17..Bf6! black gives white an offer he can't refuse.
Karjakin vs Radjabov, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 52 moves, 0-1
Nice trap and combination
Bronstein vs Gligoric, 1967  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 40 moves, 1-0
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
Quintessential Nezhmetdinov
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
G Mititelu vs Tal, 1958  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
A brilliancy
T Lopang vs J Gilbert, 2006  (E92) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
An interesting game.
F Borges vs A Sandrin, 1954  (B50) Sicilian, 58 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
First rated win by a Computer
Mac Hack VI vs B Landey, 1967  (B20) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
J Polgar vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Adams, 2005  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Technical Beatdown
J Polgar vs B Finegold, 1989  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Naiditsch vs Carlsen, 2006  (C57) Two Knights, 54 moves, 0-1
G Welling vs R Verhey, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Unexpected Queen trap
Z Domnitz vs Pachman, 1973  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Vladimirov vs A V Kharitonov, 1977  (A06) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Shirov, 2003  (B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
"Nothing exciting has happened but black is clearly lost."
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
An Odd one. 1. Na3!? and win?
G Welling vs T Szakall, 1996  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Gufeld, 1981  (A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs D Gurevich, 1993  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 37 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu vs Kavalek, 1969  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1
A gem of a blindfolded game.
Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 74 moves, 1-0
A beautiful struggle between 2 classic masters.
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Instructive ending
F Olafsson vs Unzicker, 1970  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 47 moves, 1-0
Judit opens up a can in the opening!
J Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0
Very nice mate in 5 at the end
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0
Nice queen sac and king hunt
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007  (A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 48 moves, 0-1
T I Casswell vs Keene, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Smash and crash to the enemy monarch.
Caruana vs E Berg, 2008  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
A very nice finish for the Norwegian star.
Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2009  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
A shot
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 1-0
P Kranzl vs Blatny, 1991  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Tal vs T Paehtz Sr, 1974  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
1d410: A mind-boggling tornado!
E Parr vs E Gullaksen, 1995  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Don't try this with Houdini!
Crafty vs Nakamura, 2007  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 155 moves, 0-1
Rapport vs Wei Yi, 2017  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Kotronias vs D Xiu, 2011  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0
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