Is a central pawn majority worth a piece? R Nezhmetdinov vs Myagmarsuren, 1965  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 51 moves, 0-1 The French defence and dismemberment thereof. E Tate vs A Base, 1996  (C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 Tremendous endgame technique from the master of the grimace. J Piket Sr vs G Welling, 1985  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1 Did he mean to sack his queen? Marshall vs N Halper, 1941  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0 A pawn can indeed be worth an open file. Unzicker vs R Czaya, 1948  (C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0 Beware the Zwinzenchung. G Stoltz vs K Richter, 1941  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 A complete kingside wipe-out. I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1934  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 28 moves, 0-1 Queen + Bishop + Keres = murderous debotchery Keres vs L Laurine, 1935  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0 A peaceful opening. At least for a while. Keres vs Fine, 1937  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 A prolonged pin providing pain. Spielmann vs Reti, 1913  (C56) Two Knights, 30 moves, 0-1 The swashbuckling approach to chess. Schlechter vs Walter, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0 Who says the Giuoco Piano is boring? Szabo vs T D van Scheltinga, 1947  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0 Can't have a game collection without the holy one. Morphy vs de Riviere, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0 Very good knight versus very bad bishop. O'Kelly vs Najdorf, 1950  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1 Total domination. (I counted J.A. Topfke as one kibitz) P S Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0 Awesome display of tactics and strategy with the black pieces. J Davidson vs Alekhine, 1926  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 0-1 The beast doing what the beast does best. Kasparov vs M Thiruchelvam, 1998  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0 A somewhat forceful exchange sac. Rada vs Kostal, 1942  (B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0 A very exciting and hard fought draw. D Rubin vs Glek, 1989  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 A peaceful draw ... NOT!!! J Bellon Lopez vs R Jamieson, 1977  (C47) Four Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 Have my rooks and my queen. I don't care. Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1 After throwing the kitchen sink be cool and finish the endgame. Szabo vs G Sigurjonsson, 1968  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1 Getting the most out of the initiative. H Lehmann vs P Mueller-Breil, 1952  (C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0 What the hell is going on here? Streng vs E J Diemer, 1984  (A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0 Very solid attacking. A R Green vs S Villone, 2006  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 39 moves, 1-0 The Stellwagen in fine form. Holzke vs Stellwagen, 2005 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1 The Petroff. And deserving treatment thereof. Stellwagen vs S Alavi, 1999  (C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 Swapping off your opponents fianchettoed is not always good. O Nill vs F Teodonio, 2001 (A10) English, 57 moves, 1-0 Knowing when to attack is an artform. A W Bowen vs J H Beaty, 1962  (E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0 Added so I can gloat I beat Scott in a gameknot blitz game. L Garcia vs S Thomson, 2005  (E90) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1 How many pieces can one man sac? Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865   (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0 Killing the French with the KIA. B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 Sack and counterattack. B Lalic vs Khalifman, 1997  (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1 Beware the unconventional. L Mueller vs M Mannhart, 2006 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1 Similarities to a certain Berliner game are coincedental. A Lopukhin vs Semeniuk, 1975  (C57) Two Knights, 50 moves, 0-1 The king in the centre. Gruenfeld vs Reti, 1922  (A53) Old Indian, 26 moves, 0-1 The eternal optimist being........optimistic. Larsen vs E Torre, 1987  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 56 moves, 1-0 Double bishop sac in the petroff. Who'd have thunk it? Kudrin vs H A Machado Jr, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 Black coming out swinging. V Petkov vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1 Pillsbury cleaning up. Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895   (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 The strength of passed pawns. K Khanov vs J Yuchtman, 1957  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 46 moves, 0-1 The Russian tiger ripping the black to kingside to shreds. T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0 Forget Capa - Symslov was the real king of endgames. Smyslov vs O H Castro Rojas, 1976  (A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 The king safe in the centre. R Filguth vs Korchnoi, 1979  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1 Pulling out a miracle save. F Braga vs Timman, 1982  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 A brilliant attack stopped dead in its tracks. Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1 An instructive pawn sac for open lines and diagonals. Botvinnik vs B Soderborg, 1962  (A16) English, 46 moves, 1-0 Good strong positional play from down under. R Taylor vs P Garbett, 1982  (B83) Sicilian, 46 moves, 1-0 Sacing the kitchen sink. Repeatedly. J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908  (C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0 Sometimes a long hard corrosive game is inspiring. S Kindermann vs Yusupov, 1995  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 82 moves, 0-1 babakova:"an example of a good player against a great player." Golombek vs Smyslov, 1952  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 59 moves, 0-1 Getting the minority attack in. Kramnik vs Timman, 1995  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0 Lost the exchange? Attack!!!! G Camacho Penate vs A Hernandez, 1994  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 28 moves, 1-0 You don't always need the queen for the attack. F Gygli vs Stahlberg, 1934  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 32 moves, 1-0 The young future champ?? Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0 Exploiting the doubled pawns. Bird vs G W Medley, 1849  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 63 moves, 1-0 Short. Sweet. And I have played this move for move. Taylor vs K Dreyer, 1934  (C27) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0 Kill the fianchetto and then ATTACK!!!!!! D Jere vs S Kawuma, 2006 (A38) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0 What the hell is going on here? E Schiller vs R Szmetan, 2003 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0 Isn't black supposed to have the initiative in the Benko? Jobava vs T Kuehn, 2001  (A57) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 Play a crap opening and you get smashed. Duras vs A Neumann, 1903  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0 A dose of the black attack. Olland vs Tartakower, 1907  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 0-1 When Mamedyarov plays well he really plays well. Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 A superb kingside attack in the king's indian. For white. Spassky vs J van Oosterom, 1955  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 22 moves, 1-0 Another opponent getting slowly squeezed. Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947   (A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0 Another queen sac. How 1900. Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 Chessical: A beautiful slow motion combination. G Fridstein vs I Nei, 1952  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0 A congested seventh rank. Eliskases vs L Laurine, 1935  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 Very nice tactical game. 27.Nd7!! a real gem of a move. G Garcia vs O Popovych, 1986 (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 36 moves, 1-0 Giving up the queens twice to gain a replacement. H Schussler vs H Akvist, 1976  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 87 moves, 1-0 A correspondance muzio with a pretty mate. P Millican vs N A Down, 1987  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0 Petty neat attack in a Benko. For white. S Conquest vs Hodgson, 1990  (A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0 Another Benko wipeout. This is brutal. Dlugy vs D Gurevich, 1988  (A57) Benko Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0 Another good slug in the evans. C Bush vs P Polasek, 1985  (C52) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0 An early Botvinnik system by the master himself. Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1941  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1 See my notes in the first kibitz on this game. Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 61 moves, 1-0 's post says it all. Top rout by Fine. Fine vs Gruenfeld, 1936  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 52 moves, 1-0 How tied up is white in this game. Great stuff by Chucky. Kamsky vs Ivanchuk, 1991  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 53 moves, 0-1 Sometimes a hasty liquidation doesn't secure the draw. O Sterner vs Boleslavsky, 1954  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 22 moves, 0-1 Nice continued attack by white well into the endgame. N Ciganovic vs A Gupta, 2006  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 43 moves, 1-0 Hard to believe such a small error cost black so quickly. B Wall vs Morales, 1974  (B56) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0 You can forgive white for this one. K Georgiev vs Nisipeanu, 2006  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1 A demolition player by Judit when she was only 10 years old! J Costa vs Polgar, 1987  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 22 moves, 0-1 Sometimes one weakness (black d-pawn) is enough. Polgar vs Topalov, 2006  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 51 moves, 1-0 A small advantage nursed to a fine win. E Canal vs Rubinstein, 1929  (A04) Reti Opening, 80 moves, 0-1 A quick switch to the kingside. D Nestorovic vs M Ulybin, 2005 (C14) French, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0 Tremendous defence using the exchange sac. Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1907   (C10) French, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Castling early makes the king safe. Or does it? M Keller vs A Quist, 1970  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0 The violent two knights. H Wademark vs M Keller, 1986  (C57) Two Knights, 30 moves, 0-1 Judith gains control of key squares to get a better endgame. S D Sigfusson vs Polgar, 1988  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 66 moves, 0-1 Check out first post for all the details. Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 48 moves, 0-1 Why allow black to initiate a free for all in the sicilian? H Ardiansyah vs H Suradiradja, 1978 (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 92 games