Reshevsky vs B Ivanovic, 1976  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1899  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
Potter gave Queen odds and announced a forced mate at move 7!!!
W Potter vs NN, 1870  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
wow....
J L Burden vs L Christiansen, 1992  (B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1
Crafty vs Rybka, 2006  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 50 moves, 0-1
The Knight Gambit Variation of the Latvian Gambit
M Tobor vs W Stamer, 1984  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 3 moves, 0-1
Morphy lost to the Barnes Defence??!
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 0-1
The oldest recorded game of chess!
F de Castellvi vs N Vinyoles, 1475  (B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0
The Knight Dance Variation!
A Lehtinen vs J Sietio, 1996  (A04) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Capablanca, 1929  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 62 moves, 1-0
When Pawns Attack
B Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
27...Qh6??
Tarrasch vs Bogoljubov, 1920  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858  (C42) Petrov Defense, 70 moves, 1-0
1. h4!!!!!!!! forces win
G Welling vs E ten Haaf, 1981  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
The crushing Jansa Gambit
I Farago vs Jansa, 1994  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 4 moves, 1-0
A really strange forced mate
D Hausrath vs X Bu, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
R Busch vs U Gass, 1981 (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 40 moves, 0-1
M Bartel vs G Dymshits, 2006 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993  (E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0
M Burkett vs D Fritzinger, 1969  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
The Polish Opening failed miserably
M Basman vs D Kopec, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs H Rogosin, 1940  (B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Keene vs M Basman, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Keene vs M Basman, 1965 (A12) English with b3, 36 moves, 0-1
M Basman vs Keene, 1973  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 0-1
M Basman vs Keene, 1981  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
c4 Yourself
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1
Goldsmith defense
I Ivanov vs G Minchev, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Incredible ending!
V Eingorn vs Kupreichik, 1987  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 83 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0
A Pachmann vs S Verlan, 1994 (B10) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ragozin vs Bondarevsky, 1946  (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0
White's first 17 moves were all pawn moves!!
E Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1851  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
Two knights versus a pawn
C Jaenisch vs Shumov, 1854  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fool's Mate
L Darling vs R Wood, 1983  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
Zor Champ vs Rybka, 2006  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 87 moves, 1-0
D Perovic vs M Cebalo, 1986  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 44 moves, 0-1
Jonny vs Junior, 2009  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 0-1
Rybka vs Deep Sjeng, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0
Parma vs C Bielicki, 1959  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Draw
K Hamppe vs P Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Paulsen vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C02) French, Advance, 62 moves, 0-1
M Basman vs Miles, 1981  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
"Carl's Bad"
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860  (C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs N Sharansky, 1996  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Deep Thought, 1989  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
1. Na3
R Durkin vs Spielman, 1957  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky announced mate and lost
Reshevsky vs Savon, 1973  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 40 moves, 0-1
Fischerandom chess
Leko vs Adams, 2001  (000) Chess variants, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
1.a4
A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
E Karahaliou vs E Georgopoulou, 1997  (A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
P Ware vs E Delmar, 1880  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 57 moves, 0-1
A Iglesias vs G Barbero, 1989  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Helpmate in 2 after 56...Bb7
Short vs A Beliavsky, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 58 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov playing the Kadas opening
Bogoljubov vs A Schuppler, 1949  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
M Umansky vs The World, 2009  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
The immortal pin game!
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Qd1??? Rc1??
J Polgar vs Karpov, 1993  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 32 moves, 1-0
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0
why 0-1?
Junior vs S Polgar, 1994  (A58) Benko Gambit, 55 moves, 0-1
The burger eats Fischer
Fischer vs R Burger, 1964  (C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1
The refutation of the Double Muzio Gambit
S Brady vs M Heidenfeld, 1991  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
M Berchtold vs Ehrat, 1976 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
59...Rg3!! a brilliant rook sac
J Piket vs Anand, 1998  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 60 moves, 1-0
after Bg5 it looks like the queen is lost....
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883  (A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1
V Rothuis vs F Olafsson, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1
1...a6!
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
Team White vs Team Black, 2009  (000) Chess variants, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
1...f6 and 2...Kf7. LOL
R Kruis vs C van Dongen, 2001  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 80 moves, 0-1
haha Qxd4??
S Noorda vs Timman, 1964  (C02) French, Advance, 9 moves, 1-0
34...Ba7!!! the greatest move ever played!
Karpov vs Bareev, 1994  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
P Nikolic vs Timoshenko, 1990  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Macieja vs Ponomariov, 1997  (B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
P Peelen vs Fedorowicz, 1990  (A05) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 0-1
Marshall vs W Napier, 1898  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0
Team White vs Team Black, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
C O'Shaughnessy vs M Basman, 1989  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
M Ginsburg vs M Basman, 1979  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 68 moves, 0-1
W Paschall vs C Hertan, 1993  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
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