Pirc displays a Pirc brilliancy!
Szabo vs Pirc, 1962  (B07) Pirc, 56 moves, 0-1
Another Anderssen's opening,
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 77 moves, 1-0
Grob proves his opening well.
H Grob vs Wiedemeier, 1965  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
some good points of the Boleslavsky variation.
G Stoltz vs Boleslavsky, 1946  (B58) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1
Blackmar-diemer gambit part 1.
A Blackmar vs A Lapeyre, 1882  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-diemer gambit part 2.
E Diemer vs R A Fuller, 1957  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
For Switching Qulythulg!Owen plays the Owen.
Morphy vs J Owen, 1858  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
Steinitz plays the Steinitz variation of the Ruy Lopez.
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
The Danilov-Topalov gambit.
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1
Panov-Botvinnik attack part 1.
Panov vs Kotov, 1939  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Panov-Botvinnik attack part 2.
Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0
This namesake opening KO's Steinitz himself!
Steinitz vs J L McCutcheon, 1885  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 0-1
Ware plays his very uncommon opening.
P Ware vs J Congdon, 1880  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Van geet's favorite opening.His opening!
D van Geet vs Guyt, 1967  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
The doctor is in!
Burn vs Tarrasch, 1912  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Rubenstein with his variation to the Tarrasch defence.
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Rubenstein plays his variation to the Nizmo-Indian.
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1930  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 25 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky beats Tal with his variation of the Najdorf.
Tal vs Polugaevsky, 1980  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 70 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury plays my favorite(also his)Pillsbury attack!
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Mieses loses the only time he plays his opening.
J Mieses vs Teichmann, 1910  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
Sveshnikov spurs a new opening that is played by GM's today.
Geller vs Sveshnikov, 1978  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
bronstein-larsen variation part 1.
I Bilek vs Bronstein, 1955  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
bronstein-larsen variation part 2.
Spassky vs Larsen, 1979  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
The Seirawan attack!
Seirawan vs Short, 1982  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
Maroczy plays the Maroczy Bind.
Maroczy vs G Marco, 1904  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 38 moves, 1-0
Velimirovic plays his attack.
Velimirovic vs A Bradvarevic, 1962  (B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Larsen plays the Larsen variation of the Richter-Rauser.
J Tarjan vs Larsen, 1968  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 0-1
kasparov-petrosian variation part 1.
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1968  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
kasparov-petrosian variation part 2.
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Samisch plays his variation of the Nizmo-Indian.
Saemisch vs Capablanca, 1929  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 62 moves, 1-0
Nizmowitsch plays the Nimzowitch sicilian!
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 41 moves, 0-1
Kieseritsky's long whip.
Kieseritzky vs I Calvi, 1842  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Rossolimo plays a brutal Rossolimo!
Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
Sozin loses with the Fischer Sozin.
V Sozin vs I Kan, 1931  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Torre plays the Torre
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Matulovic plays the Matulovic variation of the Dutch.
J Flesch vs Matulovic, 1964 (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 45 moves, 0-1
Charousek on the Charousek gambit of the Falkbeer countergambit
Charousek vs W Cohn, 1897  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Barnes beats Morphy with his crazy defense.
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 0-1
Albin plays his beloved countergambit.
A Schwarz vs Albin, 1899  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
O'Kelly plays the O'kelly Sicilian.
C Poulsen vs O'Kelly, 1950  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Cochrane plays the non-boring opening to the petroff.
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1851  (C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Probably where the opening's name came from.
Razuvaev vs Gipslis, 1973  (B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
The gligoric system
Gligoric vs Tolush, 1957  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0
Max lange attack played by lange himself!
M Lange vs Anderssen, 1859  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Marshall plays the Marshall gambit of the Ruy Lopez!
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
The Steinitz Gambit!
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
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