black king is safe and strong on b2
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1
most of the game is one combo
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
winning king march
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
sac after sac
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
Ra3, Ra3
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
long combinatoric attack
D Zagorskis vs Sadler, 1998  (A10) English, 32 moves, 0-1
wow
M Fette vs B Perenyi, 1985  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
for several beautiful moves
M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2014  (A80) Dutch, 13 moves, 1-0
Fire back on board
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2007  (D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
Aggressive defense
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
winning king march
I Cheparinov vs Sutovsky, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
combo to reach interesting B vs N ending
Smyslov vs Tal, 1964  (A36) English, 72 moves, 0-1
Q vs army
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
amazing move after amazing move
Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
several startling and beautiful moves
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Black falls off a tightrope
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
exclam after exclam
Xiong vs So, 2017  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
Calmly castling into the attack with no pawn cover
Dubov vs Giri, 2019  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Bxg7 for an attack
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
mating king walk
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Vagan poetry
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
hiding in plain sight
Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007  (D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0
Anand's choice for best game
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1
minor piece attack
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Interesting knots
E Bone vs L Dubeck, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
Sparkling old game or composition
F G Rowe vs W G Ward, 1876  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
Topalov spending rooks like pennies
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
5p vs R
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
Wha?
Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
geometric
M Szigeti vs Benko, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Extremely wild minor piece attack
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Oh my gosh
Kupreichik vs J Sunye Neto, 1989  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Titanic struggle - not a very accurate one
O Chajes vs Reti, 1923  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 62 moves, 1-0
even though it's Bronstein losing a KID
Vaganian vs Bronstein, 1975  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1-0
Mostly due to Rxh5 and 7P vs 0P
S Erenburg vs Fridman, 2005  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Simple tactics and subtle strategy
Karpov vs Andersson, 1973  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
long attack
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
patience down material
B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017  (A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
Double pawn sac in endgame
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
Hammer and tongs
Shankland vs Xiong, 2019  (C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 0-1
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Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956  (E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
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