Page 5, Move 12: ALEKHINE'S LEGACY
Alekhine vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1945  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 40 moves, 1-0
Page 7, Move 5: FINE FETTLE
Fine vs Flohr, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
Page 9, Move 9: KEEPING THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR
Pillsbury vs H Wolf, 1902  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Page 11, Move 7: "AND EVEN HOMER NODS"
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Page 13, Move 5: MAXIMS ARE FOR THE BIRDS
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Page 15, Move 6: TARRASCH THE TRENCHANT
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0
Page 17, Move 4: WHO IS THE POTTER, PRAY?
Marshall vs Spielmann, 1908  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Page 19, Move 6: IS THIS THE SYSTEM?
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Page 21, Move 6: SACRAFICIAL ORGY
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1925  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
Page 23, Move 6: SPIELMANN OUTSPIELMANNED
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Page 25, Move 7: A PAWN'S WORTH
Smyslov vs J H Donner, 1950  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
Page 27, Move 6: INVOKING THE PAST
Szabo vs W J Muhring, 1946  (C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Page 29, Move 5: A CURIOUS MONSTER
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
Page 31, Move 5: WHAT HAPPENED TO MICKEY MOUSE?
V Mikenas vs S F Lebedev, 1941  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
Page 33, Move 4: DOUBLE THREAT, DOUBLE TROUBLE
Tartakower vs Najdorf, 1935  (A47) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0
Page 35, Move 7: A STAR IS CONFIRMED
Fischer vs F Olafsson, 1962  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Page 37, Move 6: THE SUCCULENT YEARS
Denker vs Fine, 1944  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Page 39, Move 7: WHEN THE INVINCIBLE MEETS THE IMMORTAL
Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1910  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Page 41, Move 5: THE CATALAN IS OUT OF THE BAG
Szabo vs E E Book, 1948  (A14) English, 24 moves, 1-0
Page 43, Move 5: AH SWEET MYSTERY OF NIMZOVICH!
Nimzowitsch vs K Behting, 1919  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Page 45, Move 7: CHECK TO THE MISERABLE KING!
Reti vs Tartakower, 1920  (C11) French, 38 moves, 1-0
P 47, M 8: A LITTLE STEAM FOR A LONG TIME MOUNTS THE PRESSURE
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1920  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Page 49, Move 4: EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Page 51, Move 9: NO MERE AUTOMATONS THESE!
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1923  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Page 53, Move 6: NO MOOT QUESTION HERE!
J Mieses vs Von Gottschall, 1926 (C26) Vienna, 31 moves, 1-0
Page 55, Move 7: THE BIGGER THEY COME, THE HARDER THEY FALL!
Showalter vs Pillsbury, 1904  (C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Page 57, Move 5: TEMPORAL RELATIVITY
Spielmann vs Reti, 1912  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
Page 59, Move 8: FILES ON PARADE
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0
Page 61, Move 6: UNBALANCING FACTORS
Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1940  (A28) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Page 63, Move 5: NOTHING NEW, ETC.
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
Page 65, Move 4: NIMZOVICH THE CLASSICIST
Nimzowitsch vs Gilg, 1927  (B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
Page 67, Move 4: SPIELMANN OUTSPIELED
Von Scheve vs Spielmann, 1907  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Page 69, Move 7: WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Schlechter vs Burn, 1906  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Page 71, Move 6: SANS VOIR ET SANS REPROCHE
Steinitz vs P Scott, 1867  (C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
Page 73, Move 7: THE PLAY'S THE THING
Szabo vs Barcza, 1946  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
Page 75, Move 5: MAKING IT A "GOOD INDIAN"
J H Donner vs O Troianescu, 1957  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 27 moves, 1-0
Page 77, Move 7: "SAFETY" PIN CLIPS SWINDLE
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Page 79, Move 9: WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1928  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Placeholder for page 81
Denker vs E Lundin, 1946 (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1-0
Page 83, Move 4: THE EXCEPTION TESTS THE RULE
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
Page 85, Move 5: THE QUEEN PAWN HAS MANY FACES
Stahlberg vs J Sefc, 1949  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Page 87, Move 7: THE FLOHR OF YORE
Flohr vs G Ravinsky, 1944  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Page 89, Move 5: THE PERFECT ANOMOLY
Janowski vs Steinitz, 1895  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 24 moves, 1-0
Page 91, Move 7: BURN FIDDLES WHILE MARSHALL ROAMS
Marshall vs Burn, 1905  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0
Page 93, Move 6: ONE GOOD SACRIFICE DESERVES ANOTHER
G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
Page 95, Move 6: WHITE MAGIC
Euwe vs C Carls, 1928  (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Page 97, Move 6: A DAY OF REST
Fine vs W Winter, 1936  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Page 99, Move 5: WHEN KNIGHTS AND CHESSPLAYERS WERE BOLD
Schiffers vs Harmonist, 1887  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
Page 101, Move 6: ILL FARES THE GAME, TO HASTENING ILLS A PREY
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1911  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Page 103, Move 5: SPECULATE TO ACCUMULATE
Spielmann vs L Prokes, 1908  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
Page 105, Move 7: WAR OF NERVES
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1920  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
Page 107, Move 7: TRIPLE IMMUNITY
A Konstantinopolsky vs Panov, 1936 (A53) Old Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Placeholder for page 109
Lutikov vs A Khenkin, 1954 (B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Page 111, Move 6: GEOMETRIC ILLUSION
Keres vs Eliskases, 1937  (B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Page 113, Move 2: A WORD TO THE HYPERMODERN-WISE
Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912  (A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0
Page 115, Move 4: THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1904  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Page 117, Move 6: ON THE ROAD TO WORLD SUPREMACY
Smyslov vs K Plater, 1947  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 23 moves, 1-0
Page 119, Move 6: DE GUSTIBUS NON DISPUTANDUM
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
Placeholder for page 121
Alatortsev vs Lilienthal, 1935 (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Page 121, Move 6: PEPPERY ASSAULT
Blackburne vs W John, 1906  (C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1-0
Page 123, Move 4: A MAGIC SQUARE
Reti vs J Moeller, 1920  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Page 125, Move 11: NO COUNTING HOUSE FOR THIS KING
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
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