The Immortal Overprotection Game
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Defensive Brilliancy
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
The Game of the Century
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Najdorf sacs four pieces for mate
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Beautiful Ending
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Mate in 8: Kd2#
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Ne4 - a beautiful closing
S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985  (A60) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981  (B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
J Nogueiras vs M Gongora Reyes, 2001  (A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Herzfeld, 1893  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
The Ultimate Brilliancy: Kd2
Grischuk vs Svidler, 2003  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
A brilliancy in the opening??
S Williams vs M Simons, 1999  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs NN, 1918  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
P Brandts vs Fischer, 1971  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 30 moves, 0-1
Qh4+
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1
1. e4 d5??
Fischer vs Robatsch, 1962  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0
Nc6
Averbakh vs Spassky, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sac, sac, blunder, mate
Fischer vs T Hartwell, 1964  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969  (B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
One rook on the seventh
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
The Evergreen Game
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Petrov's Immortal
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Bornemann, 1858  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
B Alterman vs Deep Fritz, 2000  (A03) Bird's Opening, 87 moves, 1-0
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851  (A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0
Good use of space
G Minchev vs O Santana, 1987  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 76 moves, 1-0
Bxg7!
G Minchev vs K Kolev, 1991  (A36) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Lots of fun tactical threats
H J Cordes vs Miles, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 36 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Tal!!
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
Develop!!
Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Because the Dragon is such a drawing line
Shirov vs Fedorov, 2001  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
The nightmare rook
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994  (A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Vee
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Ponomariov vs Hydra, 2004  (E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Amazingly beautiful game
D Birnbaum vs E Relange, 1995  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
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