King Walk
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
14...Rh1!! pawn attack
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
21. e5!! take that pawn
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's Immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Boa constrictor
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
"Chess Boxing"
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
kick my spASSky
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
A Thing of the Passed
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
The Game of the Century
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
The Peasant's Revolt
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
French fried
G Guseinov vs So, 2009  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
"The Magnus Effect"
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
epaulette mate
V Nenarokov vs P Romanovsky, 1927  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1
The Polish Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
A Knight's Tale
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi Écorché
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
NN vs P S Leonhardt, 1903  (C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1
Take a Pawn Hard Rook at That
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
topalov's best
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Levon For Good
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
A Corus Line
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
The Brisbane Bombshell
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
V Malakhov vs Areshchenko, 2005  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
Svidler vs V Malakhov, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976  (A43) Old Benoni, 33 moves, 0-1
The Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
The Galloping Knights
A Foldeak vs F Nagy, 1942  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 13 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
FISCER is Slaying the dragon
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Dragon Dropkicks
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
interesting dragon
F Amonatov vs Le Quang Liem, 2008  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 60 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1
Mark Taimanov's gem
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
mating net of five vaiations
Krasenkow vs Adianto, 1998  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
Emil Fit For A King
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
Qh3!!
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Karjakin's gem
Karjakin vs Malinin, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Gris is the Word
Grischuk vs Ponomariov, 2000  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0
24...Rc3!! Petkov Petrified Slav
V Petkov vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Judith Polgar's Immmortal game
Polgar vs Gelfand, 2009  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Zhao Jun's gem
J Zhao vs D Xiu, 2011  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0
Y Yu vs E Torre, 2009  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Ding Ding Ding
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Y Hou vs Ding Liren, 2009  (C11) French, 66 moves, 0-1
Kamsky's Immortal
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Gazza's Tears
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1-0
C Bauer vs Fressinet, 2011  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik's poisoned rook
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Sacs Sacks Sax
Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
A Bolt from the Blue! (Tal rips open the position, Violently)
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Andersson, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1
Fox Hunt
T C Fox vs Timman, 1970  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1
Zherebukh vs R Felgaer, 2011  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
CHAO FAN
C Li vs X Bu, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
"The King's the Thing
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Best Checkmate Ever
S S Dodge vs J Houghteling, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
Nezly Done
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
nakamura's immortal
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007  (A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Kasimdzhanov vs Anand, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Smyslov, 1950  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1
Naiditsch vs So, 2010  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 111 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov's initiative
Topalov vs E Ermenkov, 1994  (C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
Phantom of the Opera Massacre
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Horse Racing
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Traxler Counterattack
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Petrofied
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Deflection by Larsen
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Connect Four
A Timofeev vs Khismatullin, 2009  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0
Qd8+!
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
Baad to the Bone
Jobava vs Bareev, 2003  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
Bd7+ Kasparov immortal
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Bagirov vs A Machulsky, 1975  (A57) Benko Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
26. ...,Re2!!. A shot that would have made Marshall jealous.
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
two rook sac triggered by an unsupported pin.
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
Djinni in a Bottle
Bareev vs Piket, 2000  (A25) English, 40 moves, 1-0
25.Be8!
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
bishop pair that runs amok
Karjakin vs Ponomariov, 2006  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 56 moves, 0-1
Kramnik's three paws leads to win
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
19 Bxh7+ boom!!
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Tal's Immortal
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
keep on attacking
Zherebukh vs A Kovalyov, 2010  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
3 pins to pin down the king
Seirawan vs Timman, 1990  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Crisis in Seville
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0
Tal's zugzwang-masterpiece
Tal vs F Reinemer, 1991  (A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0
September 22, 2011: Emory and Ivory
de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001  (B56) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi's Novotny, 25th move.
R Fuchs vs Korchnoi, 1965  (B83) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
#5 1972: back room swindle
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Take my wife. Please!
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Kramnik's Masterpiece (Game 14)
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Svidler's 29.Rxe5
Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
Kamin Get It
A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0
ravenous attack
J Shoup vs Marshall, 1906  (C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Tactical Concepts: Zwischenzug
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0
Bologan Sandwich
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
R E Catig vs M Mills, 1974  (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
nice bishop
R Hardarson vs G Livshits, 2001  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0
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