J Acers vs G Hulburd, 1968  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 46 moves, 1-0
Sliwa vs Bronstein, 1957  (A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
White King in constant movement
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs G N Treysman, 1938  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Wie man Schlechter spielen kann
Schlechter vs J Mieses, 1909  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Polgar on attack
J Polgar vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Morozevich vs Svidler, 2005  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 55 moves, 0-1
Known for losing
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Halloween knights
G Minchev vs A Petrov, 1994  (C46) Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Kapow on time
Anand vs Karpov, 1996  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
London double Queens
Andrews vs F Janssens, 1864  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Frankenstein-Dracula
L Prins vs L Rellstab, 1951  (C27) Vienna Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Kramnik mate by Rook and Knight
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Miles vs Spassky
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Viktor without a proper c
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Bareev vs Smirin, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1
White King going for a walk
J Mestel vs N Renman, 1980  (C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
Polly's Game
Kotov vs E Paoli, 1950  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Dancing with Rooks
E Post vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pin Ball Rooks
Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1977  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1
Hromadka vs K Treybal, 1912  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
Knight life
J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001  (A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0
Black Knight Mate
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936  (A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Black King Cornered
S Chumfwa vs W Kobese, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 1994  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 46 moves, 0-1
New Years King Hunt
Steinitz vs Lang, 1860  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Knight on the Margin
G Welling vs Janssen, 1982  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Kasparovs marvelous, aggressive attacking style
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Kosteniuk on top of the World
The World vs Kosteniuk, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
Yudasin vs J Polgar, 1992  (B32) Sicilian, 69 moves, 1-0
E Paehtz vs Kosteniuk, 2002  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 39 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs Adorjan, 1975  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Killing their pieces softly
E Hintikka vs O Koskinen, 1981  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 51 moves, 1-0
Smoking out the White King
E Kengis vs R Djurhuus, 1991  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
J Thompson vs Mackenzie, 1864  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1
N Miezis vs R Fontaine, 2006  (A22) English, 49 moves, 1-0
E Schiller vs E Temple, 2000  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Topalov, 2006  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Kid playing
B Rabar vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1949  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
White King Fighting
A Pokorny vs Hromadka, 1926  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
The Great King Hunt
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Indian French
Bacrot vs Anand, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 62 moves, 0-1
Black Mate by Blunder
D K Johansen vs R Valenti, 2001  (E70) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
The Winner is Black
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  (A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Gorkytown vs Spassky, 1968  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sacrifice of White Rooks
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Larsen Win
Larsen vs A Lein, 1979  (B56) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
M Rohde vs Seirawan, 1988  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0
Svidler vs J Hall, 1992  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 46 moves, 0-1
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
M Morris vs P Moulin, 1991  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 18 moves, 0-1
Dismantling Blacks Kingside
Karjakin vs S Papa, 2003  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0
Y Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965  (C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Flank attack
D King vs D Howell, 2003  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Four pawns file
Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Traps and sacrifices
Z Doda vs Sliwa, 1963  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Quick win by smothered mate
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
Rocking Rooks
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Promoting to a Knight with checkmate to follow
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981  (B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
White Knights against Black Bishops
T Batchimeg vs A Fishbein, 2006  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 70 moves, 1-0
White attack against black defence
Halprin vs Pillsbury, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capablancas Rook ending
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Black attack, White defence and counterattack
Topalov vs Svidler, 2006  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 44 moves, 1-0
Mastergame
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Great tactical battle
Aronian vs F Vallejo Pons, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Double sacrifice for victory
P H Nielsen vs Goldin, 2001  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 1-0
Chess 1475
F de Castellvi vs N Vinyoles, 1475  (B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0
The Great King Escape
P H Nielsen vs Aronian, 2006  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 46 moves, 1-0
Heine Nielsen rapidly beating the World Chess Champion
P H Nielsen vs Topalov, 2006  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Morphy playing Evans
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Larsen loosing to Petrosian
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (C00) French Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
April's Day Game
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
The curious pawn game
F J Lee vs H W Shoosmith, 1904  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
King on the Run
J Perrier vs F Wellmuth, 1917  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
Topalov on the attack
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Four Square Pawns
R Bar vs E Carmel, 2001  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit Mate
G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
The Great Pawn March
E Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Winning Queen, but with King in a lost position
C Mansfield vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1928  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1
Rook gone wild on 7th rank
Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Winning by sacrificing
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1909  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz in Memoriam
A Wojtkiewicz vs D Filipovich, 2001  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
White opening suicide
C Desmarais vs L Seres, 2001  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Two Knights mate
J Smith vs G Derrickson, 1860  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
Smothered mate 2006
Y Visser vs Speelman, 2006  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Mate in 17 moves in 88
B Wall vs R Illorde, 1988  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Great Danes Tactical Victory
S Pedersen vs P H Nielsen, 2003  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 37 moves, 0-1
Bogart Chess
H Bogart vs NN, 1933  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Knightmare or Rookmare ?
