18. ...Black
D S Botto vs L Christiansen, 1975  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 22 moves, 0-1
good game
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
27. white puzzle
Levenfish vs N Riumin, 1936  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
good exchange sac
Ivanchuk vs Kovalenko, 2012  (B01) Scandinavian, 56 moves, 0-1
interesting
H Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0
ridiculous game
D Daulyte-Cornette vs S Milliet, 2011  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
interesting game
M Michna vs J Dworakowska, 2001  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
USSR - USA Radio Match (1945)
Santasiere vs Bronstein, 1945  (A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 0-1
Fischer-Taimanov Candidates Match (1971)
Taimanov vs Fischer, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Sarajevo (2000) Positional exchange sac in sicilian
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Havana (1913)
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1913  (A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
R Cardoso vs Petrosian, 1975  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 0-1
Vilnius All-Russian Masters (1912)
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Baskin, 1948  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Steinitz-Gunsberg World Championship Match (1891)
Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Scarborough (1930)
Ahues vs Rubinstein, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 1-0
endgame
Sultan Khan vs Rubinstein, 1930  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 82 moves, 0-1
Paris (1900) if 14. ...b4? then 15.Nxd7
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
23.? same principle as above game
C Zeng vs Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy, 2013  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Palma de Mallorca Interzonal (1970)
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1970  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1920  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
great game
M Leskiewicz vs E Kahn, 1999  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
double exchange sac
J Koch vs Kasparov, 1988  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 50 moves, 0-1
incredible game
M Stean vs E Ungureanu, 1976  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Monte Carlo (1904)
G Marco vs Von Scheve, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation. Gary Gambit
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
double bishop sac
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Queen sac
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
Third Rosenwald Trophy (1956)
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1956  (E78) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0
USSR Championship (1957)
Tal vs Aronin, 1957  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
positional knight sac against Tal
A Matanovic vs Tal, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1-0
chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsen-in-the-queenless-middlega
Nunn vs Carlsen, 2006  (B30) Sicilian, 78 moves, 0-1
-me remaining letters, superb middle to endgame tactics
Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2010  (D85) Grunfeld, 47 moves, 0-1
superb endgame
F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2012  (B07) Pirc, 41 moves, 0-1
57 Kd1 f2 58 Rxe4+ Kd3!! 59 Re1 e4! 60 b5 e3 61 b6 e2+
Predojevic vs Carlsen, 2013  (B40) Sicilian, 57 moves, 0-1
1. f3 e5 2. Kf2!?
S Williams vs M Simons, 1999  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-embarrassing-endgame
A Ushenina vs O Girya, 2013  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 126 moves, 1/2-1/2
chess.com/article/view/insane-surprising-or-beautiful-finishes-
Niephaus vs P Schmidt, 1950  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 26 moves, 1-0
pt-2 (continued from above) great game
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
great game
A Fuderer vs P Trifunovic, 1952 (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
insane!!
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
great endgame Gypsy: comment
H Mattison vs Alekhine, 1931  (C46) Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
endgame
H Mattison vs Rubinstein, 1931  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0
endgame
Short vs Kasparov, 1989  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 103 moves, 0-1
awesome
Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
P Mithrakanth vs Anand, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 0-1
interesting type of trap in opening
A Vitale vs A Santeramo, 2012 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
endgame
N Grigoriev vs V Nenarokov, 1923  (C14) French, Classical, 64 moves, 1-0
Queen sac !!
Kupreichik vs A Whiteley, 1965  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
US Championship 1963/64 (1963)
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
good endgame
Kotov vs Reshevsky, 1953  (E14) Queen's Indian, 67 moves, 1-0
black should have won!
R E Adams vs R Smith, 1872  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1989  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
N Sulava vs I Rogers, 1988  (A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Kholmov!
Kholmov vs Kasparov, 1978  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 1-0
Q Sac!!
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
exchange sac
E Kovalevskaya vs B Kovanova, 2013 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Carlsen Rook Endgame!
Carlsen vs P H Nielsen, 2014  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 68 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
World Chess Championship Candidates 28. Bf7+! and 31. Rg5!!
Mamedyarov vs Svidler, 2014  (A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament 22. ...Nd4!
Anand vs Kramnik, 2014  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
!!
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2010  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
35. e5!! St Petersburg (1914)
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Nice trap variation
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971  (C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0
sac 2 pawns
Tal vs I Nei, 1958  (C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
Lagno vs A Stefanova, 2013  (C46) Three Knights, 74 moves, 1-0
sac everything
I Johannesson vs S Bergsson, 2007  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
insane
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs Giri, 2012  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
12. Nd5!
S Landau vs Euwe, 1931  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
17. ... good trap
Reti vs Capablanca, 1928  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
read notes by nimzowitsch
Bogoljubov vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
32. ...Nc3!
A Alexikov vs A Bets, 2001  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 58 moves, 1-0
chess mentor lesson 7
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1992  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 45 moves, 0-1
J Pribyl vs B Rytov, 1973 (E70) King's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0
M Paragua vs J Goh, 2004  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Halloween Gambit
T Klepaczka vs K Bulski, 2012  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs A Belousov, 1974  (C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Read notes
Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1912  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 50 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Panno, 1955  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0
B Savchenko vs L Guliev, 2014  (B20) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
under promotion, great game
Janowski vs O Chajes, 1913  (C49) Four Knights, 108 moves, 1-0
A Melekhina vs I Zenyuk, 2014 (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
great combination
Sadler vs Kramnik, 1998  (B30) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
"every Russian schoolboy knows?" this game
Petrosian vs J Kozma, 1958  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
you dont play 4. ...b6? for black. Previous Petrosian game also
Yusupov vs Karpov, 1989  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
same principle as 2 previous games
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1972  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
20.Nd5! to block defense of Bb6
A Zinkl vs R Huber, 1897  (C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0
chess.com lesson
Dominguez Perez vs Carlsen, 2009  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 54 moves, 0-1
crazy sacs
S Williams vs C Marcelin, 2014  (A56) Benoni Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
interesting postitional Q sac
S Agdestein vs Keene, 1983  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
early resignation 30. Rd6!!
Torre vs F E Parker, 1924  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Bird opening with 4.b4
Ivkov vs M Cuellar Gacharna, 1967  (A03) Bird's Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
sacs!
S Agdestein vs Kasparov, 1989  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (E76)
S Mariotti vs Gligoric, 1969  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
http://www.chess.com/article/view/defense-in-the-endgame-part-1
Morozevich vs Carlsen, 2012  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
interesting game
S Agdestein vs Tal, 1989  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 73 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs S Agdestein, 1991  (C10) French, 59 moves, 0-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/tals-sacrifices-explained
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
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