Boris Spasky traps queen
Adorjan vs Spassky, 1982  (A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1
Won game, but queen trapped
I Bilek vs H Schussler, 1978  (A10) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
How many ways are there to give a check?
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
GM stalemate
Karpov vs Polgar, 1998  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Playing in a mirror
Rotlewi vs M Elyashiv, 1909  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mirror broken
Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0
Horse race
Bogoljubov vs L Schmid, 1949  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Letter posted
Kasparov vs D Letterman, 1990  (B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 1-0
4 queens
I Balanel vs Larsen, 1956  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 68 moves, 0-1
4 ladies
M Ashley vs de Firmian, 1996  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 75 moves, 0-1
Castle check and capture
O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Ha ha ... iron idiot
Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Bishop and rook pairs
E Sobernheim vs S A Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
white still won!
H Ohman vs G Buck, 1931  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
Marshall Law
Marshall vs Torre, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
Another Marshall Law
Alapin vs Marshall, 1905  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
5Q game and white looses with 3Q
Belov vs V Prohorov, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 82 moves, 0-1
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