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Psakhis vs N Birnboim, 1995 
(D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Rossolimo, 1938 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

The king marches into attack
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923 
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0

Q-sac in the KID for a devastating attack
Anh Khoi Nguyen vs G Jones, 2016 
(E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

Ferocious battle
J Bellon Lopez vs G Garcia, 1976 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1

Gotta give your opponent the chance to make the mistake!
H Rossetto vs R Cardoso, 1958 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0

Many surprising sacs
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0

Gufeld's Gioconda
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1

How to promote passed pawns
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

He allowed a Queen promotion with check!
M Fette vs B Perenyi, 1985 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 0-1

The Berlin Defense is so boring!
Caruana vs Adams, 2013 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1

Oooh, I do like a good king walk! (That's at least 7 now)
Nunn vs G Anthony, 1981 
(B32) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Kaspy crushed
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

The Evergreen
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
W Adams vs H Lyman, 1946 
(C27) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 0-1

I won't pretend to understand this...
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

The famous 28.Be4!!
Fischer vs Panno, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Be8 - Beautiful but flawed
G Quparadze vs V Bachin, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 64 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit - Nice finish
Nakamura vs R Hess, 2012 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian attack
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Pins, pins and more pins
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

How to play the Canal Attack
M Bartel vs Nepomniachtchi, 2015 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Kaspy caught short
Short vs Kasparov, 1986 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 45 moves, 1-0

Scheveningen slugfest
B Perenyi vs K Mokry, 1978 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

The king finds safe haven
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0

Knight After Knight
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

The Fifty Move Rule
T S Nguyen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 121 moves, 1/2-1/2

No way through
V S Gujrathi vs Gelfand, 2018 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

World Brilliancy Prize
M Stean vs Browne, 1974 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

POTD Twice: 40.? (Weds) and 21.? (Sat)
B Adhiban vs D Andreikin, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

When stars align
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Fantastic but flawed finish
Anderssen vs G Neumann, 1866 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

Marshall Attack
Polgar vs Adams, 1999 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 0-1

Miles To Go b4 Lev Slips
Miles vs Polugaevsky, 1984 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Poisoned knight
Hoang Thong Tu vs J Gonzalez Garcia, 2008 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Tactics and then some
Yusupov vs Gulko, 1990 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 60 moves, 1-0

Early attack
Radjabov vs V S Gujrathi, 2019 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

Attack is the best form of defence
Westerinen vs A Planinc, 1970 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

Zugzwang!
Z Abdumalik vs Kosteniuk, 2019 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1

Wild
V Gunina vs M Sebag, 2019 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Excellent early sac
Epishin vs Short, 2002 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1

Very neat finish
T Hillarp Persson vs T Laurusas, 2018 
(A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

The Boy Awonder
T Gelashvili vs A Liang, 2017 
(B20) Sicilian, 48 moves, 0-1

The queen strikes along invisible lines
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1

Mistakes on both sides make for an amazing game
S Matveeva vs A Skripchenko, 2003 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 68 moves, 1-0

Simply audacious
Dubov vs Giri, 2019 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

From nowhere
M Matlakov vs Eljanov, 2013 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

King walk, sacrifices, mate threats, everything...
H Bernstein vs Bisguier, 1946 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

The g7 summit
P Dubinin vs D Petrov, 1936 
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0

The Russian Game Lasker Attack is always so boring
Kramnik vs Caruana, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 66 moves, 0-1

Marek havoc
M Vokac vs H van der Veen, 1989 
(A36) English, 31 moves, 1-0

A Truly Beautiful Checkmate
Zhao Jun vs R Preotu, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

Stunning combo
Duda vs Rapport, 2019 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1

Brilliant positional Q sac
Firouzja vs M Karthikeyan, 2019 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 52 moves, 0-1

Through a minefield of counterattacking possibilities
A Muzychuk vs O Kobo, 2020 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Poisoned pawn!
D Paravyan vs S Golubov, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Parr excellence
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

Brilliant early Q-sac to expose black's K
G B Joshi vs G Shweta, 2008 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 48 moves, 1-0

Dutch windmill!
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2017 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1-0

Too complex even for Spassky
Spassky vs J Sunye Neto, 1986 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 78 moves, 0-1

Nice game, great finish
L Piarnpuu vs Shulman, 1997 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 34 moves, 0-1

I didn't see that zugzwang coming!
D Rensch vs T Abrahamyan, 2010 
(C18) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 1-0

Four pawns for the attack
A Iljin vs Nepomniachtchi, 2007 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Forward Unto Victory
N Grandelius vs A Ipatov, 2013 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 37 moves, 1-0

The most amazing swindle ever?
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1

Prising open the carapace
N Riumin vs V Rauzer, 1929 
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kan't
D Svetushkin vs Landa, 2010 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 1-0

Counterattack
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Piano
Dubov vs Karjakin, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0

Hot Scotch
M Matlakov vs V Fedoseev, 2020 
(C45) Scotch Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Enemies in the camp but no need to panic
L Christiansen vs Fedorowicz, 1984 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

Back row threats net pawn after pawn after pawn
Nisipeanu vs Nakamura, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

A right royal occasion
E Rosen vs S Lang, 2019 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

It may be home prep but it's still brilliant
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Four Queens but just a draw
D Rovner vs L Guldin, 1939 
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pieces of the World, Unite!
L Engels vs K Richter, 1935 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Somewhere to hide
O Privorotsky vs A Bukhover, 1960 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 0-1

Escape to Victory
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

The most beautiful finish?
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Go on, take me please!
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2010 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

The King walks the wrong way
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1

Herrera Hands Anderson a fairy tale two-Knight...
M Andersen vs P Salinas Herrera, 2021 
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

One move from becoming World Champion
Kasimdzhanov vs Adams, 2004 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

A minor incursion
Kasparov vs Anand, 1996 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0

22.Qe7!
J Johnson vs J Cline, 1979 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Fixed Bayonet
P Hulshof vs L'Ami, 2003 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Trap me if you dare!
P Kral vs D Barlov, 1987 
(B32) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

The King is an an attacking piece
Harikrishna vs Nisipeanu, 2004 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0

Not Too Shabby
Shabalov vs I Shliperman, 1995 
(C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 1-0

This actually happened!
Rybka vs Nakamura, 2008 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 255 moves, 0-1

Suba sac
C Ward vs Suba, 1990 
(A16) English, 34 moves, 0-1

For Harry, England, and Saint George!
M Wadsworth vs H Grieve, 2022 
(A13) English, 75 moves, 0-1

Donner with hot sauce!
P Dely vs J H Donner, 1961 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0

On Fier
A Fier vs J Ryan, 2009 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

Dual on a tightrope
Carlsen vs Rapport, 2022 
(C18) French, Winawer, 71 moves, 1-0

A truly spectacular final move
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1

These were just kids!
P Vorontsov vs K Troff, 2012 
(B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

All the Pretty Horses
G Szabo vs N Stepanencu, 2023 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

K-march vs Q-parade
Gledura vs G Quparadze, 2023 
(A17) English, 60 moves, 1-0

Duda saw part Q trap was a dud
Duda vs G Gajewski, 2016 
(B50) Sicilian, 78 moves, 1-0

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