Game 2 of the World Championship
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1
Another Move-Free World Championship Game
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1
Couldn't Face the English
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A10) English, 1 moves, 1-0
The Cellphone Gambit
R Lovric vs S Devedzic, 2008  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 0-1
Fool's Mate Anticipated
B Tavassoli vs S Schoknecht, 2007  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
Fool's Mate
I Skrypin vs A Glebov, 2007  (A02) Bird's Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
Black Gets Fool's Mated
W T Mayfield vs W R Trinks, 1959  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0
Leader of the Pack
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0
The Correspondence Immortal
J F Campbell vs A Ehrlich, 1990  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0
How Not to Play the Trompowsky
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1
How Not to Play the King's Gambit
J Norlin vs Guraj, 1974  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 3 moves, 0-1
How Not to Play Against the Latvian Gambit
M Tobor vs W Stamer, 1984  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 3 moves, 0-1
Fool's Mate Deferred
T Rienaecker vs M Junge, 2004  (A02) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1
A Center Counter Tragedy
Lindemann vs Echtermeyer, 1893  (B01) Scandinavian, 3 moves, 0-1
How Not to Play the Center Counter
K D Reichwald vs G Scheuerlein, 2011  (B01) Scandinavian, 4 moves, 1-0
LPDO
H Lehmann vs W Schulz, 1950  (A10) English, 4 moves, 1-0
How Not to Play the King's Gambit
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
At the Olympiad
R Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933  (A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1
Forked
V Agzamov vs V Veremeichik, 1968  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1
Queen Trap
K Kusin vs J Varfolomeev, 1973  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 0-1
A fake game, but cute
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1
Just Another Brick in the Wall
M Torre vs B Wall, 1971  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
Closed Sicilian with 4...Nf3#!
C F Heng vs B Oh, 2017  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 4 moves, 0-1
A Trap in the Modern Defense
Lusgin vs A L Ioffe, 1968  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Forked Again
G Zaichik vs G Sikharulidze, 1976  (A15) English, 5 moves, 1-0
How Not to Play the Petroff
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
Scholar's Mate Deferred
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0
A Fingerfehler
L Palau vs S Kalabar, 1927  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
How Not to Play the Sicilian
P Michel vs J Traian Iliesco, 1943  (B50) Sicilian, 5 moves, 1-0
Who's the Blindfolded Player?
J Mieses vs NN, 1933  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Gedult Strikes Again
D Gedult vs Deverriere, 1973  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0
Instant Rapport
Rapport vs T Rogers, 2014  (B10) Caro-Kann, 5 moves, 1-0
Another LPDO
I Suhin vs Mirosnitsenko, 1979  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 5 moves, 1-0
LPDO Strikes Again
E Gueye vs T Korsano, 1985  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 5 moves, 1-0
LPDO Redux
A Schmitt vs J Pribyl, 1990  (A04) Reti Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
At the U.S. Championship
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Reminiscent of Shirazi-Peters
M Schriemer vs P Borman, 2004  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 5 moves, 0-1
The Grob-Durkin Attack
I Nemet vs M Knezevic, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
Why Must I Play So Many Women?
Y Hou vs B Lalith, 2017  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
Another King's Gambit Gone Wrong
O W Rigaud vs J Cooper, 1974  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 5 moves, 0-1
From's Gambit
P Napetschnig vs F Rhine, 1977  (A02) Bird's Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
Another Helpmate
J Bodvarsson vs F Olafsson, 1947  (A02) Bird's Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
The Mortimer Trap
J G Nicholson vs T Spanton, 2007  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 5 moves, 0-1
LPDO Redux
I Farago vs V Bliumberg, 1994  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1
In the Heat of the Knight
M Warren vs J Selman, 1930  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Oops
Cunat vs Casanova, 1933  (C45) Scotch Game, 5 moves, 0-1
Knight on the Town
De Fraenkell vs NN, 1934  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 5 moves, 1-0
How Not to Play Against the Budapest
F B Arnold vs M L Hanauer, 1936  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 5 moves, 0-1
Another Helpmate
Bohmann vs Ulfheden, 1938  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1
Evidently a correspondence notation error
G Crockett vs R H Steinmeyer, 1956  (C41) Philidor Defense, 5 moves, 0-1
A Variant on Gibaud-Lazard
Munteanu vs Cioara, 1948  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1
Improving on Karpov-Miles
Mackowiak vs Kusiak, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Funny How the Knight Moves
Schneider vs Schmidts, 1958  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
A True King's Gambit
Nash vs J Jordan, 1979  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1
Rookie of the Year
G Kourtesis vs Kotronias, 1989  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
A Pseudo-Queen Sacrifice
J A Fernandez vs R Garbarino, 2001  (A13) English, 5 moves, 0-1
Oh What a Knight!
M Gardijan vs G Sulc, 2004  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Another immortal from Prince Dadian
A Dadian vs Doubrava, 1895  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Two attacked pieces
C Medinus vs Marshall, 1900  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 5 moves, 0-1
Fork You
Lanu vs Halik, 1932  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1
How Not to Play the Center Counter redux
R Antonio vs A Reprintsev, 2017  (B01) Scandinavian, 3 moves, 1-0
Another trapped queen
NN vs F Rhine, 2019  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
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