Review, review, review.
H Borochow vs Fine, 1932  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
Up in the air until the end. Both players brought heavy guns.
A Elo vs Fischer, 1957  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 49 moves, 0-1
Did you miss the Wilbert Paige Memorial? Go now!
S Muhammad vs A Simutowe, 2001  (A48) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Play to win, all the time--against great or small. Wrestle!
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Team play can be instructive--see how you think.
Zhao Xue / Short vs Zhu Chen / Seirawan, 2003  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
The advance of the knight brings new opportunities.
Keres vs L Luck, 1935  (A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
T Shaked vs Dzindzichashvili, 1993  (B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 0-1
A miniature to behold. Show this to someone from memory....
Z Lach vs D Brychta, 1994  (C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 1-0
Teacher versus teacher! Do your thing--
M Ashley vs S Weeramantry, 1998  (B06) Robatsch, 43 moves, 0-1
Karjakin's Art Gallery
Tseshkovsky vs Karjakin, 2003  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1
Come into my queenside castle,...and lose!
Tal vs Gulko, 1969  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0
Watch the assault on space here. This is heavy ground.
N Davies vs I White, 2004  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
The acquisition of space and clearing the lane
N D Bezaleel vs D Vest, 2003  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Hulk Smash!
A Simutowe vs J Alayola Montanez, 2003  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
Aspire and Acquire
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Hold 'em and fold 'em
J Mieses vs Euwe, 1921  (C45) Scotch Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Shirov, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
Push it good
Karpov vs Bronstein, 1971  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1901  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
J Polgar vs B Kurajica, 2002  (B01) Scandinavian, 55 moves, 0-1
Correspondence players test their mettle.
V Palciauskas vs H Berliner, 2001  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 47 moves, 1-0
I have never seen white lose with two queens!
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898  (C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Magnus is great. Rule by force, and boldness.
Carlsen vs O Dannevig, 2004  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
Get a pawn up, stay a pawn up! Mr. Mikhail pinches his foe.
Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0
See the social building aspects of Correspondence chess.
Gossip vs Birmingham, 1860  (C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Bronstein plays without fear. Keres runs out boldly, but...
Keres vs Bronstein, 1946  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Street's black army lets fly on some long diagonals.
T Weinberger vs F Street, 1976  (E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1
Watch Black's rooks vanish with 30.Bxf7+. Implications.
Browne vs V Kovacevic, 1970  (B15) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
A complete game.
Lasker vs Schlechter, 1910  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0
Maneuver. Wrestle. Win.
Kasparov vs Adams, 2005  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 54 moves, 1-0
They have eyes, but they cannot see. True vision needs no eye.
Alekhine / Koltanowski vs Antwerp, 1934  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0
Knight-sweep blows holes in white's castle. Pikemen seal fate.
G Martinolich vs Tartakower, 1907  (C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
Down material, white's forces make a pawn promotion inevitable.
Edinburgh CC vs London, 1826  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs D King, 1990  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Ray fights a GM to K + Ps ending.
Ray Charles vs L Evans, 2002  (C47) Four Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
J Mieses vs Colle, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 75 moves, 1-0
...And where can my queen go? If the king would just move...
S Polgar vs Z Kiss, 1980  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Yes, but it is my turn to move....
Grischuk vs Lunev, 1999  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
Fight! Correspondence Chess at its best!
Y Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965  (C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Gheorghiu vs Korchnoi, 1968  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 42 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs Rossolimo, 1949  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs M Illescas, 1990  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Tigran throws a mating net out and catches victory.
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Are you bold enough to give "pawn and move" as Black?
H Richardson vs Morphy, 1857  (000) Chess variants, 35 moves, 0-1
D A Solomon vs M A Mohamed, 2006  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Leko vs Radjabov, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Thinking like a human.
Ant vs Rybka, 2006  (A58) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
Breaking thru the ramparts....
Serper vs A Korotylev, 1993  (E73) King's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0
The power of the pin! Consequences of the take...
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006  (A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1
Beautiful development, clearer ideas, cheers!
Flohr vs O Naegeli, 1933  (A28) English, 57 moves, 0-1
Activity wins games. White goes for the throat here...
V Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969  (B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs A Reggio, 1903  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
The pressure is unendiing. No escape. Find out why.
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
G Welling vs P Kok, 1981  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
The King lets everyone know WHY he is king! What a game.
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Knights are used for their shields as well as their power.
T Batchimeg vs A Fishbein, 2006  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 70 moves, 1-0
Now, this game is a Fight! Win with a pin.
Tal vs Bronstein, 1966  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 0-1
Man still outplans his machines when time to think is present.
A Nickel vs Hydra, 2004  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs R Ramesh, 2007  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 34 moves, 1-0
I came to fight. Make your move!
E Tate vs K P Thomas, 2007 (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Pawns make this game worth playing.
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Morphy lives!
Karjakin vs Dubov, 2020 (C41) Philidor Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
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