An exquisite little game
Noteboom vs S van Mindeno, 1927  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 21 moves, 1-0
A fiery gem from Holland
H Weenink vs S Landau, 1930  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch's vivid imagination!
NN vs Tarrasch, 1915  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1
Euwe makes it look easy!
M Christoffel vs Euwe, 1946  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
A scintillating simultaneous!
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931  (C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Reed's play sparkles!
E Reed Valenzuela vs G Danielsson, 1939  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 25 moves, 1-0
Vigorous, imaginative chess!
J Cukierman vs Tartakower, 1930  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Bogolyubov gives a lesson in the art of attack.
Flamberg vs Bogoljubov, 1914  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 0-1
Cukierman's one-two punch--a queen, then a rook sacrifice!
J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
A bit of beauty from Boutteville!
C Boutteville vs J T Andor, 1946  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
A magnificent achievement!
F Hermann vs H Hussong, 1930  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1
Suchting in a hurry!
W John vs H Suechting, 1904  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1
Quaint and qurious--a quintette of Queens!
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
A rare and beautiful finish--the epaulette mate!
Albin vs O Bernstein, 1904  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1
Przepiorka is not petty about parting with his pieces!
Przepiorka vs G Patay, 1926  (B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0
Murder in miniature!
H Von Hennig vs Langner, 1926  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 20 moves, 1-0
Capablanca blends brilliancy and logic!
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Dobkin does his stuff a la Morphy!
Y Dobkin vs M Grinberg, 1944  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
The South American way!
Pilnik vs Najdorf, 1942  (B15) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 1-0
An inspired -- and inspiring game!
A Nicifor vs E Kramer, 1921  (C48) Four Knights, 25 moves, 0-1
A captiviating game!
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
Never a dull moment!
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
Bogolyubov's bid for immortality
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury plays the "Colle" -- before it was invented!
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Capriccio by Kashdan!
Stahlberg vs Kashdan, 1930  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 25 moves, 0-1
A Brilliancy Prize game which is brilliant!
Janowski vs O Chajes, 1916  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Beau ideal of a King-side attack
Saemisch vs J Engel, 1928  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 1-0
"Destined for immortality" (Reinfeld)
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1
Lasker even loses gloriously!
V Soldatenkov vs S Durnovo, 1898  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
The bright side of Steinitz!
Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865  (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
Marshall in inspired mood!
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Keres's fine Estonian hand!
Keres vs E E Book, 1937  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
The great instructor entertains!
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
A genuine and priceless "Alekhine"
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
An artistic tid-bit
Spielmann vs M Walter, 1928  (B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0
A fascinating ever-young old-timer
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1845  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
"King Wandering" de luxe!
E Sobernheim vs S A Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
The Knights play the star roles!
Gilg vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (A81) Dutch, 24 moves, 0-1
Masterpiece in miniature!
Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0
A pleasureable, heart-warming game
A Medina Garcia vs W Winter, 1946  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 27 moves, 1-0
The art of sacrifice!
G Meszaros vs E Vezer, 1932  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
A field-day for the knights
Eliskases vs L Laurine, 1935  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
Santasiere succumbs to Seidman's sacrifices!
H Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0
Nothing less than delightful!
Spielmann vs A Reggio, 1906  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
Holiday for the minor pieces!
Tarrasch vs E Dyckhoff, 1909  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
A gem from the North!
Hartvig Nielsen vs P Tautvaisas, 1936 (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
A delectable tid-bit!
K Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Colle's flair for fiery attack!
Colle vs S Landau, 1928  (A47) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
A memorable brilliancy!
Eliskases vs L Steiner, 1933  (A28) English, 22 moves, 0-1
The Paganini of the chessboard!
A Dunkelblum vs Keres, 1937  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
The Evergreen
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
In Letters of Gold
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Criss-cross Sacrifice
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Genius at Work
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
The Austrian Morphy
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Change of Pace
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Amateur vs. Pro.
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Four-star Masterpiece
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Coup de Repos
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Bewildering Beauty
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Spielmann Scintillates
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
Boomerang Combination
Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
The Polish Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Fireworks à la Keres
Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
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