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World Champion's favorite games
Compiled by World Champion
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Fantastic Games
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Fisher Four Queens
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Trap Opening
B Thelen vs NN, 1930 
(B30) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
H Ullrich vs NN, 1952 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960 
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
D Smith vs E Heiny, 1974 
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Suetin vs P Travnicek, 1975 
(B50) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Margave vs NN, 1976 
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
D Pelan vs M Hand, 1981 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Kruza vs Kotasa, 1986 
(B32) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
G Schnitzler vs Hardung, 1862 
(B30) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Schult vs Dax, 1941 
(B50) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Hounie Fleurquin, 1961 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Schestakov vs Gusseinow, 1967 
(B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Karlstrom vs Simmens, 1967 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
M de Bolster vs NN, 1970 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
B Wall vs R Monahan, 1972 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
B Wall vs J Friedrichsen, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Janisek vs Berces, 1976 
(B27) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Van der Wiel vs J van Mil, 1977 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
M Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
B Ivanovic vs I Grigic, 1982 
(B27) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Schalkow vs Bogun, 1983 
(B32) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Gurejev vs Boiko, 1983 
(B44) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Z Veroci vs E Kondou, 1984 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Berecky vs Sonderso, 1986 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Toth vs L Csuri, 1988 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
W Godoy Neto vs K Banas, 1993 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
J Mysulka vs M Vagner, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
E Naiditsch vs A Draeger, 2000 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
H Buckle vs NN, 1840 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
S Crakanthorp vs H N Maddox, 1933 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
G A Thomas vs E Sapira, 1932 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
L Schmid vs W Sahlmann, 1948 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Fetzer vs Schmidt, 1951 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
Portisch vs Oravez, 1952 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
C H Alexander vs Z Milev, 1954
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0

Trap Opening
L Kurtesch vs Berta, 1958 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Accidental Opening
J Sajtar vs Sliwa, 1947 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

Nice Opening
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Topalov's Winning Attack
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Shock Attack
K Treybal vs J Rejfir, 1933 
(B40) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

Wanted Queen
Chekhov vs Razuvaev, 1982 
(A04) Reti Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Quenns Sacrifice
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Simple tactics but lethal
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Queen Sacrifice 001
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Queen Sacrifice
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

Pawn Power
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Queen Sacrifice
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

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