Pawn structures battle, with some entertaining tac-tricks
J Bruehl vs Philidor, 1783  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Black's cavalry charges back on time for mate!
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Queen seems lost only to... get sacked for delivering mate!
Bledow vs K Schorn, 1839  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
An abrupt yet pretty ending!
W Popert vs Cochrane, 1841  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1
A neat finish!
J Schulten vs E Rousseau, 1841  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Ingenious attack.
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0
Queen is trapped in her attack, leaving king undefended!
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1843  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
The art of finding resources to build an attack!
Anderssen vs Falkbeer, 1851  (C58) Two Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Counter attack, tactics and... mate!
K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Nice pieces coordination
Staunton vs von der Lasa, 1853  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
King hunt into white pawns net!
M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1855  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Pawns “bayonette” attack, and heavy artillery mate!
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858  (C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0
White king long march to deliver black king mating message!
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Black mates by setting discovered check against him!
Mandolfo vs Kolisch, 1858  (000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 0-1
The art of coordinated attack.
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0
Queen sac initiates cavalry lethal charge!
J Smith vs G Derrickson, 1860  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
Queen sac lures king into fatal cavalry charge!
H Pollmaecher vs A Saalbach, 1861  (B40) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
White's attack sets black pieces for fatal counter strike!
C Mayet vs P Hirschfeld, 1861  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for King hunt!
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Trapping the opponent into a losing trap!
Andrews vs F Janssens, 1864  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Attack, ongoing resources renewal, and... Mate!
A Dadian vs Kolisch, 1867  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
A bolt from the blue!
Kolisch vs S F Loyd, 1867  (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Splendid final combination.
S F Loyd vs S Rosenthal, 1867  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0
Sudden death!
J Thompson vs Mackenzie, 1864  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1
White gives fatal final blow on game where black plays for mate
E Schallopp vs R Hein, 1868  (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
A neat conclusion
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
The art of building up an attack!
C De Vere vs J I Minchin, 1871  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
Queen sac and quiet move for unstoppable mate!
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1872  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Surprise queen sac a move 7, king hunt and... mate!
H Schlemm vs S Wranay, 1872  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Beautiful king hunt
K Hamppe vs A Schwarz, 1873  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
Nice tactics for mating attack!
Chigorin vs Davydow, 1874  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for pawn storm winning with under promotions!
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
White positions pieces for final assault, but got mated first!
Allies vs Dadian / Marcoran, 1881  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Sparkling attack and beautiful finish
F G Rowe vs W G Ward, 1876  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
A neat trap!
C Goering vs Anderssen, 1877  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
A very nice king hunt.
Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Surprise queen offer lures king into mate!
Mackenzie vs Mason, 1878  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Attack build up and... mate!
W Paulsen vs Anderssen, 1878  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Queen and rook sacs remove defenders of mated king!
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
Nice tactics for intrusion on both sides of the board!
Mason vs Winawer, 1882  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0
Queen sac to open lines for mate!
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1882  (C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Nice attack by "computer" of the old days.
Mephisto vs NN, 1879  (C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Strategic domination culminating in two Queen sacs!
Zukertort vs Englisch, 1883  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0
Good old Queen sac, with simple neat last move!
Zukertort vs NN, 1884  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Brutal conclusive finish!
P Richardson vs E Delmar, 1871  (C27) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Pawn sac initiates attack, field domination and... mate!
Blackburne vs Lush, 1885  (B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 1-0
Blacks seems to win when rook sac turns tables!
Blackburne vs Lipschutz, 1889  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
King side attack with pretty conclusion
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889  (C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
Trademark double bishop sac on king's castle
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
A pretty final conclusion
H Neustadtl vs O Valenta, 1889  (C25) Vienna, 19 moves, 0-1
Sneaky sacs leading to mate!
A Dadian vs Count Kreutz, 1891  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
Opening inaccuracy punished with brutal lethal ending.
J Blake vs G Hooke, 1891  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Pawns penetration!
Butler vs G W Baynes, 1891  (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
A lonesome victorious knight!
F K Young vs L Dore, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
A nice surprise final move!
W Donisthorpe vs Mundell, 1892  (C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0
Queen sac and rook offer allow agile bishops to get the win
Stebbings vs J Narraway, 1893  (C22) Center Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Queen sac, king hunt, big mêlée, rook sac and mate!
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893  (000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
Rooks sac , bishop zig-zag deviation and... mate!
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
The queen is lost, but pieces activity lead to mate!
Schlechter vs S Herzfeld, 1893  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
A king marching to the death row...
E M Sobernheim vs S Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
Nice mate.
J Mieses vs J Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
King hunt!
A Smitten vs A Dadian, 1896  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
Sacs with impressive finish by the Queen!
K Zambelly vs Maroczy, 1897  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
An effective attack!
L Karpinski vs E Kemeny, 1897  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
A delightful finish!
Marshall vs W E Napier, 1898  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0
Queen sac followed by battery set seals the mating attack!
Schlechter vs P Meitner, 1898  (C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Beautiful wild attack!
