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A Kind of Magic
Compiled by avitohol85
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the best

Tal vs Karpov, 1987 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Larsen, 1965  
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Sviridov, 1969 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

R Toran Albero vs Tal, 1961 
(A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1

D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968 
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0

the castling mate
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs S A Wolf, 1894 
(C13) French, 16 moves, 1-0

Greco vs NN, 1623 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Nunn vs A Sokolov, 1986 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Nunn vs E Bhend, 1978 
(B33) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Motylev vs A Iljushin, 2000 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Verbac, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs Herzfeld, 1893 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Suetin, 1969 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs Kern, 1893 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Andrews vs F G Janssens, 1864 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Astapovich vs Golosov, 1967 
(C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0

B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1

G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs B van Trotsenburg, 1908 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

The Harem - five queens on the board
Alekhine vs NN, 1915 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0

Knight Moves
P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

K Georgiev vs Shirov, 1992 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 23 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

the game of the century
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

both knights sacrificed on the same square
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

queen sac by Tal
Tal vs Gulko, 1969 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Spassky, 1980 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0

Viva Tal!!!
Spassky vs Tal, 1973 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1

in the tal grass
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1

Tal!
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Petrosian, 1974 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

castling into the lion“s mouth
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913 
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Santasiere vs Ed. Lasker, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Stein vs R Hartoch, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1892 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

A Karu vs Keres, 1931 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Geller, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Tal vs D Ciric, 1966 
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

J Rukavina vs Tal, 1973 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Koblents, 1957 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs H Maurer, 1930 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

E Diemer vs Turray, 1949 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

W Fried vs Schlechter, 1897 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs Reti, 1920 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0

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