underpromote and skewer!
Janowski vs O Chajes, 1913  (C49) Four Knights, 108 moves, 1-0
en passant = #
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0
play the Sicilian - Czech Benoni style!
Tarrasch vs Muenchhoff, 1881  (B27) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
pawn bulldozer
Tarrasch vs Schiffers, 1887  (C11) French, 54 moves, 1-0
double quartgrip in action
B Richter vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1
french invasion
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1890  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
invading the stonewall
O Mueller vs Tarrasch, 1890  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 75 moves, 0-1
well-hung Queen
Tarrasch vs Gunsberg, 1890  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 12 moves, 1-0
leaping pieces
Tarrasch vs Sergel, 1891  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
crazy pawn formation move 22
W Paulsen vs Tarrasch, 1892  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
swarming pieces
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893  (000) Chess variants, 28 moves, 1-0
attack plan in the KIA
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1893  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
threats that are stronger than their execution
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1893  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
another gem from Anderssen
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
interesting fortress constructed
E MacDonald vs W Schelfhout, 1912 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
sideline discovery leads to double-mate
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
beautiful mating combo
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
king hunt
Chigorin vs Zukertort, 1883  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
kasparov's immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
another fischer queen sac
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
sac the Queen and build a windmill
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
brussel routs
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
self-block
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
an untouchable Queen for a King to sleep with
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
rolling pawn-roller
A Brinckmann vs Kmoch, 1927  (A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
domination of a running army at move 25 - court-yard dissection
Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1861  (C52) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
poisoned Queen leaps across pawn front for Opera mate
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
ram open the castle doors!
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
offer the Bishop to sack the lady
I Morovic Fernandez vs A Beliavsky, 1985  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 36 moves, 1-0
submariner attack sinks Russian fleet - watch pawns flee deck
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
sac the Queen, call in the siege
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
move 30: Queenside Pawn monomochromy battle
Anand vs Svidler, 2006  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0
battering ram knocking at the gate
W Paulsen vs Gunsberg, 1883  (C22) Center Game, 51 moves, 0-1
shooting the piano player
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
tower-trap
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
evergreen echo
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
zugzwang
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
the sorcerer's apprentice
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
a Queen for the King
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
juggernaut! 22 Qf2 Qh3+ 23 Kg1 Re1+!! 24 Rxe1 Bxd4 - Fischer
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
charge of the light brigade
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
pretty pawn-roller combination
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
a Rubinstein brilliancy prize
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
cambridge springs springs an attack
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
breakthrough
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Holmes encounters Moriarty
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
Lasker invades with the Rook
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1899  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
windmill
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury's bulldozer
Pillsbury vs Schiffers, 1898  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
stop, drop, and roll, my lady
NN vs de Riviere, 1867  (C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
sparkling Perrier
J Perrier vs F Wellmuth, 1917  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
fortress
Morphy vs S Boden, 1859  (C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
return of the black death
Blackburne vs NN, 1898  (C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Bauer imprisoned
Englisch vs J Bauer, 1890  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 53 moves, 1-0
Immortal Correspondence Game candidate!?
N Tegelman (Johansson) vs R Rey Ardid, 1933  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 47 moves, 1-0
the sound of Organ Pipes
Yurtaev vs Carlsen, 2004  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
mating pattern: a Tarrasch echo
Blackburne vs J M Hanham, 1889  (C25) Vienna, 22 moves, 1-0
a dandy! fork, double attack, x-ray
Tseitlin vs E Dizdarevic, 1999  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
pin and counter-pin
V Makogonov vs V Chekhover, 1937  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1
the pin drops
Blackburne vs A G Howard, 1862  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
leaping Queen grabs King from across pawn chain again
I A Horowitz vs NN, 1939  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Queen sac to bring on R + N mate
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Alekhine visits the mill
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0
Morphy the millwright
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
passed pawn power in chess
Philidor vs NN, 1749  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
lateral ram takes aim at base of the black fortress
J Fedorowicz vs Benjamin, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
x-ray vision
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
Fischer sacks the Queen
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Immortal Blockade
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
pin and win
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
33 Be4! wins; instead, 33 ... Qg4!! - The Tables Turned, poetic
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910  (C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
prying open the barricade - 13 ... Bh3!
M Harmonist vs Burn, 1887  (C14) French, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1
double B sac fails? repair with echo double B sac theme!
Burn vs J Owen, 1884  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
unplayed 24 Qe6 - Nowotny theme! - chose to announce #6 instead
S Loyd vs C C Moore, 1853  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
N + R team up to trot across the fence
C Golmayo vs S Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1
theme: unguarded guard
Topalov vs J Polgar, 1996  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 60 moves, 1-0
four exchange sacks in one game
R Zelcic vs V Neverov, 2001  (B53) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
a possible end: 31 Na3 Qxa3+ 32 bxa3 b2+ 33 Ka2 b1Q#
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
44 ... Kh8 45 Nf7+ Kg8 46 Nxh6++ Kh8 47 Qg8+ Rxg8 48 Nf7#
Topalov vs Bareev, 2004  (C11) French, 44 moves, 1-0
46 Kb4 Rh4 47 Rf4 - theme: unguarded guard
J Norri vs G Borgo, 2001  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
echo of Reti's mate
Dutch vs J N Sugden, 1964  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 11 moves, 0-1
Reti's mating pattern
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
echo of Reti's mate again
Tal vs D Ramos, 1991  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
never resign!
M Mitkov vs V Georgiev, 2001  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 0-1
14 ... Qxd4? - buried! Piket avoid Kasparov's line, but loses
Kasparov vs J Piket, 1995  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
triple-double - basketball? no! chess? yes!
I Cheparinov vs A Stefanova, 2005  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 155 moves, 1-0
another triple-double
Lowenthal vs Harrwitz, 1853  (C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
a platoon triplet seeks one road in favour of another
A Stefanova vs E Repkova, 1996  (A48) King's Indian, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
avalanche
Mamedyarov vs S Volkov, 2006  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
resignation in a drawn position
M Klinova vs D Spence, 2006  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
lasso first, then tighten the net
Carlsen vs Bareev, 2005  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
theme: steel King
Stellwagen vs H Wang, 2005 (C12) French, McCutcheon, 43 moves, 1-0
19 ... Nh2! - computer variation
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
attack the man wearing the epaulettes
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
13 ... Nxg4? would be half-pinned by 14 Rdg1, if black eyes h6
Fischer vs Robatsch, 1962  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0
36...Nxe5 37 Rxe6 Nxd3 threat: Nf4+ or 38 Rxh6+? gxh6+
Korchnoi vs G Van der Stricht, 2003  (C01) French, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
((B + 5*P) > (2*R))
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
avalanche of pawns
F J Lee vs H W Shoosmith, 1904  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
trap-set: 22 Qg4 -> looking-glass parries; 24 d6 eyes weak rank
Van Wely vs J Delemarre, 2003  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
steel King
F Konings vs T Battsetseg, 2003  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
Opera-house game
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
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