J Tolosa vs J Carbo i Batlle, 1898  (C28) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Surprising and simple yet deadly fatal penetration!
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Sharp attack with clever finish!
S Niemzowitsch vs NN, 1899  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Reciprocal tactics, with abrupt finish!
S P Johnston vs Marshall, 1899  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
Queen sac followed by nice forcing moves for mate.
C Schultz vs C Carls, 1900  (C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 0-1
Queen sac initiales mating combination!
A W Fox vs Karper, 1900  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Nice mating attack!
M Brody vs L Banya, 1901  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Resigning in a winning position!
von Popiel vs G Marco, 1902  (C41) Philidor Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Miracle escape!
Lasker vs R Loman, 1903  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Four(!) pawns are brought to the 7th rank to seize the win!
F J Lee vs H W Shoosmith, 1904  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
A nice attack with a pretty finish.
W E Napier vs NN, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Surprise Queen sac seals the game!
Albin vs O Bernstein, 1904  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1
A pretty final conclusion
A W Fox vs H L Dickerson, 1904  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 27 moves, 1-0
Fireworks on the board!
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
A picturesque finish
S S Dodge vs J Houghteling, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
A neat final move!
Marshall vs von Scheve, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
A fierce attack!
Tartakower vs Vidmar, 1905  (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Strategic domination
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Tables abruptly turned!
Swiderski vs Spielmann, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
Queen side heavy artillery atack!
Capablanca vs R Raubitschek, 1906  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
Black allows white to win material and improve his own attack!
R Raubitschek vs Capablanca, 1906  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
Nice simple and deep combination.
Rubinstein vs Burn, 1906  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
The art of survival
Znosko-Borovsky vs Salwe, 1907  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
A nice final combination!
B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
King is netted until fatal blow!
Muller vs Bayer, 1908  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Strategic superiority, material, gain and... mate!
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Subtle Queen swichenzug leads to won ending!
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Fantastic defensive queen move turns tables!
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910  (C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Art of sacrifice
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
A witty last move.
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Tactics!
Alekhine vs P Leonhardt, 1910  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
A nice final touch!
Alekhine vs NN, 1911  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for king hunt and mate!
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Attack on both sides and the art of tuning tables!
Duras vs E Cohn, 1911  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
An opening trap!
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0
Surprise Queen offer, kingside penetration and... win!
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912  (A84) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1
Sacs for conclusive mating attack!
J Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
Seeking relief in castling, he gets mated!
Ed Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for slow burn attack!
J Mieses vs Alekhine, 1913  (C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Thrilling endgame!
Janowski vs O Chajes, 1913  (C49) Four Knights, 108 moves, 1-0
Queen sac, king hunt and... mate!
Alekhine vs M Prat, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Superior development, attack, sac, and... Mate!
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Double bishop sac!
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Brilliant final interposition move!
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914  (A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
A pretty final combination!
N Elisons vs A Nimzowitsch, 1915  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Self jailing his "bad" bishop to... win the game!
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Sacs for the initiative!
Helmer vs J Krejcik, 1917  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Power of double check, and nice ending!
E Diemer vs A Schuppler, 1937  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
When tripled paws are not a disadvantage!
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1918  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 49 moves, 1-0
Fianchetto bishop in adverse castle, Queen sac and... mate!
V Gonsiorovsky vs Alekhine, 1918  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
A pawn minus, black starts winning attack!
Rubinstein vs Vidmar, 1918  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
White trapped to play effectively with one piece less!
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Black seems to finally win, but white manages to mate!
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1919  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Sacking pieces for king hunt!
G Janny vs I Gudju, 1920  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Double rook sac for complex attack and mate!
Reti vs Euwe, 1920  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Defense preparing splendid counter attack!
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
Attack killed by counter attack!
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Shocker move leads to logical mating conclusion!
Kraussold vs Volt, 1921  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
Beautiful penetration sacrifice for slow burning attack
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Cavalry charge!
Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Queen is trapped, and king is mated!
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Strategic domination, penetration and win!
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Seventh rank domination, and weak dark squares!
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
Direct attack with beautiful finish!
O W Field vs O Tenner, 1922  (C58) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for irresistible activity of light pieces against King
Capablanca vs E Tholfsen, 1924  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
X-Ray mate!
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923  (A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Piece sac for board domination and zugzwang!
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Quality exchange sac for long term powerful initiative and win!
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for slow burning attack!
Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0
Spectacular zugzwang!
A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs F Bohatirchuk, 1924  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Attack suddenly accelerates for... Mate!
Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Early pawn sac for pieces activity, pins and win!
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1925  (A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1
Virtuoso attack in blindfold simul!
Alekhine vs A Frieman, 1924  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Windmill
Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
The art of penetrating the enemy's camp!
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
Queen sac allows rooks to fatally enter last rank!
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Surprise end game tactics!
Reti vs P Romanovsky, 1925  (A15) English, 47 moves, 1-0
Knight retreat prepares... attack!
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Bold Queen manœuvre before attack!
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Skewer ignores the exchange to aim at king!
