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virasakof's favorite games
Compiled by virasakof
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classic game

good sacrified
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

dont over look the pinning piece
Anand vs Van Wely, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0

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

worth try
Tal vs Oll, 1986 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

super knight
J Torres Caravaca vs Alekhine, 1922 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 30 moves, 0-1

high pawns not always advantage
Fedorowicz vs Alburt, 1985 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 40 moves, 0-1

ride the elephant catch the mouse,poison pawn
Zvjaginsev vs S Slugin, 2008 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

unusual castle
D Akdag vs T Sorensen, 2007
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1

learn how to stalemate
S Boyd vs T Glimbrant, 1992 
(C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

advantage queen exchange
Kasparov vs Beliavsky, 1991 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

knghts v.s bishops
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B57) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0

no cassle need
Shirov vs Karpov, 1999 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

no castle need
E F Pecci vs Fritz, 2001
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

castle queen side ,unexpect
G Welling vs T Gishi, 1996 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

queen no need
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

power Queen
M Parligras vs Jobava, 2004 
(B07) Pirc, 32 moves, 0-1

king gambit accept
Fitzgerald vs Loyd, 1877 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1

dancing horses
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

superp knights
Kasparov vs S Palatnik, 1978 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 1-0

gambit accepted game
Z Sturua vs Kharlov, 2002
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

how to win RR
Hracek vs Kramnik, 2002 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

how black win RR
Yates vs Rubinstein, 1922 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 0-1

Queen and Topalov Bishop ending
Adams vs Topalov, 2005 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

dangerous knights
Vaganian vs G Botterill, 1975 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

stuning!
W Philipp vs I Schuett, 1980 
(C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 0-1

give them all (knight, and 2 rooks) wow
A Baburin vs Adianto, 1993 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1

wonderful move
Vocaturo vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009 
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0

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

trade rook to bishop!
Granda Zuniga vs Polgar, 1992 
(E97) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

syncroknight !
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948 
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1

bishops job
Short vs M Mchedlishvili, 2009 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

great Q+N combo
Nimzowitsch vs Ahues, 1928 
(A16) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Supper Knight
Hort vs D Minic, 1967 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0

Knight and only knight
S Schweber vs B Wexler, 1964 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 47 moves, 1-0

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