Torre teaching game
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Fun with minor pieces
NN vs H Bruening, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 6 moves, 0-1
Light squares rule!
NN vs Shearer, 1978  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0
Another King walks into checkmate story.
J Perrier vs F J Wellmuth, 1917  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
chess puzzle White to play move 28.
Nakamura vs S Muhammad, 2004  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Chess puzzle pleaser.
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Great castled King attack by White.
Nunn vs L Piasetski, 1978  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 38 moves, 1-0
e6 attack at its best.
Tal vs NN, 1963  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Wild Rook swindles to the rescue!
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
d6 allowing Morphy the checkmate Q or B choice.
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Morphy vrs Morphy King's walk to mate 0 - 0
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Morphy's Knightmare mate!
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Double bishop sac attack.
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Kolty colle h7 attack smack.
Koltanowski vs J J O'Hanlon, 1937  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
A great latent h7 Colle sac
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Sac at e7 shows Bronstein looking like Tal.
Bronstein vs Geller, 1955  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Queen sac at g6!!!
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Black wins... Spassky bends Bent Larsen.
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
BDG vrs Heinz... slow play hurts.
E Diemer vs Heinz, 1954  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Odds game = Knight
W G Ward vs H Browne, 1874  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Black's 2nd move f6 ... equals a quick loss
P Korhonen vs C C Lim, 2000  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Spassky's White vrs Sicilian w/ 6. B d3
Spassky vs Bondarevsky, 1960  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit gem
B Baranov vs Osmolovski, 1973  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Petoff Pain
M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Piano Pain
Patricia Peper vs G E Pearce, 1944  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
QGD fun and focus in the middle
J Horvath vs Smagin, 1990 (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0
Scoth Game Modern Defense Pain
Nakamura vs A De Palma, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0
The Pirc gets Rooked at f6
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Morphy smothered mate via 7th rank Knight
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
White's last 2 moves show Board Vision
Bacrot vs S Azarov, 1992  (D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 29 moves, 1-0
Meran with Jon Edwards analysis
Botvinnik vs S Belavenets, 1934  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0
Meran attack
Eliskases vs P Michel, 1938  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 31 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's Queen trap
Alekhine vs M Schroeder, 1924  (B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 1-0
D44 Meran Black Botvinnik 0 - 1
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
Capablanca's Rook pawn finess
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Double Bishop Sacrifice
Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
2001 Movie Space Game
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Tal's Blitz Brilliancy
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
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