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Super-brevities
Compiled by FSR
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These are decisive games of five or fewer moves.

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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