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Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
30 Qxb7! {(if 30...Rb8, then 31 Qh7 defends) switch-back}
R Birkett vs A Kalaiyalahan, 2016  (B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Dutch windmill
V Litvinov vs Veresov, 1958  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1
Russel Ramsey analyses Franz-Mayet, 1858 - Santa narrates
NN vs Santa Claus, 1908  (C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1
Art of Attack: Queen sacrifice - or did Spielmann blunder?!
Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
Elihu knew how to trap Queens (see the player page for a game)
S T King vs E S Maguire, 1896  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
Swiss gambit: win tournament after only ceding round 1 draw
D Abrahams vs C Li, 2014  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
6 connected pawns on 5 files; 3 passers on kingside wing lose
A Kovalyov vs V Pechenkin, 2014  (A04) Reti Opening, 48 moves, 1-0
stunning end ( giddy=1686163 )
Vachier-Lagrave vs T Batchuluun, 2014  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
McDonnell's reported accepting of (a now classic) Evans' gambit
Captain Evans vs McDonnell, 1829  (C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Another classic Dram of Scotch
W Von Holzhausen vs Tarrasch, 1912  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Interesting Ruy Lopez
Polgar vs Anand, 2003  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 0-1
Hein countergambit
Steinitz vs M J Fass, 1883  (C51) Evans Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0
Shades from a golden coin shower game
K Darga vs A Dueckstein, 1963  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Mating attack with double-check
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Spectacular mating attack
R Gao vs V C Shen, 2015  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 64 moves, 1-0
Promotion tactics
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Indian theme! (see also composition on page 3)
Oll vs T Shaked, 1997  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 35 moves, 1-0
compare to http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1040891
C Purdy vs L Watzl, 1950  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Poor Marshall dead - must be mate! Not dead yet...
Marshall vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1911  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
Double bishop sacrifices
K Junge vs C Kottnauer, 1942  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Geordie not trying for 1-0 after 5 Ke2!!! Can WannaBe improve?
G Derraugh vs J Farine, 2014 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
the Blockade
H Hage vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1
royal forks in Q+P vs Q endings
Botvinnik vs G Ravinsky, 1944  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 126 moves, 1-0
A case of: right piece touched, but wrong square chosen
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1
organ pipes
T Nissl vs Tarrasch, 1932  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Bangladeshi Immortal
M Wadsworth vs Z Rahman, 2014  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1
King hunt
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Keeping up with the Joneses
G Jones vs V Dobrov, 2017  (B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Quartgrip
W Lewis vs NN, 1820  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
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