Nataf Born
I Nataf vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006  (B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
54...? Sunday puzzle
S Megaranto vs O Barbosa, 2012  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 0-1
Efimeral Advantage
Geller vs Karpov, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
Bologan's Immortal
Kotronias vs Bologan, 2007  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 0-1
16?
J Curdo vs J Fried, 1993  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
28?
R Beyen vs Filip, 1971  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
The Polish Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Forced His Hand
Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 72 moves, 1-0
Reti When You Are!
Reti vs P Romanovsky, 1925  (A15) English, 47 moves, 1-0
21? Wednesday puzzle
Tal vs B Williams, 1974  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1-0
40...? Friday puzzle
I Kurnosov vs Topalov, 2012  (B30) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1
Walkin' Tal
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Passing the Torch
Y Hou vs J Polgar, 2012  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
23? Tal puzzle
Tal vs Unzicker, 1960  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 25 moves, 1-0
19? Sunday puzzle, queen sac in a najdorf
H Asauskas vs V Malisauskas, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910  (C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
21? Friday puzzle
Keres vs Petrov, 1940  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Skull full of mush
Capablanca vs C F Haussmann, 1918  (A03) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Rojahn, Gosh
Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956  (C58) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
21? Sunday puzzle
Polugaevsky vs Smyslov, 1979  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
La Nina
N Pogonina vs V Gunina, 2012  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
40? Tuesday puzzle
Z Tan vs V Cmilyte, 2011  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 42 moves, 1-0
"I Play Against Pieces" A tremendous win by Gilgoric over Tal!!
Tal vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
35...? Cute knight fork!
Uhlmann vs L Espig, 1978  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 36 moves, 0-1
La Regina Della Notte (also includes great chess stories!)
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Navara's Novotny 31 Rc1-c6!!
Navara vs A Dergatschova, 2007  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
25? Friday puzzle
Karjakin vs E Alekseev, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
20? Sunday puzzle. Brilliant sicilian play!
Kupreichik vs G Danner, 1966  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
Cyborspace
L Cyborowski vs A Gasik, 2005  (B50) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
28? Great Puzzle!
A Jankovic vs V Nedilko, 2012  (D90) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 1-0
Kostrophobia!!
J Kostro vs Sliwa, 1959  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
31? More Nezh please!
R Nezhmetdinov vs E Paoli, 1954  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 1-0
42? Absolutely insane!
Bluebaum vs V Fedoseev, 2012  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
22? Play like Carlsen!
Carlsen vs Anand, 2013  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
18? Mating on the diagonals
Savon vs H Ree, 1965  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 21 moves, 1-0
Fleetwood Mac
D Fleetwood vs I Mackintosh, 2006  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Spassky takes down the Maroczy bind
Furman vs Spassky, 1957  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
19? Great puzzle!
Stein vs Portisch, 1962  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
A Nightmare on Elm Street
H Zollner vs W Elm, 1934  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
You gotta have NERVES of STEEL in chess!!!
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
15?
Hort vs I Radulov, 1974  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
No mere mortal can resist
T van den Berkmortel vs Bronstein, 1993  (A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
Bronstein's pawnless masterpiece
Bronstein vs K Darga, 1964  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
22? Kaspy puzzle!
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Honey, I blew up the KID!
Letelier vs Najdorf, 1954  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
THE Mona Lisa!
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
A not so obvious finish to an attack, Bxh6!
Letelier vs Najdorf, 1964  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 18 moves, 1-0
double bishop sac
Alekhine vs J Drewitt, 1923  (A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
24…? Judit puzzle!
V Ruban vs J Polgar, 1993  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
School of hard nakas
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
Persson of Interest
T Hillarp Persson vs J Hector, 2014  (A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
14…? Gata-level tactic!
Potkin vs Kamsky, 2010  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
On Pins and Needles
G Chandler vs R Kynoch, 1981  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
So you think you kan dance?
F Alvarez vs Karpov, 1972  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 0-1
Judit's kann opener
J Polgar vs A S Rasmussen, 2013  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
The Dark Knight Rises
D Daniuszewski vs A Tschepurnoff, 1909  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1
25? Anand puzzle
Anand vs Timman, 2004  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0
Shirov and the Greek Gift
Shirov vs D Reinderman, 1999  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
20…? Hard Sebag puzzle
A Dimitrijevic vs M Sebag, 2004  (A02) Bird's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
That's some Fine play!!
Fine vs A Dake, 1933  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
47? Sunday Puzzle -- Karpov beats Kasparov
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
This Board Was Made For Walk-King Great Game!
I Cheparinov vs Sutovsky, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
Can't Minic This
D Minic vs Fischer, 1970  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1
51?
Svidler vs A Korotylev, 2004  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 62 moves, 1-0
41. Qxd4? BIG Tactical miscue...threat similar to WCC 2014 gm2
Morozevich vs E Inarkiev, 2014  (D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hao's King walk a la Short-Timman
H Wang vs Bologan, 2014  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
Pawns go first
E Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Taim the Tiger
Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 40 moves, 1-0
The Sultan of Suat
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
20? Discovered puzzle!
Negi vs E Grivas, 2008  (C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
Fast Lerner!
Kharlov vs K Lerner, 1992  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 0-1
41…? Even Super-GMs blunder!
Topalov vs Anand, 2004  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Torn Apartsev
Apartsev vs I A Zaitsev, 1963  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
dream weaver
W Adams vs S Bernstein, 1936  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0
30? don't get the mate wrong
Shirov vs K Spraggett, 2005  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0
23…? Another smothered mate!
I Balanel vs A Pytlakowski, 1951  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 24 moves, 0-1
English Defense line
Browne vs Miles, 1978  (A10) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch on the Rocks
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1945  (C47) Four Knights, 44 moves, 0-1
Caruana Grande!
Caruana vs Karjakin, 2014  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 71 moves, 1-0
Columbo Game
W Wolthuis vs C H Alexander, 1946  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
47? Good puzzle
Kotronias vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Wei to Go!!!!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
When Pawns Attack
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Bronstein and Tal!? Of course!
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
31.? Good Robson Puzzle
Robson vs M Arnold, 2013  (B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
42? Sunday puzzle!
Rublevsky vs P Smirnov, 2013  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 63 moves, 1-0
Dzin and Tonic
L Grigorian vs Dzindzichashvili, 1969  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 14 moves, 0-1
28…? Great game by Karpov!!
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1993  (A28) English, 40 moves, 0-1
a draw!???
O'Kelly vs J Penrose, 1962  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
fun attacking chess
A Huss vs Lobron, 1985  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 45 moves, 0-1
20…? Master Lasker shows us all
W L Washburn vs Lasker, 1907  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Joba the Hurt!
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Play that Funcky Music White Boy - A great fight!
K Funck vs B Halldorsson, 1971  (A02) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Karpov and 2 rooks and pawns vs queen
Karpov vs Anand, 1998  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 108 moves, 1-0
Big Mac Attack!
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1872  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik and Paid For
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
The Battle of Hastings
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
The Petrosian Endgame
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Bachiller Party
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Nock, Nock, Naka on Levon's Door
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2012  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 0-1
The Dresden (Tarrasch) trap
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1892  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
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