Multiple offers of the queen.
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
The next Morphy?
Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Lasker's double-bishop sacrifice
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
The Game of the Century
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Morphy's most famous game (deservedly so!)
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Why Marshall's Defense is hardly a defense
D Genz vs D Boehmer, 1985  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 1-0
Tactical snake-nest!
V Timofeev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1970  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1
Sam Loyd's Amazing Mate in 8 Moves
C Golmayo vs S F Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1
How to play the Queen's Gambit like a King's Gambit
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
A simple tactic that's not easy to see.
Bledow vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
The g4! spike against the Nimzo Indian
Speelman vs Short, 1988  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
Polgar plays the KID ...c5 sac line
Korchnoi vs J Polgar, 1992 (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
A mind-blowing "all or nothing" attack
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
The Famous "King-Walk" Game
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
"Super Nez" whips out tactics like there's no tomorrow.
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Schlechter is a freakin' genius!!
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0
Supernez does it again
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
Nigel Short crushes the Reverse Dutch (aka Bird's Opening)
R Diabi vs Short, 1983 (A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Dutch players ought not attempt a 'Noah's Ark' trap
F Teed vs E Delmar, 1896  (A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0
A hilareous battle between man and machine.
Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
The Nescafe⢠Frappe Attack
A Schmied vs J Rosenberg, 2001  (A57) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
The Eight Pawn Gambit
W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884  (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0
Two Knights mate a King+Pawn
A Bisguier vs A Matanovic, 1961  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 89 moves, 0-1
I've been checking out the ...Qb6 move vs the Rossilimo lately
Kholmov vs Korchnoi, 1965  (B30) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
An incredible queen-sac, and a beautiful combination at the end
A Mikhalchishin vs D Pavasovic, 1999  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
The Dutch Evergreen
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Textbook Zugzwang
Anand vs Van Wely, 1997  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Passive Piece Sacrifice on the Kingside
J Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Another g4 Nimzo
Bareev vs V Akopian, 2004  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 55 moves, 1-0
Eugenio Torre: he shoots, he scores!
Karpov vs E Torre, 1976  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 48 moves, 0-1
Get developed by giving up pawns, then give up pieces!
Keres vs W Winter, 1935  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0
Blackburne tosses a queen and a rook!
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
An incredible time-pressure blunder by Karpov
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1998  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Benoni: "The Child of My Tears"
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Lembit Oll says "Dambit Oll!"
Oll vs Y Kruppa, 1987  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 60 moves, 1-0
The queen gets prison time.
Bareev vs J Piket, 2000  (A25) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Topalov plays coffeehouse chess at the GM level... and wins!
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Kramnik's kingside pressure: inflate to 60 PSI.
Kramnik vs Junior, 2000  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Could Fischer be right about the K-K conspiracy?
H MacGrillen vs E Formanek, 1973  (A58) Benko Gambit, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Opposite colored bishops aren't as drawish as some think.
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1996  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 73 moves, 1-0
This promotion is what made Petrosian fall in love with chess.
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Van de Loo Industries
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
Magnus wins the 2016 WCC with a cute finesse
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (B54) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0
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