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The Greatest Games of All time 2
Compiled by addiction to chess
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My first greatest games collection couldn't it all these games, so I decided to make a new one. this collection on the other hand is for games of lower value but still deserve to be called "great".

Special Mention: Most amazing and Beautiful mate I've ever seen
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury shows Tarrasch you how to play real CHESS!
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

"Let's see if you can defend against this!"
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Topalov shows why he was former world champ. (against another)!
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

A great example of Timman's finnese in the attack.
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Just a picturesque final position!
L Trent vs D Tan, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Pushed of the board
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0

Jees how many consecutive checks can be made in a serious game!
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

The "Kitchen Sink" attack!
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Possibly the most artistic of Tarrrasch's career.
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914  
(A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

The Immortal Sacrifice game
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Tal plays like a God (like but not so)!
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974 
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

Blindfold attack!
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2006 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

Here kingy kingy kingy, here kingy kingy kingy kingy, good boy!
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Shirov!
J Saksis vs Shirov, 1985 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 37 moves, 0-1

!!!
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Petrosian the Great!!
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Mate in 13! Let's see if you can find it!
Schiffers vs Nolde, 1872 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

"The Swindle of the Century"
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Black - 2, Queens White - 3 Queens = 0-1
Belov vs V Prohorov, 1991 
(E97) King's Indian, 82 moves, 0-1

What it would be like if Morphy was a modern day player!
Bird vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Brutal attack! (White's queen looked like dead meat)
Polugaevsky vs I Bilek, 1969 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

Oll's Immortal
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

Here's my rook, here's my other and oh don't forget my queen!
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

The Ukrain Immortal
E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

"The Uruguayan Immortal"
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1

The Zugzwang Symphony! - Tartakower
Capablanca vs Kostic, 1919 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 86 moves, 1-0

The Brazilian Immortal
J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900  
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

And who said Correspondence games had to be boring!
N Tegelman (Johansson) vs R Rey Ardid, 1933 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 47 moves, 1-0

Best by PROtest........1.c4!
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0

Kasparov's King runs in the face of Kramnik's attack!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

A nail-bitter!
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Possibly Reti's greatest game
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

How does Paul do it?
Euwe vs Keres, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

Nunn's Immortal
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

16.Nd5! I bet you didn't expect that
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Wow......................just wow
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

A sac that just looks so unsound
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

The greatest WCC championship ever??.....Maybe
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Kramnik looks down and out but......
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1

1...a6 and Miles goes on to win!
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

Play like Traxler!
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

You must be insane to do that!
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0

B greater than N? Nonsense
Sutovsky vs L Pantsulaia, 2008 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0

Very strange strategy
Petrosian vs Aronin, 1961  
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

The zugzwanger is zugzwanged!
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

Under-appreciated beauty
J Perrier vs F J Wellmuth, 1917  
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

Hecht never thought it was
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

Chigorin, the last romantic? No, Marshall is!
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

NN was stupid to play the dragon against Tal!
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal drops a piece but muddies the waters and draws!
Portisch vs Tal, 1964 
(A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Christiansen shows Sereiwan how to attack
L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 1978 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Steinitz fooling around
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0

Carlsen slays his own pet.
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 37 moves, 1-0

You just wonder where white went wrong (as bxc3 is barely that)
L Gonzalez vs G H Perrine, 1943 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 24 moves, 0-1

22...Kh8 and all white's pieces are en prise!
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944 
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0

THE most awesome endgame ever.........
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

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