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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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