A Masterpiece that Will Hold it's Own for Centuries to Come
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Another Gem from the Man's Illustrious Career
Alekhine vs E Book, 1938  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
A Game as Simple as it is Instructive
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
A Diamond in Morphy's Crown
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Short but Sweet
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0
One of those Games Determined by a Single Profound Move
Chigorin vs Walbrodt, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
Caissa's Wonderkind
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
The Magician Weaves Another Spell
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
The Sultan Withstands the Chess Machine
S Khan vs Capablanca, 1930  (E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0
Steinitz's Late Masterpiece
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Viva Akiba!
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
A Prime Example of Morphy's Well-Rounded Play
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
The Art of the Attack
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Alexander the Great
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
The Heir to Alekhine
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Grace Under Pressure
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
A Funny and Unique Game
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
The Next Generation
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0
Golden Oldie
Edinburgh CC vs London, 1826  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
The Father of Positional Play
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 0-1
Morphy Bested!
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1859  (C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1
The Original "Immortal Game"
T Bowdler vs H Conway, 1788  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
When Harry Met Issy
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Another Sparkling Victory from the Young Bobby
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Whew! Capablanca was Truly a Great Player
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
An Underrated Talent
Keres vs Eliskases, 1937  (B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
The Bite of the Cobra
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1925  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
Bird - Soars Like One in His Masterpiece
Bird vs Mason, 1876  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
One of Caissa's Greatest Prodigies
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1901  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
Louisiana Tiger
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Thrashed
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
The Jewel of the Stockholm Olympiad
Keres vs Reshevsky, 1937  (C88) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0
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