four pawns defense
N Gonzalez vs J Lopez Falcon, 2008  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
radjabov the KID
Shirov vs Radjabov, 2007  (E97) King's Indian, 47 moves, 0-1
Not a KID game - The Little Engine That Could
Arasan vs Critter, 2014  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1
…64? Great game
Svidler vs Karjakin, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 82 moves, 0-1
Tangled Up in Baku
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 0-1
Shak it Off!!
Mamedyarov vs Aronian, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
The McCutcheon takes Fischer down
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1962  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 43 moves, 0-1
Self-Refutation
A Planinc vs Korchnoi, 1975  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1
M Yudovich Sr. vs E Arnlind, 1970  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 45 moves, 0-1
16? Good trap puzzle
E Arnlind vs S Bernstein, 1965  (B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0
Moves Like Ragger!! Fun game!
I Popov vs M Ragger, 2013  (C58) Two Knights, 70 moves, 0-1
The Importance of Queening Ernst
S Ernst vs J Werle, 2001  (A14) English, 65 moves, 1-0
22? Nice saturday puzzle
M Wilder vs A Lein, 1981  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Living in the Material World
Rossolimo vs Livingstone, 1961  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
She Loves Me, Shirov me not
Shirov vs Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Refutation to Sicilian? Attacking gem!
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
24? Good Puzzle
Negi vs G Munkhgal, 2014  (C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Kasparov
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Judge Judit
Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
One of Judit's best games
T Tolnai vs Polgar, 1991  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 48 moves, 0-1
23...? Nice Sunday puzzle from Yu
S P Sethuraman vs Y Yu, 2014  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
A stunning attack!!
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Great puzzle! 8? Sunday difficulty
M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2014  (A80) Dutch, 13 moves, 1-0
I wanna be
V Mikenas vs Kotov, 1949  (A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 1-0
64…? Instructive draw
Dreev vs Adams, 1995  (E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1
Rubin's Cube!
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Weakness on the Laz Rank
V Laznicka vs Mamedyarov, 2009  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 49 moves, 0-1
Even GMs make mistakes
A Ebralidze vs Ragozin, 1937  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Witt's End
I Ivanov vs L Witt, 1981  (A59) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
One of the best moves ever! 44. Kg1!!! and discussion of others
Khismatullin vs Eljanov, 2015  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Das Boot!
M Paragua vs D Debashis, 2012  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Hell Bent!!
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
21? Nice White combination
B Warszawski vs Robert Graca, 2009  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Fischer uses the Polish Opening, and gambit
Fischer vs J Gloger, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Svidler on the Rauf
Svidler vs R Mamedov, 2010  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 60 moves, 1-0
Leiner Algebra
Dominguez Perez vs M Narciso Dublan, 2007  (C11) French, 78 moves, 1-0
Sacrificing both rooks from their original squares! Pirc gem
Sax vs H Kestler, 1974  (B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 0-1
Black castles queenside and then quickly annihilates White! Tim
M Sixtensson vs G West, 1986  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Space Suttles
Kavalek vs Suttles, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
You Shirov That?
Kamsky vs Shirov, 1993  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
if you c1 you've seen them all
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Alekhine crush
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
37? Great Vishy puzzle
Anand vs Bologan, 2000  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 42 moves, 1-0
Bisguier's Teenage Masterpiece
A Mengarini vs Bisguier, 1948  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
A Common Peeve: Bxg6!
K Commons vs P Peev, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0
21? Sunday puzzle
Dvoirys vs Khalifman, 1997  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 37 moves, 1-0
Anand's Brilliant Sicilian Attack
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
37...? Super difficult puzzle!
R Slobodjan vs I Stohl, 1993  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1
Kupchik cashed in!
Kupchik vs Kashdan, 1926  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
Wang and a Prayer
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2009  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 64 moves, 0-1
M.C. Hammered
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Giri blows away with the Catalan
Giri vs Morozevich, 2012  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 25 moves, 1-0
19…? good puzzle
A Volokitin vs Baklan, 2014  (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
23? Great Kasparov puzzle and game!
Kasparov vs S Begun, 1978  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 24 moves, 1-0
How I should have lost
A J Fink vs Kupchik, 1926  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0
Mad TV
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
17...?
F Amonatov vs V K Matta, 2014  (C22) Center Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Loch
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1957  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0
24...? Nice puzzle
H G Koch vs R Dahlstrom, 2007  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 37 moves, 0-1
Lev at his best!
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2006  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 55 moves, 0-1
Krammed in a corner…novelty 9…b4!
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1
Look: Ne5 Monster
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Piket Fences
Short vs Piket, 2001  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
Little Wood Left
M J Haygarth vs J E Littlewood, 1975  (A58) Benko Gambit, 74 moves, 0-1
39...? Sunday puzzle in a KID
V Bogdanovski vs Golubev, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
Beat the Rap!
Rapport vs A Adly, 2015  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Last but not least!
Anand vs Svidler, 1999  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0
Grudge Match
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
29?
M Magomedov vs J Isaev, 1999  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Topa the World, Ma!
Polgar vs Topalov, 2005  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 0-1
28?
J Klinger vs J Norgaard, 1982  (B89) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Got Melk? NICE GOTD!
H Melkumyan vs C Li, 2011  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 0-1
The Halibut Gambit - a strange beast!
F Catheley vs M Hadzikaric, 1995  (A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1
Vagan Wheel!
Lautier vs Vaganian, 2004  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1
Pinter Movement
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989  (E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
30? Nice Kramnik saturday puzzle
Kramnik vs E Inarkiev, 2014  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Reti and Waiting
Reti vs Yates, 1924  (A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0
49? Sunday puzzle
Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2014  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
All the King's Heroes
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 1-0
Pearl of Zandvoort
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
T Hillarp Persson vs A Smith, 2008  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi let's out his pieces with opponent's king in center!
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 0-1
One of Christiansen's best games
L Christiansen vs Spassky, 1981  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Basanta claws
K Spraggett vs G Basanta, 1986  (A10) English, 22 moves, 1-0
One of Aronian's finest wins
Aronian vs Topalov, 2015  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 1-0
Swindled!
Marshall vs N Whitaker, 1909  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
39? One of Caruana's best!
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Beautiful attack in a blindfold simul!
Koltanowski vs Captain La Force, 1931  (C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
A super classic Capablanca win! Strategic masterpiece!
Capablanca vs R B Estera, 1913  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
21? Nice Botvinnik puzzle
Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
The Book of Samuel!!
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
Fleet Admiraal - double rook sac!
M Admiraal vs E Warmelink, 2009  (B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
One of those games where one bad move nullifies all!
G Garcia vs Ivkov, 1965  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Another Yates masterpieces
Vidmar vs Yates, 1930  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
One of Pillsbury's finest! And 4. Bg5 - myth or legend?
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Carlsen takes down MVL in nice mate!
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Nice mating attack
A Jakubiec vs M Godard, 2013  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
The Pearl of Wijk aan Zee - and great game suggestions in notes
Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
74. Rdd3!!
H van Dongen vs E Wijsman, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 79 moves, 1-0
Hort Byrne!! Fantastic attack to remember!
Hort vs R Byrne, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 18 moves, 1-0
Carma
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2015  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
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