A Lesson in 18th Century tactics Morphy vs Loewenthal, 1858  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0 Blackburne annotates. Blackburne vs W M Chinnery, 1862   (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 Black runs out of checks. Morphy vs de Riviere, 1863  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 1-0 Team Game Cordel / Minckwitz / Allies vs Anderssen / Goering / Allies, 1871  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 67 moves, 1-0 The winner annotates Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1873   (C60) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0 Great Attack by White. V Knorre vs J Minckwitz, 1880  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0 Castling on opposite wings Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 49 moves, 1-0 Good analysis by Blackburne Blackburne vs Zukertort, 1887   (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 1-0 Very Nice game by Capa Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 An Opening with a look to the Endgame Alekhine vs G Helbach, 1909  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 52 moves, 1-0 Rook v. Two Minor Pieces Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1914  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 48 moves, 1-0 Capa's only loss to the Ruy Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 Another famous Capa game Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0 Great showing by the Hungarian Maroczy vs Euwe, 1920  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0 Reti masters the endgame Reti vs Kmoch, 1922  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 52 moves, 1-0 Alekhine counter-attacks to no avail. Proasi / Piacentini vs Alekhine, 1926  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0 Wonderful attack by Keres to win Keres vs Reshevsky, 1937  (C88) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0 In the hands of Euwe the Ruy is amazing... Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0 Very nice endgame by Alekhine Alekhine vs P Schmidt, 1943  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0 Excellent endgame by Bronstein Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 64 moves, 1-0 At the Soviet Championships Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1945  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0 Euwe wins with the Ruy Euwe vs W J Muhring, 1946  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1-0 Nice endgame by both. Smyslov vs Euwe, 1946  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0 A 'Fine' win (pun intended) Fine vs H Steiner, 1947  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 Pins and winning material! Spassky vs Estrin, 1954  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0 Well played by Smyslov Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 41 moves, 1-0 Soviet Championship Tal vs Bronstein, 1959  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0 Bernstein resigns! Fischer vs S Bernstein, 1959  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 38 moves, 1-0 Queen vs. Bishop+Rook Fischer vs R G Wade, 1960  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0 Very nice finish! Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0 Nice kingside attack by Stein. Stein vs Spassky, 1962  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 Interesting middlegame Spassky vs Keres, 1965  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0 Battle of the Americans Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1966  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0 Tal wins at the Interzonal Tal vs Petrosian, 1967  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0 Do believe this is from their World Championship match Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0 Down to the wire Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0 Even Fischer plays it! Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 56 moves, 1-0 Kasparov beats the Open Defence Kasparov vs Yusupov, 1979  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0 Nice kingside attack by Tal Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0 Great finish position Timman vs Kasparov, 1985  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 World Championship Match Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 48 moves, 1-0 Rather closed game Speelman vs Hodgson, 1987  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0 Kasparov assaults the castled King Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 Very nice manoeuvering Polgar vs Spassky, 1993  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0 Short's counter attack fails Kasparov vs Short, 1993  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0 Kramnik pounces on Shirov blunder Kramnik vs Shirov, 1996  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0 Kasparov sacs a pawn and doesn't look back. Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 A game between the nemisises Kasparov vs Shirov, 2001  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0 Very nice Blindfold Endgame Anand vs Z Almasi, 2003  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 93 moves, 1-0 Even computers use it! X3D Fritz vs Kasparov, 2003  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 Double Bishop Sacrifice K Spraggett vs G Vescovi, 2004  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0 At the FIDE Candiates Adams vs Kasimdzhanov, 2004  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 46 moves, 1-0 52 games