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perfidious' favourite surprise moves
Compiled by perfidious
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Sosonko vs M Rivas Pastor, 1978 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 57 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Huebner vs Kasparov, 1985 
(A21) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Y Rusakov vs B Verlinsky, 1947 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
(A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Kamsky, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Spassky, 1974 
(B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Keres vs C H Alexander, 1954 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs Colle, 1928 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Portisch vs Petrosian, 1978 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 45 moves, 0-1

Keres vs K Richter, 1942  
(A28) English, 59 moves, 0-1

Chandler vs Andersson, 1980 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 0-1

Razuvaev vs Kupreichik, 1970 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 15 moves, 0-1

Stein vs Smyslov, 1972 
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0

Chandler vs Speelman, 1985 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Fischer, 1967 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Korchnoi vs D Gurevich, 1983 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 22 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Fine vs M Yudovich Sr., 1937 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs E German, 1962 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

S Tatai vs Karpov, 1977 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 0-1

L Christiansen vs Portisch, 1981 
(A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Bologan vs Nunn, 1992 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 49 moves, 0-1

Musaiev vs M Karmov, 1979  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 28 moves, 0-1

Pachman vs Timman, 1977 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1923 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1

Keres vs L Engels, 1936 
(A22) English, 46 moves, 0-1

P Hulshof vs L'Ami, 2003 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1

Tal vs J Miller, 1988 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Furman, 1969 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 52 moves, 1-0

V Laznicka vs Negi, 2011 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 1-0

Browne vs B Zuckerman, 1973 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1977 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

R Filguth vs A De La Garza Madero, 1980 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0

N McDonald vs S Nagle, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs Speelman, 1992 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965 
(A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Y Zelinsky vs A Lipiridi, 1986 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

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