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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