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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