B Shipov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1963  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
O'Kelly vs P Dubinin, 1963  (E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 31 moves, 1-0
K Aseev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002  (E91) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
V Osnos vs J Yuchtman, 1969  (A56) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Baskin, 1948  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
D Barua vs Gulko, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 36 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
I Polgar vs J Trapl, 1963  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 37 moves, 1-0
V Kovacevic vs S Martinovic, 1981  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 28 moves, 1-0
Tal vs NN, 1958  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
P Kranzl vs Blatny, 1991  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
McShane vs A Istratescu, 2013  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs J Mayer, 1963  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 1-0
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
A N Rubinsztein vs H Winkler, 1983  (C56) Two Knights, 40 moves, 0-1
Boleslavsky vs A Ufimtsev, 1944  (C10) French, 26 moves, 0-1
J Murey vs A Chistiakov, 1969  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Vitiugov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Tal's brillant queen sac
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Unexpected plan
Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Acupuncture
Kamsky vs Ding Liren, 2011  (C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
Judit takes her time
J Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Careful Planinc - a "typo" move
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Unexpected miniature
R Runau vs Schmidt, 1972  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Najdorf's KID lesson
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Nice Dutch Leningrad
J Sieglen vs K Wesseln, 1989  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 35 moves, 0-1
Judit Polgar blinfolded, rocks
Ljubojevic vs J Polgar, 1994  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 106 moves, 0-1
Larsen's famous Q sac
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Tal against Botvinnik's Winawer, first blood!
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik playing like Tal
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Queens facing each other
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
How to compress the King's side by MVL
Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, 2013  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Ooops... Sudden change on the board!
E Holt vs T Bingamon, 1947  (C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0
The little beat the big with high class
G Idigoras vs Panno, 1955  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Crossed swords upon the White King
Timman vs Karpov, 1984  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Very creative play from both sides
M Davletbayeva vs T Nguyen, 2014  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Sasikiran vs I Ivanisevic, 2012  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 0-1
Panno's great combo
Panno vs Eliskases, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Bent Larsen being Bent Larsen
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
No pawns!
Bronstein vs K Darga, 1964  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Impossible game...
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Q sac + blitz!
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002  (E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
White Knights dance
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Jobava, 2005  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Keres brilliant attack
Keres vs Geller, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Rosetto's Q sac
H Rossetto vs R Cardoso, 1958  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0
Wandering king
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Tal being crushed in Tal's style
Kupreichik vs Tal, 1970  (B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
J Votava vs A Zatonskih, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Morra rocks!
M Muzychuk vs N Gaprindashvili, 2012  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
MVL tactics
A David vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1
Wild and beautiful W attack
E Mednis vs K Commons, 1974  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1-0
F Vallejo Pons vs Topalov, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Dancing Queens
Anderssen vs G Neumann, 1866  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
Bishop draws against 2 rooks
Adams vs D Lemos, 2011  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2
Q Ma vs V Rasulov, 2008  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Black King dances in awkward space
J Polgar vs Morozevich, 2000  (C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
N Djukic vs Caruana, 2014  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 36 moves, 0-1
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Z Rahman vs Yudasin, 2004  (A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1
V Ciocaltea vs L Masic, 1971  (B57) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
King march
J van Ruitenburg vs S Castellani, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
M Fierro vs J Borrellas Comellas, 1996  (C28) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Bring on the Dancing Horses
Q Ma vs D Raznikov, 2014  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 10 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Aronian vs McShane, 2012  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1872  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007  (D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0
Mamedyarov vs D Anton Guijarro, 2015  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 42 moves, 0-1
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931  (A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Sutovsky vs R Bates, 2013  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Wesley So plays Capablanca style
So vs M Jurcik, 2013  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Alburt, 1977  (A58) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
M Wahls vs S Bjarnason, 1985  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Van Wely, 1997  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
F Visier Segovia vs Tal, 1977  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 39 moves, 1-0
Unsound, but nice
N Banks vs Kashdan, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Royal discoveries of a wandering King
Dorfman vs Tseshkovsky, 1978  (A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 0-1
Surprising rook
Szabo vs Adorjan, 1963  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 27 moves, 0-1
Miles vs Seirawan, 1983  (B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 1-0
Very long Q sac!
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Game of the millenium?
I Ivanov vs V Mezentsev, 2000  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
AbsoLutikov Insane
Lutikov vs B Gurgenidze, 1957  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs G H Hadland, 1919  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
V Mikenas vs S F Lebedev, 1941  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
Kg1!!
Khismatullin vs Eljanov, 2015  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Hippomodernism
T Hillarp Persson vs A Smith, 2008  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Hurricane
R H Steinmeyer vs N Bernstein, 1944  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Two Qs en prise
L Trent vs D Tan, 2002  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
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