The pirc and TAL!
I Blek vs Tal, 1952  (B07) Pirc, 46 moves, 0-1
A game of the Greater Threat
Stein vs Portisch, 1962  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
a6 = Victory
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
2 rooks beats a Queen
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Nf6 Sacrifice
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Rook Sacrifice
Z Asefi vs Daryl Allen, 2004  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Ka5 = Victory
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
If Petrosian offers a sacrifice, resign.
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Pirc= Victory
Tal vs F Olafsson, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1
Nice endgame trick
V Laznicka vs C Bauer, 2006  (B07) Pirc, 39 moves, 0-1
Take My rook and die!
B Koch vs Szabo, 1952  (B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 0-1
Why won't you take my rook?
von Gottschall vs Albin, 1892  (B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 1-0
Try and play this one safely!
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923  (A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
The dutch loses!
Reti vs Euwe, 1920  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Amazing!
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908  (C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Queens are for Rookies
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1
Nice exchange sac
Morozevich vs Leko, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
Thanks for the Queen
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Poor dragon :(
Karpov vs E Gik, 1968  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Petrosian dominates Tal!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1962  (C11) French, 20 moves, 0-1
Close but no Cigar!
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1952  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Iron Tiger Strikes
Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Seriously when Petrosion sacs just resign!
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1962  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 21 moves, 1-0
Silly Bobby "I will break you"
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1962  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 43 moves, 0-1
Why in gods name would castle Queenside against a god
Shulman vs A Savage, 2002  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
You just cant win when you fight god
Shulman vs I Schneider, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
I'm Confuzzled?
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
He should have resigned on the first turn
Karpov vs Azmaiparashvili, 1983  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
a6 does help rook development
A Saidy vs Fischer, 1968  (A25) English, 35 moves, 0-1
King walks are fun for your opponent
T Bakre vs B Zawadzka, 2004  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 0-1
Good Knight little Magnus
Anand vs Carlsen, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
All hail Zoltan!
Korchnoi vs Ribli, 1988  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1
?
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1936  (A92) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Petrosian, 1973  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
A Dadian vs Boulitchoff, 1882  (C51) Evans Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
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