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GumboGambit's Selected Games
Compiled by GumboGambit
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GumboGambit Original Collection:

These caught my eye for various reasons, (memorable lines, puns, names etc). ♟️

Corkscrew CounterGambit pays off for Blackburne
Gamman vs Blackburne, 1869  
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

CCG strikes again
Carapelli vs F K Young, 1874 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Quade Gambit; Queen Sac and Promotion by Move 8
A Hagesaether vs L E Bjorn, 2014 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Delightful Debut of the Dilworth Attack
Caravage vs J Placais, 1988 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 0-1

Crazy Consultation Contest during Cruise to Cambridge Springs
Lasker / Chigorin / Marshall / Tei vs Janowski / Marco / Schlechter / La, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0

1st Draw
T Bowdler vs Philidor, 1783 
(B20) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Earliest Check in Chess History
M Menezes vs M Shahade, 2002 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Four Queens by Move 13
I Johannsson vs Z Nilsson, 1954 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Not Exactly Rocket Science
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Clash of GOAT’s
Kasparov vs Carlsen, 2004 
(E92) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Game for the Birds
Spirit of Adventure vs Donald Duck, 1959 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0

Pyramid Scheme
Ujesi vs Rhamses, 1912 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 31 moves, 1-0

The Dark Knight Surprises
P Ware vs J S Ryan, 1880 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 81 moves, 0-1

Bruehl and Unusual Punishment
J Bruehl vs Philidor, 1783 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1

Santasiere’s Jolly
Santasiere vs Fischer, 1957 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1-0

Busch-Gass Crisis
K Torotoova vs M Jambrich, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Dark Side of the Munoz
J L Munoz vs Grischuk, 2012 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1

Shoot From the Hippo
R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1

Hail to the Viktor
Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

Slim and Nunn
S Bouaziz vs Nunn, 1987 
(E92) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

Open All Knight
R Hendriks vs J Cebula, 2013 
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Tamaz On Prime
Robson vs T Gelashvili, 2013 
(B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 0-1

Going Rogoff
Huebner vs K Rogoff, 1972 
(A15) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Acs and Yue Shall Receive
P Acs vs Y Wang, 2006 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

It's Albin Takin' Karpov
A Planinc vs Karpov, 1973 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

I Sing The Body Aleksic
N Aleksic vs L Ortega, 2001 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 1-0

Batch Commands
T Batchimeg vs Y Hou, 2013 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Mikenas Work Overtime
Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1937 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 64 moves, 0-1

Vish-Yue Were Here
Anand vs Y Wang, 2009 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Legal Brief
F Bethge vs Legal, 1930 
(C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Fancy Meeting Yueh Here
S Fancy vs Yueh Wei Po, 2007 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

For the Birds
Bird vs O Gelbfuhs, 1873 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Bot and Szil’d
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Curtailed Lapiken
Fischer vs P Lapiken, 1956 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Full Court Fressinet
Kramnik vs Fressinet, 2013 
(A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

The Long Con
J Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wolfgang Class
W Class vs Gilg, 1973
(B27) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Chino Atako
C Atako vs J S Macrae, 2008 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Hans-Uwe Kock
A Nickel vs H Kock, 1988 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 55 moves, 0-1

Toni Tiits
T Tiits vs A Nickel, 2007
(B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Odd Lie | Kristian Saga
O K Lie vs K Saga, 1965 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Ben de Cat
D Alaslar vs B De Cat, 2001 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pierre Tyrant
J Clech vs P Tyrant, 1989 
(C15) French, Winawer, 8 moves, 1-0

Benjamin Go
C Wee vs B Go, 2007 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1

Attila Kiss | Heimo Titz
A Kiss vs H Titz, 1994 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

Joachim Patzer
J Patzer vs F Doettling, 2003 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Oliver Lightowlers
B Hanison vs O Lightowlers, 2000 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

Roman Bar
R Bar vs E Carmel, 2001 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Wordsworth Donisthorpe
W Donisthorpe vs Mundell, 1892 
(C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0

Gunnar Stray
G Stray vs X Fejza, 2009
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 82 moves, 1-0

Whisper Chabala
M James vs W Chabalala, 2011 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 76 moves, 1-0

I-Chen Chen
D Daulyte-Cornette vs I-Chen Chen, 2010
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

Suruchee Thing
Suruchee Thing vs M P de Mey, 2014
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0

Lawyer Times
G Shahade vs L Times, 2001 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Orlo Milo Rolo
L Persinger vs O M Rolo, 1954 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 0-1

Baby Edna Mission
Any Figueroa vs B E Mission, 2018 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0

Regular
G Crockart vs Regular, 1987 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

S Bielka
Vachier-Lagrave vs S Bielka, 2003
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

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