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B-list Celebrities
Compiled by Bubo bubo
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These fine games are quite well-known, but not famous enough to be listed among the all-time classics (although many of them would deserve that).

"Horse Racing"
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Famous loser, unknown winner, fascinating game!
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1845 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

"8-Ball in the Corner Pocket"
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Another Morphy classic
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Double queen vs minor pieces
R Franz vs Mayet, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1

Another Anderssen classic
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Knights to Remember
H Clemenz vs F Eisenschmidt, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Another Charousek comet
Charousek vs Englander, 1894 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

The King's Expedition to d5
Chigorin vs H Caro, 1898 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

The Young Lion
Euwe vs Reti, 1920 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Endgame Excellency
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

Another Triumvirate of Pawns
Janowski vs Ed. Lasker, 1924 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

The Polish Immortal
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

Zugzwang Game revisited
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

"The Long and Winding Road"
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923 
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0

The Ukrainian Immortal
E Korchmar vs Y Polyak, 1937 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

"Rags to Riches"
Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 0-1

A stunning attack
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

The Dutch Evergreen
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

The Uruguayan Immortal
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1

Kavalanche of pawns
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

"King of Sorrow"
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

"Nezly Done"
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

The second brilliancy Byrne vs Fischer
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

"Per-fect"
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

The Immortal Correspondence Game
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964 
(C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0

A bold pawn and a skillful team of minor pieces
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

The Iraqi Immortal
Browne vs A Taha, 1972 
(C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 0-1

The Chinese Immortal
Liu Wenzhe vs J H Donner, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

The Argentinian Immortal
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

"Wild Horses"
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

"Rated G"
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1

"Grin and Bareev It"
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1

Italian Queens
Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1

"Who Let the Pawns Out"
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0

The Pearl of Wijk aan Zee
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs W Napier, 1904 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

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