Incredible tactical finish
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
The Sicilian sac you've always wanted to make
M Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 9 moves, 1-0
Lead in development can be devastating
Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Defend and counterattack
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
Smyslov beats Fisher with Black pieces
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
Misha gets locked
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
Troubleing Knights
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Blitz game knock-out
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Mikhail Botvinnik's deep calculation
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Black's Kingside attack
Keres vs Euwe, 1936  (C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
How to steer towards a winning endgame
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Knight outpost on e6
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Lure the king out by sacrificing the exchange
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
23. Rxd4 sacrifice enables Rxh7+
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Morphy's prowess in open positions
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Morphy's 17...Qxf3! Well calculated attack.
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Conduct an attack on the lone king.
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
White enjoys his freedom, and gets pawns running
Philidor vs NN, 1749  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Sac, pin, double discovered check, checkmate
A Smith vs Philidor, 1790  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Exchange sac, leading to mate due overloaded rook
Krasenkow vs Karpov, 2003  (E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
28.Bxb5, undermining with a net gain of a pawn for White
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
The Knight is a dangerous piece
M Tissir vs Dreev, 2004  (B56) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
Siegbert Tarrasch's immortal odds game
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893  (000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
Karpov's game of domination
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
A splendid game by Karl Marx
M Marks vs H Meyer, 1871  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
Black gets drowned by tactics
Sanahuja vs Fernandez, 1983  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 1-0
Another great brilliancy by Morphy, annotated by me.
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Model play in the King's Gambit Accepted, Wild Muzio.
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Sam Loyd's approach to chess
Fitzgerald vs S F Loyd, 1877  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
Another wave of tactics, overwhelming the Queen
NN vs P Leonhardt, 1903  (C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1
How your approach in the Sicilian should be
Tal vs Koblents, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 1-0
Brute tactics by Ivanchuk
Ivanchuk vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0
Kasparov shows off his QID, dbl B sac.
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
41.Nd7!, typical Kasparov pawn sac for attack
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Fusion of tactics: 18.Qd8+!!
M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Anand shows how to execute the move 31. ...Rxe5!
Topalov vs Anand, 2006  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
All puzzles start with a corner piece, 23...Bf3!
Kaidanov vs S Erenburg, 2005  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
Johannes Zukertort creates a one of a kind combo
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Some pieces look defended, look.
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1
Characteristic bishop sacrifice
Harikrishna vs C Gokhale, 2002  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
Gata Kamsky's good run in MTel, 16.Nd5 w/ 21.Rxf6
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2006  (B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
After 28.Bxf7+ Black submits to the tactics
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Excert central pressure, steer the game!
Sherrard / Wilmot vs Burn, 1898  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
“The pieces must breathe deeply and with a full chest!” --Tal
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Suicide bomber, due potential fork.
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1956  (E78) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0
Polgar's tactical miss 12. Bxf7+!
J Polgar vs Spassky, 1993  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 63 moves, 0-1
How to pull off an infiltration combo with 9.Bxf7+
E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Mating pattern, enjoy it !
Bogoljubov vs NN, 1952  (C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0
How to emphase on your opponents unpleasant placement of pieces
Bogoljubov vs H Mueller, 1934  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0
Constant flow of sacrifices
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Tactical essence of Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Andersen Attac
A Dadian vs M Bitcham, 1892  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik's refreshing style, Keene stays Keen.
Keene vs Botvinnik, 1966  (A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Incredible
Sax vs D Minic, 1975  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 24 moves, 1-0
11.Nf7, the mental sacrifice trick.
Aronian vs Navara, 2006  (E17) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Patzer punished by solid play
I Sokolov vs Aronian, 2006  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
Junior suprises the little fish with 28.Rd5!
Junior vs Rybka, 2006  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hit the cross check, dont you come back no more no more...
Botvinnik vs N Minev, 1954  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 91 moves, 1-0
Zsuzsa Polgar in attackmodus.
S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985  (A60) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
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