Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 2001  (C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
Game of the Century
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Best move ever?
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
infamous man vs machine thingamagig
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Tolush, 1958  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Benko, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Larsen, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
J's only win against Kaspy
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 2002  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Dutch Evergreen
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Capablanca, 1938  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 38 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Alekhine, 1937  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Morphy's opera game
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Evergreen
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Bohemian Rhapsody
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Mannheimer Steamrolled
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Ponomariov, 2002  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 46 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2004  (C11) French, 47 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Petrosian, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves
The Immortal Draw
K Hamppe vs P Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Spassky, 1955  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Karpov, 1982  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1-0
Massacring the Benoni
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
not enough checkmates these days...
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Geller, 1967  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
Kaspy massacred
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Greedy Queenie
Otto vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs NN, 1903  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Bogoljubov, 1943  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Short king march
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Tal vs NN, 1958  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Levenfish, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0
early queen sac
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
pwn'd in the endgame
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
beautiful 12 move combo
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Tal's best
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
One brother down...
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Another brother down
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Tal vs A Mikhalchishin, 1978  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
4 Q's
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
good endgame
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
blunder
Karpov vs Bareev, 1994  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
crazy game I don't understand
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
classic
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
long endgame
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
classic
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
want to blow up your mind? look here...
Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
Redeemer of Material
NN vs E Diemer, 1978  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
rook sac
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Tal's happiest day (so he says)
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
The Magician fizzled
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1965  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 39 moves, 0-1
Svidler vs Kasparov, 1999  (B53) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1
Q sac
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
great endgame
W Schlage vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 85 moves, 0-1
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