Miles' famous victory with 1 ...a6
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
A fighting draw using the bayonet attack
Shirov vs Topalov, 2003  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Multiple sacrifices in the Budapest Defence
Bacrot vs Shirov, 2000  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
A nice tactical win for the Budapest Defence
Vyzmanavin vs Kotronias, 1987  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
I like this way of playing the Budapest Defence (Ra6 etc).
M Gurevich vs Korchnoi, 1988  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Budapest - sound enough to beat Alekhine
Alekhine vs Gilg, 1926  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 67 moves, 0-1
Where have all the pawns gone? (Another win for 1 ...a6)
N Resika vs A Galaras, 2001  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
An amazing pawn chain after 52 ...c2.
J Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1
I Kurnosov vs Ivanchuk, 2006  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 57 moves, 0-1
Kramnik's king march salvages his crown
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
The goalkeeper runs up the field and finishes...
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
"The Immortal"
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
"The Evergreen"
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Another great Evans Gambit from Anderssen
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Anderssen's Opening - and a win against Morphy
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 77 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1986  (A10) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Living on the brink
Kamsky vs Shirov, 1993  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
A Ukrainian horse dance
A Matikozian vs Ponomariov, 1996  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
The famous encounter from the Lucerne Olympiad
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
Beating the c3 anti-sicilian; also features B+N ending
Ljubojevic vs J Polgar, 1994  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 106 moves, 0-1
Kasparov needs a win to share his first USSR championship
Tukmakov vs Kasparov, 1981  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
How to introduce a bit of chaos into the Petrov
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999  (C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kramnik wielding the Leningrad Dutch to fine effect
I Ibragimov vs Kramnik, 1991  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 55 moves, 0-1
Tal makes short work of the Caro-Kann (...gxf6)
Tal vs Bronstein, 1982  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 19 moves, 1-0
A beautiful tactical win against the Caro-Kann (3 f3!?)
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Yes, the game with THE rook sacrifice...
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Now that's what I call an active rook pair...
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0
Perfect illustration of ...c5 against the Saemisch
Gheorghiu vs Gelfand, 1989 (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 36 moves, 0-1
"Sacrifice is the key to mate" - lessons from the shogi master
P K Wells vs Y Habu, 2005  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Queens fianchetto against the Sicilian
Kramnik vs J Polgar, 1994  (B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs J Polgar, 1997  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
A classic King's Indian win for Kasparov
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
Petrosian's famous king march
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Anglo-Polish, four fianchettoes and a queen trap
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Spassky crushes the Nimzo-Larsen attack
B Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Brilliancy prize, New York 1924
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
How to make life complicated
Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Invasion
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2006  (A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit miniature
J Lansing vs R A Hart, 1907  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2006  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
I Rajlich vs A Stefanova, 2006  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Topalov, 2006  (A03) Bird's Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
How not to play the Fischer Defence
Morphy vs B Tilghman, 1859  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1903  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
N L Freeman vs M J Haygarth, 1960  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
J Roscher vs H Rost, 1989 (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
M Dubois vs S Polgar, 1994  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
J Szekely vs Spielmann, 1912  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
E Schweinburg vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934 (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1
K Starr vs A Matras-Clement, 1998  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 24 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs Tal, 1970  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 34 moves, 0-1
Who needs rooks? A Bronstein masterpiece.
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Bronstein masterclass
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (A91) Dutch Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Boa constrictor chokes on prey
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1
Short vs R J Miles, 1976  (B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
KID (Petrosian variation)
A Veingold vs Kasparov, 1979  (E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
KID (Petrosian variation)
Plaskett vs Nunn, 1982  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Capa masterpiece
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
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