Tal laughs, and Fischer doesn't play 22.Rae1!
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
12.f4! and Tal is messing w/ Botvinnik's head and clock
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
How to save a game (through confusion) to a draw!
Portisch vs Tal, 1964  (A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Cmon Spassky! Come overextend I mean attack!
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
"Oh no! I'm weakening my king w/ pawn moves, vs. Kasparov!"
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
Sherwin slides his rook w/ his pinky (8.Rb8), but it's no good
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
10.Kd1! and Korchnoi provokes his opponent to attack!
Korchnoi vs Plachetka, 1969  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
"A master stroke by Fischer to upset Spassky's equanimity"
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1
Spassky agrees to play in a backstage, a HUGE blunder!
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1
"Two dead men dancing"
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
29...Bxh2!? A blunder? (no but 40.f4 is). Psychology (maybe....
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 56 moves, 1-0
Psychological play by Lasker which unsettles Tarrasch
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Seems Tarrasch's "Hypnotic tricks" didn't work
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi complains on a spectator but fails in psyching out K
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi is reported to use sunglasses to reflect light on K
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
"The Incorrect Opening" (1...a6) causes Karpov to crack!
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
"It will be Short and it will be short!" - Garry Kasparov
Kasparov vs Short, 1993  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
White distracts Black w/ the h-file but never even uses it!
Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0
Enraging the Beast!
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
g4 spurs Taimanov to attack, but then, Bg4!! spoils it.
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
19...g5!? Psychology against a Machine! (kind of....)
Junior vs Khalifman, 2000  (B06) Robatsch, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
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