Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
The first Marshall Gambit
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1919  (C57) Two Knights, 60 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Lasker, 1934  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1
Double Bishop sacrifice
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1988  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Kramnik, 1993  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1998  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Double Bishop sacrifice
Miles vs Browne, 1982  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs Seirawan, 1989  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Van der Wiel vs Seirawan, 1990  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 58 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1985  (A21) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Balls of Steel
Korchnoi vs J Xie, 1995  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 36 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Timman, 1994  (C59) Two Knights, 44 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Ponomariov, 2002  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 46 moves, 1-0
Adams vs V Akopian, 2004  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Ponomariov, 2002  (C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2000  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947  (A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Stein, 1961  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 39 moves, 1-0
Benko vs Petrosian, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs M Prat, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs D Marotti, 1922  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
neat rook and pawn ending
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1911  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 1-0
Insane
Koblents vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Averbakh vs Tal, 1958  (A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 35 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Immortal game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Evergreen game
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Morozevich vs Ponomariov, 2004  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Shirov vs Anand, 2004  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Ivanov vs D Zilberstein, 2004  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1
A religious experience
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1982  (A25) English, 55 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Seirawan vs Timman, 1990  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Strange...
K Hamppe vs P Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Amazing pawns
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
famous combination
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
J Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
famous combination
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Morozevich, 1996  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 66 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1989  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 42 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs V Malaniuk, 1988  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
R + 3 pawns draws vs. B + N + 3 pawns
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1914  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 100 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Topalov, 2002  (A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1992  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 50 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Salwe vs Chigorin, 1906  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1913  (A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Queen for 2 minor pieces
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
K Bischoff vs Radjabov, 2005  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 34 moves, 0-1
V Timofeev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1970  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1
Timman vs Kasparov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 35 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1992  (A56) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Radjabov, 2007  (E97) King's Indian, 47 moves, 0-1
D Bryson vs T Luther, 2002  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Y Gruenfeld vs Ljubojevic, 1979  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Movsesian vs T Luther, 2003  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
The drawish exchange slav
I Ivanov vs M Aaron, 1984  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Adams vs M Santo-Roman, 2004 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
D Gross vs Bagirov, 1996  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 54 moves, 0-1
G Sigurjonsson vs Alburt, 1982 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Arnason vs Alburt, 1980 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs A Yusupov, 1981  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Svidler, 1999  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (A15) English, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Anand, 2010  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
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