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Funny Games
Compiled by C4gambit
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Short funny games with clever traps

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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