Budapest (Hungary) 1917
L Horvath vs L Mayer, 1917  (C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0
Budapest (Hungary) 1917 (GOTD)
Breyer vs J Esser, 1917  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Budapest (Hungary) 1917
K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Manhattan Chess Club Championship 1918 Rd.1
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Hastings 1919 (GOTD)
H Cole vs W Winter, 1919  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Match , Vienna AUS 1920
Tartakower vs Reti, 1920  (C46) Three Knights, 31 moves, 1-0
New Orleans 1920 "Take my wife. Please!" (GOTD)
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Amsterdam m ;HCL 28 1920 "Max Out" (GOTD)
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Amsterdam 1920
Wiersma vs Euwe, 1920  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
Lasker-Capablanca WC Match, Havana 1921 Rd.10
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
Lasker-Capablanca WC Match, Havana 1921 Rd.14
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1
Budapest 1921
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Triberg 1921 (25....Qf3!!)
A Brinckmann vs Alekhine, 1921  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1
Hastings 1922 (Three Queen Sacrifice)
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Kristianstad 1922 "Women's Prison" (GOTD)
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Teplitz-Schonau it GER 1922 (3rd Brilliancy)
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Teplitz-Schonau it GER 1922 (2nd Brilliancy)
Rubinstein vs J Mieses, 1922  (A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0
Teplitz-Schonau it GER 1922 (1st Brilliancy)
Reti vs H Wolf, 1922  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Vienna 1922 (GOTD)
Alekhine vs Gruenfeld, 1922  (D80) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 0-1
Copenhagen 1923 "The Immortal Zugzwang " (GOTD)
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
DSB Kongress, Frankfurt GER 1923
B Moritz vs Gruenfeld, 1923 (D90) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 0-1
Karlsbad 1923 Rd.2
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
Karlsbad 1923 Rd.2
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 0-1
Karlsbad 1923 Rd.7
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
Karlsbad 1923 Rd.10
A Nimzowitsch vs J Bernstein, 1923  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Karlsbad 1923 Rd.16
Alekhine vs Spielmann, 1923  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1
Margate (01) 1923
Alekhine vs A Muffang, 1923  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Liverpool 1923
J Blake vs V Wahltuch, 1923  (C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
New York, USA 1924 "A Knight in Capablanca" (GOTD)
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
New York, USA 1924
Janowski vs Ed. Lasker, 1924  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
New York ch-USA 1942 (Stalemate Swindle)
C Pilnick vs Reshevsky, 1942  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2
New York, USA 1924 (GOTD)
Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
New York 1924 (First brilliancy prize)
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
New York 1924 (Second brilliancy prize) (GOTD)
Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Gablonz 1924 "Sämisch's Immortal" (GOTD)
Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0
Moscow International Tournament 1925
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Marienbad 1925 (GOTD)
Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Baden Baden 1925 (GOTD)
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Baden-Baden Tartakower 1925 Rd.1
Gruenfeld vs J W te Kolste, 1925  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Mexico City Mexican ch, MEX 1926
Torre vs J Araiza Munoz, 1926  (A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Dresden 1926
Tartakower vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  (A04) Reti Opening, 58 moves, 0-1
Dresden 1926 (Nimzo plays the Nimzo-Indian)
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Dresden 1926 (GOTD)
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Semmering 1926 Rd.1 (GOTD)
A Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1926  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Semmering 1926 Rd.8
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926  (E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
Sweden 1926
Botvinnik vs G Stoltz, 1926  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Chicago 1926
Showalter vs Ed. Lasker, 1926  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 58 moves, 1-0
Composition 1927 "The Immortal Overprotection"
A Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
1st olm final, London ENG 1927
L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927  (A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0
pre-A, Kecskemet 1927
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927  (B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #1
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1
World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #11
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #21
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #32
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0
World Championship, Buenos Aires 1927 Round #34
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
New York 1927
Vidmar vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
New York 1927
Vidmar vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
New York 1927
A Nimzowitsch vs Vidmar, 1927  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
Berlin, Germany 1928
A Nimzowitsch vs C Ahues, 1928  (A16) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Berlin, Germany 1928
Rubinstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Berlin, Germany 1928 "Pardon My French!" (GOTD)
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (C13) French, 88 moves, 0-1
Triberg cg 1928 (Player of the Day)
Bogoljubov vs G Stoltz, 1928  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 0-1
London 1928 (Windmill GOTD)
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0
Bad Kissingen 1928
Capablanca vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
New York 1929 (GOTD)
Denker vs H Feit, 1929  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
Bradley Beach 1929 ( brilliancy prize)
Alekhine vs H Steiner, 1929  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Warsaw 1929 "The Polish Immortal" (GOTD)
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Kazan-ch 1929 (Smothered Mate GOTD)
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
Karlsbad 1929
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Karlsbad 1929
A Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1929  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 53 moves, 1-0
Karlsbad 1929 "Black Be Nimzo, Black Win Quick"
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Karlsbad 1929 "It's Not Euwe 'til It's Over" GOTD
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929  (A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
It 1929 (GOTD)
Saemisch vs Gruenfeld, 1929  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 1-0
Alekhine-Bogoljubov WC Match , Germany 1929 Rd.8
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Hamburg Olympiad 1930 (Best Game)
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1
Hamburg Olympiad 1930 (Best Ending)
Kashdan vs Flohr, 1930  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 1-0
San Remo , ITA 1930
Vidmar vs Alekhine, 1930  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 57 moves, 0-1
San Remo , ITA 1930 "Under the Gun" (GOTD)
