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Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)
Compiled by Qindarka
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'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games.

Game 1
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Game 2
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 3
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 4
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Game 5
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 6
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 7
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 8
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 9
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

Game 10
Lasker vs W Napier, 1904 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

Game 11
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 12
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 13
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 14
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 15
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 16
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 17
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1

Game 18
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Game 19
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 20
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 21
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

Game 22
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 23
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 24
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 25
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 26
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 27
Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 28
V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 29
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 30
Euwe vs Keres, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 31
Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 32
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 33
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Game 34
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 35
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

Game 36
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 37
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 38
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 39
Tal vs Koblents, 1957 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 40
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Game 41
Tal vs Fischer, 1959 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 42
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 43
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1

Game 44
N Krogius vs Stein, 1960 
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Game 45
Fischer vs Tal, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 46
A Rubezov vs G Borisenko, 1960 
(B89) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Game 47
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 48
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

Game 49
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

Game 50
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Game 51
Smyslov vs Tal, 1964 
(A36) English, 72 moves, 0-1

Game 52
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 53
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 54
Tal vs B Larsen, 1965  
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 55
Y Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965 
(C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 56
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 57
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 58
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 59
B Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Game 60
Fischer vs Panno, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 61
Fischer vs B Larsen, 1971 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 62
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 63
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 64
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 65
Spassky vs Tal, 1973 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 66
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 67
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 68
D Minic vs A Planinc, 1975 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 69
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 70
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 71
Lputian vs Kasparov, 1976 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 72
Karpov vs Dorfman, 1976 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

Game 73
Timman vs Karpov, 1979 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 74
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 75
I Kopylov vs S Korolev, 1981 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 76
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Game 77
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0

Game 78
A Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 79
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 80
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 81
Miles vs A Beliavsky, 1986 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 82
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0

Game 83
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 84
Smirin vs A Beliavsky, 1989 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 85
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1

Game 86
Short vs Timman, 1991 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 87
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0

Game 88
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 89
Kamsky vs Shirov, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 90
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 91
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 92
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Game 93
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0

Game 94
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B57) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 95
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Game 96
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 97
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 98
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 99
Anand vs Karpov, 1996 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 100
Anand vs Lautier, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 101
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997 
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 102
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 103
A Veingold vs Fridman, 1998 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 104
Nunn vs I Nataf, 1999 
(B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 105
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

Game 106
Topalov vs Anand, 1999 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

Game 107
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 108
Svidler vs Adams, 2000 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 109
I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 110
Gelfand vs B Kantsler, 2001 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 111
Kramnik vs Anand, 2001 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 112
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 113
J Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 114
Anand vs Bologan, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 115
Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2005 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Game 116
Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

Game 117
Anand vs Adams, 2005 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 118
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

Game 119
Anand vs Carlsen, 2007 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

Game 120
S Chanda vs Tiviakov, 2007 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 121
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Game 122
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2008 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 49 moves, 1-0

Game 123
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 124
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2009 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0

Game 125
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

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