1 General Samsonov and the battle of Tannenberg Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1 2 The battle of Hastings Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0 3 Wilhelm The Conqueror Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 0-1 4 His name is Emmanuel Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0 5 And God Created Woman Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 6 Arbiter elegantiae Andersson vs Leko, 1996  (A15) English, 91 moves, 1-0 7 The Fate Symphony Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0 8 Riga boy Kholmov vs Tal, 1949  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1 9 Lucky Luke McShane vs Koneru, 2003  (C25) Vienna, 40 moves, 1-0 10 The world of Henry Bird vs Blackburne, 1879  (A02) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0 11 Steelyard Blues Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1 12 The Sicilian Vespers Grischuk vs Kasparov, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1 13 10 Richter Scale Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0 14 Vassily "the Bulgar-slayer" Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0 15 Vasco da Game Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0 16 A King in New York Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0 17 His Girl Friday Lagno vs N A Malmdin, 2007  (B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0 18 Rob Ray M Basman vs Keene, 1981   (A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1 19 Boys will be boys Carlsen vs I Cheparinov, 2007  (A48) King's Indian, 62 moves, 1-0 20 Losing of Berlin Vasiukov vs Uhlmann, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 21 Milan Obilic Matulovic vs Tringov, 1970  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 22 Catcher in the Rye Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0 23 Battle of Vienna B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1 24 Homo novus Kasparov vs Averbakh, 1974  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 48 moves, 1-0 25 Newton's Apple Stoltz vs Boleslavsky, 1946  (B58) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1 26 The Chase Steinitz vs NN, 1861  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 27 Hector and Achilles Hector vs Shirov, 1989  (B89) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1 28 Four knights for Herman Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0 29 Chess Poker Tal vs Panno, 1958  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0 30 Chess Diamond Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 31 Doctor and Doctor Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1 32 The Call of the Wild J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1 33 The Kingdom of Heaven Fine vs Keres, 1938  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 57 moves, 0-1 34 The Maltese Dragon Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1980  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1 35 Julio Jurenito de Firmian vs Granda Zuniga, 1996  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 0-1 36 Bobby Almighty Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 37 Vishy & Co Anand vs Karpov, 1996  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0 38 Unparalleled Adventure of NN L B Hansen vs Cifuentes Parada, 1994  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0 39 The Straight History Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0 40 Elephant Man Boleslavsky vs Lilienthal, 1941  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0 41 The Battleship Petrosian Petrosian vs I Pogrebissky, 1949   (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 28 moves, 1-0 42 From Here To Eternity Tal vs V Akopian, 1992  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 43 The Argentina Chain Saw Massacre G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0 44 Bob Roberts Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1956  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 45 Red Cavalry Vaganian vs G Botterill, 1975  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0 46 Emil from Loenneberga Sax vs E Hermansson, 2005  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0 47 Andrei Rublov S Volkov vs A Volokitin, 2002  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1 48 Good Boy! Estrin vs Spassky, 1951  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1 49 "Amfitrion 38" Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0 50 Magnus the Viking Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0 51 "The Guns of Navarone" Gligoric vs Matulovic, 1967  (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 42 moves, 1-0 52 "The Deer Hunter" Tal vs NN, 1963  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0 53 Vishy of India Topalov vs Anand, 2006  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1 54 Ennemi public no 1 Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 79 moves, 1-0 55 Dragonheart Savon vs Stein, 1962 (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 76 moves, 0-1 56 Save the Tiger Stein vs Petrosian, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0 57 Davies Cup Anand vs N Davies, 1987  (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1 58 Once Upon a Time in America Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1894  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1 59 Year of the Dragon Vasiukov vs Gufeld, 1959  (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1 60 The Silicon Giant Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1-0 61 Oh, Carl! Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0 62 Mikhail T. Tal vs Sviridov, 1969  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0 63 "Dirty Harry" Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0 64 King Louis Paulsen vs Blachly, 1858  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0 65 Doctor L. and Woman Menchik vs Lasker, 1935  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1 66 Major League Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0 67 The Last Picture Show Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 68 The Challenge Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 64 moves, 1-0 69 "Buena Vista Social Club" Fischer vs Kholmov, 1965  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 46 moves, 0-1 70 Help, I' m Fisch! Euwe vs Fischer, 1957  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0 71 Artur Philosphy Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1985  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0 72 Samuel Diary Lasker vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1 73 Dead Fisch Spassky vs Fischer, 1960  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0 74 Enrico Caruso Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1995  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0 75 Mr. Spassky, Hero! Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 76 A Date with Judy Polgar vs Rivas Pastor, 1993  (B07) Pirc, 19 moves, 1-0 77 King David Bronstein vs Keres, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0 78 Portrait of Judy Shirov vs Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1 79 John the Perfect Player Nunn vs C Pritchett, 1986  (B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0 80 Uncle Sam Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0 81 Doctor Doolittle and His Orangoutang Tartakower vs Colle, 1926  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 1-0 81 games