My favorite game R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0 The game that drew my attention to the player I most admire. Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1 I bet Larsen wished he had played Board 2 after all... Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1 This game makes one a Petrosian fan! Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 My former teacher defeats a legend. He wasn't too happy. Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007  (A28) English, 27 moves, 0-1 I never tire of re-playing this. D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956   (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1 R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963   (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 Elegant. Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0 The oldest chestnut of all, but very instructive. Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858   (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 The "From Russia with Love" game. Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 Simply amazing! Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 Y Dembo vs N Pentala, 2001  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0 My current trainer defeats my former teacher. Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996   (B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 Tal injects a new move into the Caro-Kann Tal vs Shamkovich, 1972  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 Tal vs M Pasman, 1953  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Tolush, 1957  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0 Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0 Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0 N Krogius vs Stein, 1960  (E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1 N Castaneda vs Y Dembo, 2001  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 60 moves, 0-1 Y Dembo vs D Driamin, 2000   (C05) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0 Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs S Palatnik, 1978  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 1-0 Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0 A Gara vs Y Dembo, 2000 (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 40 moves, 0-1 A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1967  (B50) Sicilian, 74 moves, 0-1 A Acevedo Milan vs Fischer, 1970  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1 Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907   (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1 Alburt vs Kasparov, 1978  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 56 moves, 0-1 Kasparov vs R Akesson, 1980  (E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0 Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0 This is just amazing; it's like chess from another world... Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0 Bobby's ninth move is an incredible act of chess courage. Gligoric vs Fischer, 1958  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 35 games