J Emms vs S Williams, 2001  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Russian Chess Music
S Prokofiev vs D Oistrakh, 1937  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Halloween Horror Game
W Adams vs H Lyman, 1946  (C27) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Brilliant double attacking game
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Will the Chess never stop ?
Dominguez Perez vs Ivanchuk, 2006  (B06) Robatsch, 69 moves, 1-0
Center strength crushed by Tal's King Indian
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
Larsen beating Fischer
Fischer vs Larsen, 1970  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Four Knights across the Board
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
A M Levin vs Bilenkin, 1892  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Game celebrating the 5th anniversary of chessgames.com
A Artidiello vs D Freeman, 2002  (B01) Scandinavian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
White pawns crushing black Rooks
S Erenburg vs Fridman, 2005  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Knighting Mate
H Clemenz vs F Eisenschmidt, 1862  (C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Mate in five
NN vs E Fossan, 1991  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
Material advantage loose to one piece mate
F K Young vs L Dore, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
D Dengler vs H Olschok, 2000  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0
Kosteniuk vs McShane, 2003  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Two black Knights winning the game
Van der Wiel vs Browne, 1980  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 53 moves, 0-1
Challenging the great K for fun
W Harrelson vs Kasparov, 1999  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marry, and you'll regret it .....
D Wedding vs Dangerman, 1994  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Winning by Pawn Promotion
Smejkal vs J Moles, 1972  (E92) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1
Lucena vs Quintana, 1515  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
White attack
Botvinnik vs Tartakower, 1936  (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0
J Waitzkin vs A Friedman, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Double Pawn Promotion
I Ivanov vs V Mezentsev, 2000  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Knights opening, Rooks closing
E E Wright vs H Hatch, 1965  (B56) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0
Black Queen against White Pawn
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Queen to loose, Rook to mate
Marshall vs von Scheve, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs J Finch, 1851  (C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Fischers come-back
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
F Riemann vs Koeltsch / Pfeiffer / Roesner, 1873  (C52) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
C Csiszar vs B Purton, 2006  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 27 moves, 1-0
8578
Maroczy / Rollans vs Korchnoi, 1985  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 0-1
Mate by sacrifice
F A Foulds vs Lang, 1956  (C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0
H Morton vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Sax vs Larsen, 1972  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Loose or mate
R G Wade vs R F Boxall, 1953  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Playing chess hit by hit
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
Riding to Victory
A Foldeak vs F Nagy, 1942  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 13 moves, 1-0
Unusual opening
E Diemer vs A Schuppler, 1937  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Knight fork on King and Queen
F Bindrich vs Z Andriasian, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
Sacrificing for Mate
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Escaping chess means loosing queen
Tal vs Averbakh, 1961  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0
A Kramer vs O Ruester, 1926  (A16) English, 20 moves, 1-0
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0
The punishment for weak King defence is mate
Fine vs H Helms, 1945  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 1-0
March Forward
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Copenhagen Brilliant
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
J Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Opening 7th rank and F-file for attack against black
F Reinfeld vs Reshevsky, 1932  (E16) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Chess ABC
A B Carlin vs L Christiansen, 1986  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Double Queen Sacrifice
Van Kampen vs Timman, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 40 moves, 0-1
Denker vs H Feit, 1929  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
Halloween 2010
H Steiner vs C Sensenig, 1945  (C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Knight forks King and Queen
H Mueller vs O Bernstein, 1934  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
J Thompson vs C Mead, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
A Napoleao dos Santos vs J Caldas Vianna, 1880  (C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Young victory
M Zlotnikov vs J Waitzkin, 1988  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 0-1
T Luther vs M Thinius, 2004  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zsuperb!
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992  (E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
P H Nielsen vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
10 Years of Intellectual Joy and Excitement
A Artidiello vs D Freeman, 2001  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Larsens Mastery
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Bird vs Mason, 1876  (A02) Bird's Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
Fools Game
Puck vs Troll, 1961  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 9 moves, 0-1
Ladies Game
Judy vs Lady B., 1853  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Blackmate
A H Trott vs H H Cole, 1950  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
C Hartlaub vs Fleischer, 1913  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 19 moves, 1-0
Pawn wall
Botvinnik vs G Thomas, 1936  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Mate in seven
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
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