18 Nc6!!
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Deja vu in the bed of nails
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Take my knight - no, the other one!
Spassky vs Taimanov, 1955  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
1 rook = 1 tempo!!
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
The Cinderella h-pawn!!
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk's queen sac
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Nxg7!!
Stein vs Portisch, 1962  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
Take either knight with either pawn!
Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977  (A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
19 Rf6!!
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Two white knights, one black king
Timman vs Huebner, 1982  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
32 Nf6!!
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Shirov sacs on e4 -- twice!!
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
25 Rd5!!
Polugaevsky vs L Maslov, 1963  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Murder on the open board
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
honorable mention (since black is in check): deflection
J Mason vs Winawer, 1882  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0
Honorable Mention 2: a quiet pawn move
Rossolimo vs Livingstone, 1961  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
Honorable Mention 3: the Ulvestad wins again!
Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965  (C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs S Rachels, 1988  (A57) Benko Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Piotrowski vs J Sokolow, 1971  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
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