The Immortal Zugwanang Game
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Draw
K Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lesson: Development and Time
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Open Rook Files to Exposed King
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Lesson: King in Centre- literally!!!
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Queen, Rook and Bishop vs. 1st-Rank King
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Lesson: Passed Pawn for price of 2 Rooks and a Queen!!!
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Lesson: Extremely Complex position: 5 Queens
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Sacs to Unveil Exposed King
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Uncastled King= Lost Position
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Double Bishop Sac= Rook+Queen Mate Threats=Won Game!
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Rook Openings and Knight on 6th to Support
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Extreme Tactics Against King- Blindfolded!!!!!!!
Capablanca vs J Baca Arus, 1912  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Simple Lesson: KEEP KING SAFE !!!!
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Game of the Century; Lesson: Windmill Tactic
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Lesson: Seemingly Safe, Actually Deadly
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Brilliant Quiet Move Game
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Bishop +Rook Against Centered King
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Pawn Phalanx Game
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Lesson: Bishop+2x Knights Against Entire Army Win
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
The Aggressive Evans Gambit
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Closed Game, Open King
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
Lesson: Active Knight and Pawn Chain= Won Game
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Lesson: Overprotection Cramps Opponents Game
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
NN vs Blackburne, 1884  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
Navara vs Ganguly, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs NN, 1911  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Miles vs C Pritchett, 1982  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858  (C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Stein, 1967  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (A61) Benoni, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Plater vs Sliwa, 1947  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007  (A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
A Strange Opening Lesson
E Daniels vs G Walker, 1841  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0
Keene vs Miles, 1976  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
S Atalik vs Miles, 1993  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1
Polgar vs Karpov, 2003  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1
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