P Blechschmidt vs Flohr, 1930  (A38) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 0-1
Svidler vs Grischuk, 2013  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
1 minute (!) brilliancy
R Schmaltz vs R Har-Zvi, 2001  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
A Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Cukierman vs Tartakower, 1930  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
Naiditsch vs Van Wely, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
34...Rg8!! Middlegame Zugzwang!
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
M Leskiewicz vs E Kahn, 1999  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
Vaganian vs Bronstein, 1975  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Barry / Pillsbury / Snow, 1892  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Dubov vs Shirov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
A positional masterpiece by Dominguez!
Dominguez Perez vs Caruana, 2014  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 108 moves, 1-0
Wojtaszek vs Jobava, 2014  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2014  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs L Evans, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs G Jones, 2006  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1
Shirov vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1987  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 57 moves, 1-0
E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929  (C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
A David vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1
Polugaevsky Gambit
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 73 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs L Maslov, 1963  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Reshevsky, 1953  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
22nd century chess...
Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Taimanov, 1955  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Waiting Game
Andersson vs M Basman, 1975  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 53 moves, 0-1
Grischuk vs A Filippov, 2014  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1
Glek vs I Nataf, 2002  (B30) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1
Insane complications
Lutikov vs B Gurgenidze, 1957  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 0-1
Van Wely vs Navara, 2016  (A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Ragger vs S Maze, 2016  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 49 moves, 1-0
G Sargissian vs Grischuk, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0
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