The Knights of the Apocalypse
Bird vs J Mason, 1876  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
The warden of the two towers
L Haller vs A Robbins, 1884  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
The torment of Tantalus
H N Kittson vs G Tatnall, 1884  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0
Without title
J Berger vs Taubenhaus, 1885  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 74 moves, 0-1
Little game, great hazards.
Gunsberg vs E Schallopp, 1886  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
"Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point" La Fontaine
Taubenhaus vs Burn, 1886  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 0-1
The knife in the wound
Schiffers vs M Harmonist, 1887  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
Exploiting little weaknesses
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
The wit blows where it wants.
M Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
Harassment
Bird vs N Miniati, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Waving a magic wand
Taubenhaus vs E Schallopp, 1890  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Into the breach
Bird vs Gossip, 1891  (A03) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Diplomatic struggle
S Sittenfeld vs Janowski, 1892  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
The prey for the shade
J Mieses vs Blackburne, 1892  (C26) Vienna, 34 moves, 0-1
Position play in a romantic gambit
C Pierce vs Walter Bennett, 1894 (C25) Vienna, 35 moves, 1-0
Accurate calculation
Walter Bennett vs D F Sheldon, 1894  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 26 moves, 1-0
Finished symphony
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Mysteries of the Milky Way
Tarrasch vs C Walbrodt, 1895  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
Miracle or calculation ?
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
Victory of optimism
Janowski vs G Marco, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
For the lovers of complication
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1896 (C00) French Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
It looks like Janowski !
A Zinkl vs J Metger, 1897  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
A failure in the armour
Lipke vs Janowski, 1898  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
Methodically
G Marco vs Burn, 1898  (C14) French, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0
When world champions fight
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1899  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
An unpleasant surprise
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1899  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Mieses's favourite
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
A tale of One thousand and one nights
Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
A tight game
G Marco vs J Mieses, 1901  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1
Bristol and Loyd
J Mieses vs J Mason, 1901  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
Trench warfare
J Mason vs Janowski, 1902  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0
The art of attack
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1902  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0
The two thieves
J Mieses vs Marshall, 1902  (C25) Vienna, 54 moves, 1-0
Black magic
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1903  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury at home
Pillsbury vs H Wolf, 1903  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Invitation to attack
Marshall vs Maroczy, 1903  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Opportunity makes a thief
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Schlechterian harmonies
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
The temerity punished
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1904  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
The Shabbat
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1904  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 0-1
An iron hand in a velvet glove
Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1905  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Fresh ideas
Marshall vs Burn, 1905  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0
Idea and matter
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1905  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Blackmail with mate
Teichmann vs Chigorin, 1905  (A84) Dutch, 27 moves, 1-0
Short but good
Alapin vs Marshall, 1905  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
Mines and counter-mines
J Mieses vs von Bardeleben, 1905  (C13) French, 32 moves, 1-0
Merciless duel
O Bernstein vs Janowski, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0
Electrifying the chessboard
J Mieses vs J Moller, 1906  (B01) Scandinavian, 46 moves, 1-0
An attack by Perlis
J Perlis vs Salwe, 1906  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Entanglement
Swiderski vs Spielmann, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
The uncomfortable residences
A Reggio vs E Post, 1906  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
A deadly pawn roller
Blackburne vs W John, 1906  (C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1-0
The Day of the Dupes
H Wolf vs W John, 1906  (C10) French, 42 moves, 1-0
The Walpurgis Night
Duras vs Teichmann, 1906  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 1-0
A marshall's baton in the cartridge pouch
Burn vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
The lover of combinations
Janowski vs Salwe, 1906  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
The roller
Swiderski vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
The art of the sailors
Duras vs H Wolf, 1906  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
The air is pure, the road is wide.
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Jiu-jitsu
Duras vs Spielmann, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0
Between the anvil and the hammer
J Perlis vs J Mieses, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 0-1
A flawed beauty
Tartakower vs Maroczy, 1907  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 57 moves, 0-1
Penelope's web
Janowski vs J Berger, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
A well defended fortress
P Leonhardt vs E Schallopp, 1907  (C58) Two Knights, 30 moves, 1-0
A power-hammer for a nutshell
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
A sharp fight
Duras vs H Suechting, 1908  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
The tiger is lying in wait
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1908  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
A muddled tangle
H Rosenfeld vs Marshall, 1909  (C59) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
The three enchanted lines
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
In Memoriam Morphy
F Lazard vs A Gibaud, 1909  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
From one weakness to another
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
The king looks for a refuge
Gunsberg vs Reti, 1911  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1
Wrong objective
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1911  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
A big-cat fight
Duras vs E Cohn, 1911  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
An opening mistake
Schlechter vs P Leonhardt, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
The winged pawn
O Chajes vs J Perlis, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
The punishment of the passiveness
E Cohn vs Burn, 1911  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
"Qui trop embrasse mal étreint" (French proverb)
Tartakower vs Burn, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Spielmann's favourite
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0
A lightning raid
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1911  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
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