A diamond of knights T Luther vs M Thinius, 2004  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 A beautiful deposition of four knights H Clemenz vs F Eisenschmidt, 1862  (C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 The devastating X-wing fighter pawn formation after 35...Rd5 :) Ponomariov vs Anand, 2003  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1 The last position looks like an old piece of Roman architecture Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1843  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0 The pony express brings in a mate J Smith vs G H Derrickson, 1860  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1 No one really cared about the pawns anyway W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884  (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0 Pawn fortress Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0 So close and yet so far, eh Petrosian? Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974  (A17) English, 51 moves, 1-0 Meeting between two monarchs Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0 After 22...Nc1, all of Karpov's pieces have returned home Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1 28...Nh1! and Piket is thunderstruck Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1 Anand and Kaspy build a kingside staircase together Anand vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 0-1 An elegant touch at the end J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890   (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1 Traffic jam on the "a" file after 20...Qa5 :-) Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1 A queen and two rooks en prise in the final position.... Draw! Kramnik vs Anand, 2004  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2 Without a move Capablanca vs Ragozin, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 49 moves, 1-0 Nimzo brings Samisch to a complete standstill Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923   (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1 Bronstein teaches the art of prophylaxis to the iron idiot MacChess vs Bronstein, 1997  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 60 moves, 0-1 Immobilized! J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1 29...Bd3 and a nice blockade worth framing Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 The great wall Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 Trapped on the 1st rank with a krazy rook :) Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 This position looks familiar for some reason Janosevic vs Geller, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 1/2-1/2 Entombed queen Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922   (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0 An inverted pyramid of heavy pieces after 37. Rxg7 :-) Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911   (C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0 A funny looking conclusion H Helms vs O Tenner, 1942  (C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0 The shot heard around the world O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 The final position is a timeless classic Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858   (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 Sneaky! A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1 Twin knights at the castle doors A Rabinovich vs L Christiansen, 1995  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1 A queen down, Tal hangs all three minor pieces with 21. Bf5!! Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0 The pawn truly is the soul of chess McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1 23...Qg3!! and Marshall gets showered with gold coins :-) S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1 The most remarkable pawn structure ever after 38...Qe8 Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 Everything as it once was before... A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 After 61 f5, the black king is completely encapsulated! Short vs Gelfand, 1991  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0 Clash of ideas Saemisch vs Ivkov, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 0-1 Morphy finds a peculiar corner mate to tie things up Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0 A pawn picture after 20...exd4 A M Swank vs Fischer, 1956  (B20) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1 Fischer finishes off "Greenblatt" with a truly unusual mate Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0 19 Nd5+ lines up four minor pieces on the d file V Budde vs B Roeschlau, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0 The adjacent knights after 37. Nxf6+ are a nice touch Kasparov vs S Palatnik, 1978  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 1-0 A beautiful pyramid of pawns after 28...Ne5 :-) Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956  (C58) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0 Time stands still after Rubinstein's 23...Rd2!! Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907   (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1 A black mountain arises after 50...d3 Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1 Picturesque bishop placement in the stunning finish Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 A mountain of jumbled minor pieces in the center after 13...Bd7 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1926  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 A nice arch of minor pieces after 16...Be3# S S Dodge vs J Houghteling, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1 Zigzaggy pawns after 31...a6 Bogoljubov vs H Mattison, 1929  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 113 moves, 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk's king is literally cornered Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0 32...b5 and the white queen has nothing to do D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956   (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1 A holy cross of pieces at the end, with the king at the center Koblents vs Keres, 1945  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 39 moves, 0-1 A frameable finish Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 Rook square after 36. Rc7 V Akopian vs Shabalov, 1990 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 A king caught on the wrong side of the atlas Piket vs R Douven, 1988  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1 Another square of steeds Geller vs E Etcheverry, 1954  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 28 moves, 1-0 Stuck in the middle J Thompson vs Mackenzie, 1864  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1 An exchange sac for a picturesque finale Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2001  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1 Unusual pawn lineup J Geller vs O Huguenin, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 16 moves, 1-0 A beautiful clean mate from Blackburne A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863   (C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1 Queen in a bottle after 35...Qc7 M Dizdarevic vs I Bjelobrk, 2001  (C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1 A pretty and unique "swallow's tail" mate Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 53 moves, 0-1 Pawn avalanche Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1 22...Nd5 RRBB H Hurme vs A Remmel, 2001 (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 37 moves, 0-1 19. Bf5 minor piece square Kasparov vs Psakhis, 1990  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 36 moves, 1-0 Blackburne's classic smother mate NN vs Blackburne, 1871   (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1 Another square of knights after 27. Nd4 Barcza vs Szabo, 1946  (A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1-0 Two funny knights sit on the enemy's last rank after 28...Nxe1 I Rogers vs P Acs, 2003  (A22) English, 34 moves, 1-0 Extraordinary final position! J Hohmeister vs T Frank, 1993  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2 A different kind of "Four Knights" Defense A Lehtinen vs T Simola, 1995  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 An amusing final resting place for the white monarch and queen V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1 Cute cross pins after 38...Re2 A Bannik vs A Cherepkov, 1961  (B44) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1 An intricate mate B Kazic vs B Vukovic, 1940  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0 Rare modern smothered mate Grischuk vs Ponomariov, 2000  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0 A pretty epaulette mate Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0 A matter of black and white Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0 Cornered king after 25. Qb6 Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 Fantastic mate with a pawn Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1 Another set of quadruple pawns Van der Wiel vs Hort, 1981  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 A picturesque maneuver, though not enough to win G Vescovi vs Shabalov, 2004  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0 A strangely pleasing end J Bruehl vs Philidor, 1787  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 A cute mate in the Budapest K Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1 Backrank bonanza after 27...Qf2! Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1 The "Alterman Wall" B Alterman vs Deep Fritz, 2000  (A03) Bird's Opening, 87 moves, 1-0 The big squeeze A Zinkl vs Janowski, 1894  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 46 moves, 0-1 Tarrasch provides us with a nice mate after 21. N2f4# Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893  (000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0 Charming finale! Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936  (A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1 Steinitz gives NN a pretty mate :) Steinitz vs NN, 1874  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0 A cute finish with all four rooks stuck on the last rank M Szigeti vs Benko, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1 Both knights en prise by pawns after 32. Nh6+! Larsen vs A Matanovic, 1965  (E07) Catalan, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0 Sparkling simul smother mate Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0 White mates with four pieces en prise, inc. the mating piece! Prince Dadian vs M Bitcham, 1892  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0 A king and pawns in chains Botvinnik vs G A Thomas, 1936  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0 28. Nxh7! and the king is literally surrounded by knights J Enevoldsen vs Nimzowitsch, 1933  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 "The epitome of a closed game" Averkin vs Beliavsky, 1973  (A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 Picturesque phalanx of pawns after 21...Nb7 Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 96 games