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
San Remo , ITA 1930 (brilliancy prize) "The Full Monti"
Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1
Moscow-Leningrad Match 1930
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930  (B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Hastings 1930 (Capablanca's Endgames)
Capablanca vs Yates, 1930  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 87 moves, 1-0
Amsterdam 1931 (Exhibition Match)
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Amsterdam 1931 (Exhibition Match)
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Paris 1931 (KG Declined Disaster)
Alekhine vs Vardonenko, 1931  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
corr 1931 (Queen on a "Karu Cell" GOTD)
A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Bern 1932
A Staehelin vs Alekhine, 1932  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 21 moves, 0-1
Paris 1932 "Tennis, Anyone?" (GOTD)
Alekhine vs Russian Tennis Club, 1932  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
Berlin Championship, 1932 ·Rd.11
R Elstner vs C Ahues, 1932  (A06) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Pasadena 1932 "Dake it to the Limit" (GOTD)
A Dake vs Alekhine, 1932  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0
Western Championship 1932 (GOTD)
F Reinfeld vs Reshevsky, 1932  (E16) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Leningrad , Russia 1933
V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1
Princeton USA 1933
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Madrid 1933 "Pwned" (GOTD)
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Copenhagen 1933 "Knight Fall" (GOTD)
J Enevoldsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1933  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Olympiad , Folkestone ENG 1933
Gruenfeld vs Stahlberg, 1933  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Match , Arosa SUI 1933 (Swindle)
Flohr vs H Grob, 1933  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Western Association Meeting 1933
Fine vs A Dake, 1933  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Budapest HUN 1934 "A Man, a Plan, a Canal" (GOTD)
E Canal vs Horvath, 1934  (B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0
Zurich 1934 (Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy)
Alekhine vs H Johner, 1934  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 47 moves, 1-0
Zurich 1934 (Alekhine's only win against 66 year old)
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Zurich 1934
Lasker vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1
Moscow 1935
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
Moscow 1935
F Bohatirchuk vs Botvinnik, 1935  (C49) Four Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
Moscow 1935 (19.....Rd3!)
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Alekhine-Euwe World Championship Match 1935 Rd.4
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
Alekhine-Euwe World Championship Match 1935
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Kazan op 1936
N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Nottingham 1936
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Nottingham 1936 (Side by Side Knights)
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Nottingham 1936
Botvinnik vs G Thomas, 1936  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0
Moskva 1936
I Kan vs Capablanca, 1936  (C25) Vienna, 56 moves, 0-1
BEL 1936
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Margate 1936
G Thomas vs Capablanca, 1936  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Euwe-Alekhine WC Rematch 1937
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Euwe-Alekhine WC Rematch 1937
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Euwe-Alekhine WC Rematch 1937
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (A09) Reti Opening, 62 moves, 1-0
Budapest 1937
L Lindner vs Szabo, 1937  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Ostend (Belgium) 1937
I Dyner vs Fine, 1937  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Villingen 1937"Look Who's Coming for Schuppler" (GOTD)
E Diemer vs A Schuppler, 1937  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Amsterdam Dutch Ch Prelim. 1938
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
AVRO (07) 1938
Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0
Amsterdam AVRO 1938
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
Netherlands 1938 (GOTD)
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
New York NY 1938 "Morton Hears a Who" (GOTD)
H Morton vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Moscow 1939
Averbakh vs Smyslov, 1939  (A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Leningrad-Moskva 1939 (Plus score vs Keres)
Keres vs Alatortsev, 1939  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Rio de Janeiro 1939 "Crony Orlando and Pawn" (GOTD)
Alekhine vs O Rocas, 1939  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
Buenos Aires 1939
J Enevoldsen vs Alekhine, 1939  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1
Buenos Aires ol (Men) prel-C 1939
I Pleci vs C de Ronde, 1939  (A22) English, 21 moves, 1-0
Cista 1940 "Pachman Fever" (GOTD)
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
USSR Championship 1940 (GOTD)
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0
Match-Tournament , Leningrad1941 (Lucena Position)
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
Lisbon 1941 (blindfold)
Alekhine vs Supico, 1941  (C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Cracow/Warsaw POL 1941 (GOTD)
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Crakow 1942 "Smart Alek" (GOTD) Worall Attack
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Moscow-ch 1942
I Aramanovich vs Boleslavsky, 1942  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 0-1
Munich 1942 (GOTD)
Alekhine vs K Richter, 1942  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 46 moves, 1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.1
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1943  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 41 moves, 1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.3
Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.4
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1943  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 52 moves, 1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd. 5
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943 (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd. 6
Botvinnik vs E Zagoryansky, 1943  (A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.7
V Makogonov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 0-1
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.12
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1943  (C46) Three Knights, 40 moves, 1-0
Moscow Championship 1943
A Zhivtsov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Moscow Championship 1943
V Lyublinsky vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.9
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1943  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 1-0
Sverdlovsk 1943 Rd.8
V Makogonov vs Boleslavsky, 1943  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0
Moscow 1943
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Moscow 1943
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0
Moscow 1943
Smyslov vs Panov, 1943  (A53) Old Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Moscow (Russia) 1943
Panov vs Simagin, 1943  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Moscow 1943
A Altgauzen vs Simagin, 1940 (B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
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