A little help from the opponent doesn't hurt.
Tolush vs Simagin, 1952  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
The Power of Pawns!
H Borochow vs Fine, 1932  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
World Championship
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
"One of the Greatest Saves in Chess History"
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Skewer, yes! Oh...wait.
O Bernstein vs Smyslov, 1946  (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sometimes you just need a draw.
K Grigorian vs Yurtaev, 1979  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Destroying the Kings Cover
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
The trickster himself goes down.
Hort vs Seirawan, 1981  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
The Ultimate King March
Ed. Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
The master of deflection (or deception?)
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Pawn's worth a queen
Spassky vs B Larsen, 1969  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0
Almost Trapped...
E Paoli vs Andersson, 1973  (B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Can't quite reach his lady.
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1953  (A53) Old Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Trapped!
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
All in a day's work for Tal
Tal vs Parma, 1961  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
Clearance!
Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
Let the blades spin.
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Mate in 5.
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
The Evergreen Game
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Classic Morphy
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Development is key.
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Attack!
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Thou shalt not lose time grabbing pawns.
Spielmann vs Flamberg, 1914  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
Dark squared weakness.
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
The Pipe Game
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
A Thunderbolt.
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
Best move ever.
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Pins!
Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1911  (A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0
So he can look ahead.
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Destroying the immortal
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
The Wizard Of Riga
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
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