 0-1
Bishop - Rook EXchange, Isolani, Tactics
Q Johnson vs N Cummings, 1997 (A37) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1-0
Three Freed Golden Pieces
A Veingold vs Fridman, 1998  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Long Live the King's (submitted for Charles III's coronation)
J Edwards vs G Charles, 1999 (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 0-1
50 Shahades of Black & White
S Shipov vs G Shahade, 2000 (D85) Grunfeld, 50 moves, 1-0
Thou Shalt Welcome the Homeless as a Friend
T Hommeles vs L'Ami, 2001  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Cold Cuts Before Pasta
M Mascheroni vs M Salami, 2001  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Kan Boris Win this?
Gelfand vs B Kantsler, 2001  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 34 moves, 0-1
Svindler
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2004  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0
Playing for the Throne
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0
Veni, Vidi, WC
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Sanskrit Poetry
S Chanda vs Tiviakov, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Goldfinger
T Bond vs A J Goldsby, 2008  (A25) English, 32 moves, 0-1
O Holy Knights
S Knight vs M White, 2008  (B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1
Al Dente
C Zhu vs M Sana, 2008  (C59) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1
The House of the Seven Pieces
I Salem vs T Hommeles, 2009  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 52 moves, 0-1
Yar yar yar
Mamedyarov vs R Mamedov, 2010  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
What the Young Man Does is Always Right
R Loetscher vs M Andersen, 2012 (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Friends With Benefits
A L'Ami vs L'Ami, 2012  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
The Girls of the West
D J Ledger vs J Puccini, 2013 (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 49 moves, 1-0
The Princess and the Ps
Kuzubov vs M Andersen, 2013 (A09) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
The Most Incredible Thing
M Andersen vs K Szabo, 2013  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 38 moves, 0-1
Ite Misa Est
M Pap vs E Kostopoulos, 2014  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 1-0
What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
I Krush vs A Bar, 2015 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 1-0
From c to Shining c
Korneev vs R Bates, 2016 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Snape, Crackle and Pop
C Rice vs I Snape, 2017  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 0-1
The Importance of Being Ernesto
Carlsen vs E Inarkiev, 2017  (B20) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Winter Debacle
P Rout vs N Studer, 2018 (A06) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
The White Reindeer's Gift Sack
S White vs S Christmas, 2018  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
M Andersen vs N Kacharava, 2018 (C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Family Tie
B Schnabel vs R Schnabel, 2019  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Crossing the Robinson
R S Robinson vs F Rhine, 2019  (B20) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1
La Donna è Mobile
J Perez Rodriguez vs M Brunello, 2020  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 51 moves, 0-1
Reindeers Out of the Wood
N Studer vs J van Foreest, 2020 (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 61 moves, 1-0
Small X...Mas Present
N Studer vs F Klein, 2020 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
The Empress' New Clothes
M Andersen vs L Moroni Jr, 2021 (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0
...F...i...r...s...t...B...l...o...o...d...
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 136 moves, 1-0
Bell, Book and Candle
Ding Liren vs Nakamura, 2022  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 58 moves, 1-0
Shaken, not stirred
Anand vs Mamedyarov, 2022  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Taking a French Leave
Vachier-Lagrave vs Firouzja, 2022  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mokey Baer Says, Don't Feed the Fire
Niemann vs Carlsen, 2022  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 2 moves, 1-0
WHO was that, Sally?
G Chandler vs NN, 2022  (C41) Philidor Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Drama Queen Declined
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
The GG Spot
Giri vs D Gukesh, 2023  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
Tabataba Steal
J Pechac vs M A Tabatabaei, 2023  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 0-1
Ice Cold in Alex
M Warmerdam vs A Donchenko, 2023  (B53) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Mach 2
P Maghsoodloo vs Carlsen, 2023  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1
Worth All the e in China
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023  (A28) English, 47 moves, 1-0
It Happens
Shankland vs I Schitco, 2023  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1
The Fab Fourth
Caruana vs N Abasov, 2023  (B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit
Niemann vs Kramnik, 2023  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
Two Knights on the Rim are Dim, Man
I Cheparinov vs Niemann, 2023  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 25 moves, 0-1
The Royal Exchange, London
Niemann vs S Royal, 2023  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0
Lemon Mousse
J Moussard vs Adams, 2023  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
Hold Your Horses
Dubov vs Nepomniachtchi, 2023  (A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Walkover
Firouzja vs N Abasov, 2024  (A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Just Like Riding a Bike
R Garcia Pantoja vs Carlsen, 2024  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 0-1
Bedfellowes
B Fellowes vs P Lalic, 2024  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 255 moves, 0-1
Dommage!
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, 2024  (C11) French, 42 moves, 0-1
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