Opponent too can make a mistake Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0 If you have two, give away one Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0 Packing a punch Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0 No escape, Houdini Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1988  (A28) English, 25 moves, 0-1 Toppled - Kasparov immortal Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0 Modern Masters are cleverer Kasparov vs Tal, 1987  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0 Class apart Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1 Squeezed into submission by mere mosquitoes! Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 Where eagles dare! Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0 A rabbit out of a hat Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1 Brokering the pawns in an end game Gligoric vs Stein, 1962  (E70) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1 SuperShirov Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 Did you like the tie pin? Timman vs Kasparov, 1985  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 The rookster Keres vs D Byrne, 1972  (D94) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0 Confetti and buntings all the way! Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0 Cute finish Van der Wiel vs Short, 1985  (C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 Walking into a known trap Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0 Guts on the line A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0 A missed opportunity and the shark's jaws closed. A Shashin vs Korchnoi, 1973  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 35 moves, 1-0 A smooth crossing of the river V Ruban vs A Poluljahov, 1994  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 28 moves, 1-0 Come and be my guest J Cukierman vs Tartakower, 1930  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0 The way the cookie crumbles J Cukierman vs Koltanowski, 1929  (C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 A new variety of the smother mate. P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0 A fudged Machiavelli? No a genuine one. J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 An untouchable Q and an expedient Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1970  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 30 moves, 0-1 Some of the cleanest germs live in soapcakes! A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863   (C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1 Thinking of a sac, do it at the right time. Gheorghiu vs Kavalek, 1969  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1 Two attacking and defending Bishops. Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0 Power display J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1862  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1 Marshall was in a class of his own. Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0 Only Pawns morphose into Queens Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 0-1 The Morphyne Injection! Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0 Ephemera, but they keep coming! F Erkel vs Szen, 1845  (C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0 Q is no more needed. R will mate. Gunsberg vs Janowski, 1902  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1 If Q leaves the board, better C Lutz vs Ftacnik, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0 You take the Q , as I take the game anyways M Lowcki vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 0-1 Zugzwang, une apocalypse Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 How to deflect an attack and gobble up the attacker J Mason vs Winawer, 1882  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0 Judith, where didya meet Morphy Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0 Go the whole hog, not just the Q Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0 Invest well in time for a good return Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 A good Benoni here. Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 Insulates all except the Bishop at f1. A Riazantsev vs Carlsen, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1 You do not always know the end is so near Larsen vs Spassky, 1981  (A26) English, 44 moves, 0-1 A tough balancing act with scope to slip Z Almasi vs Lagno, 2006  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 37 moves, 1-0 ...32. Ng4 can neither be swallowed nor spat out G J Wood vs Najdorf, 1946  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1 A Benoni to savour! Gligoric vs Kavalek, 1972  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 38 moves, 1-0 Some finishes really finish you B Lengyel vs Mikhalevski, 1993  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 0-1 Which came first, the egg or the chicken O W Field vs O Tenner, 1922  (C58) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1 Its the Masters that produce works of art G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1 The win wasn't visible till 28. Q g7 Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 On a clear day you can see for ever. L B Hansen vs Timman, 1994  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 34 moves, 1-0 A smother mate in the air can take your breath away! Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1-0 A polished Kolisch Shumov vs Kolisch, 1862  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 0-1 Putting a wild beast into the cage M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1891  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1 Attack very often is a matter of outnumbering. J Mason vs Gunsberg, 1889  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1 The Q in a bunker, like Saddam. Hromadka vs Tarrasch, 1922  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0 is brutally minded. Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 Meet the ambidexterous! Lindehn vs L Maczuski, 1863  (C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0 For a Mate-in-two, threaten Mate-in-one D Waterman vs R Samo, 1974  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 The 'Man can' mate. F Manca vs F Braga, 1992  (C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 24. Ba2 prudence pays, 24. Qg6 is hasty. Reti vs Spielmann, 1928  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 In a traffic jam, even vertical is an option. Colle vs V Soultanbeieff, 1930  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0 Brinkmanship is as punishable as insouciance. C Guimard vs Euwe, 1946  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1 Smyslov poses a last move teaser. Smyslov vs Denker, 1946  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0 Motoring down a mountain road! Browne vs L Christiansen, 1977  (A10) English, 38 moves, 1-0 A brilliancy, but Ian Rogers will not dig it. Kasparov vs P Nikolic, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0 Jockeyed out! I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0 Let sleeping dogs sleep J E Slade vs NN, 1960  (B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0 The R sacrifice is a booby-trap. Leko vs Bacrot, 2009  (E15) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0 A quintessential attack B Ivanovic vs G Ginsburg, 2003  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 33 moves, 1-0 26. Bd5 kills two birds with one stone. Euwe vs G A Thomas, 1934  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 26 moves, 1-0 Its never too late to sac! Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1 A clever Webb saw more than most will do here. R M Webb vs J Zeberski, 2004  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0 Only chess manages to combine beauty with brains. D Kontic vs G M Todorovic, 1992  (B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 32 moves, 1-0 Who ever won just by castling! Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995   (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1 Sniping at a siiting duck is a lot easier! P Patankar vs A Deshpande, 2008  (C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0 Too big a lag in development can embarrass. Svidler vs Bareev, 2004  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0 A quick mating expedient found by Shirov. Shirov vs T Thorhallsson, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0 14. Bxb7! Kramnik takes Vishy for a ride here. Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0 A bright star of the chess firmament. Gelfand vs Shirov, 2007  (D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1 Overworked defenders watch helplessly! A Korotylev vs Mamedyarov, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1 Hang on with your nails even as they break. E Inarkiev vs Kazhgaleyev, 2008  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 50 moves, 1-0 A fish out of water. Fischer vs C Munoz, 1960  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 Cornered! J C Sadorra vs D K Dunn, 2011  (D85) Grunfeld, 28 moves, 1-0 Q is just a chessman! Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0 Piece sac, a rampaging Q, sees Ps promote & win. Aronian vs Svidler, 2011  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 54 moves, 1-0 Capa used the Alekhine idea 10 years later. Alekhine vs Koehnlein, 1908  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0 Miles only inches away! Miles vs Beliavsky, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0 White never stops posing the problem. Kotronias vs Z Kozul, 2005  (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 Keep your oppnent under the hammer. Kotronias vs D King, 1990  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1-0 The main problem comes after the solution. Kotronias vs Grigoriants, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 1-0 Tidy work, White keeps a cool nerve. A Artidiello vs D Freeman, 2001  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0 Mastery by Euwe L Stumpers vs Euwe, 1946  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 94 games