Spielmann vs H Gebhard, 1926  (B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Squeeze and mate!
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926  (C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Strangulation and... exécution!
A Nimzowitsch vs H Duhm, 1926  (A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Sacs to create pawn penetration!
Alekhine vs N E Schwartz, 1926  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 54 moves, 1-0
Dramatic exemplification of over protection
A Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Pawn race leading to 4 queens battling for mate!
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
The art of creating magic tactics!
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927  (B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Brutal counter attack!
Reti vs Capablanca, 1928  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Slow strangulation until... mate!
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
En passant mate!
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0
A beautiful finish!
Spielmann vs M Walter, 1928  (B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0
H pawns shifted to G column for mate!
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
A skillful knight wins the quality and... the game!
Botvinnik vs P Sharov, 1929  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Queen sac initiates fatal king hunt!
Nietsche vs S Factor, 1928  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
Black's fork seems to win, but fails to white clever tactics!
S Takacs vs Rubinstein, 1929  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
All pieces align on one column before the onslaught!
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Outstanding attack!
Najdorf vs Gliksberg, 1929  (C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0
Swift and deadly counterattack!
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
A masterly attack of the castle!
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
After King escapes hunt, pieces strike back!
H Geiger vs W Wurm, 1926  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 39 moves, 0-1
Strategic masterpiece
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
Power of pin and battery!
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
Sharp attack!
J Cukierman vs Tartakower, 1930  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Battle goes on when sudden tactical blow ends the game!
A Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Create a hole, and then penetrate it!
F Bethge vs Legal, 1930  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Winning attack based on pins, sacs and passed pawns.
A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Direct king attack suported by clever pins
Noteboom vs A Gromer, 1931  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 33 moves, 1-0
Just going after the King!
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931  (C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0
King punished for delay to escape center on time.
A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
A well built attack, with fine nice ending!
Menchik vs G Thomas, 1932  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Endgame with two knights!
Znosko-Borovsky vs J A Seitz, 1931  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 96 moves, 0-1
King hunt with quiet move before the mate!
H Ohman vs G Buck, 1931  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
Surprise Queen sac for unexpected mate!
Lewis vs E L Dayton, 1942  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
Sharp attack, with minor pieces trapping adverse king!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
Fantastic finish!
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Black pawn nails white king's coffin.
V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1
Weak squares leading to brutal attack and conclusion!
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Knights charge on the adverse king castle!
J Enevoldsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1933  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Knight sac and zwischenzugs allow deadly castle penetration!
Fine vs A Dake, 1933  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Superb attack!
L Blumenoff vs Keres, 1933  (A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Instead of taking piece back, white... mates!
T Tylor vs W Winter, 1933  (A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
A well formed attack with a sudden finish!
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Splendid knight intrusion initiates won ending!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Surprise Queen sac for superior winning position!
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0
Nice pice sac for center paws rolling to victory!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Brilliant rook irruption initiates beautiful attack!
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Centralized prices deliver storming finish!
E Adeler vs Choinatzky, 1936  (C10) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Queen retreats but next move Queen sacs!
N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Heavily artillery in "rugby Pac" style before breakthrough!
Capablanca vs Eliskases, 1936  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0
Queen takes the staircase to reach victory!
M Lowcki vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Queen sac deviate pawns opening line for fatal back rank mate!
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0
Nice deviation leads to mating attack!
Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1937  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Pin countered by counter-pin!
V Makogonov vs V Chekhover, 1937  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1
Nice tactics with neat clean final conclusion
Capablanca vs Rossolimo, 1938  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
A lively attack with a neat finish!
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Bishop walks into black position, followed by the cavalry!
Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
A beautiful final move!
G Fontein vs Euwe, 1939  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1
Black do not manage to prevent pretty mate!
Kotov vs M Yudovich Sr, 1939  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sac and quiet move before mating ending.
M Stolberg vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 0-1
Queen sac unleashes minor pieces activity for win!
Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
Simple but deadly final move!
Denker vs H Avram, 1940  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Pawn avalanche race!
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1
Tactics fireworks leading to... mate!
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Pieces sacs to extract the king and then... mate it!
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Tactics with abrupt early ending!
Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1
Quality sac to allow pieces to dance the king around until mate
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Neat mating combination!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
Elegant mate from Queen sac!
J Sajtar vs M Dietze, 1943  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 42 moves, 1-0
Quiet pin break: black is defenseless against dual mate threat!
V Soultanbeieff vs V I Borodin, 1943  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Blow after blow...
M Luckis vs Stahlberg, 1944  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
Multiple sacs for slow burning attack and ... mate!
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
Very beautiful last move!
Stahlberg vs A Becker, 1944  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 1-0
Splendid attack!
V A Vasiliev vs Tolush, 1945  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
Attack gem!
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
A Queen sac leading to pices activity and... mate!
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1945  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0
A nice Queen hunt!
N Krogius vs N Aratovsky, 1945  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Poisoned piece.
N Novotelnov vs D Rovner, 1946  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
Precise tactics accelerate mating attack!
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Knight jumps unprotected and dominates final combination!
L Stumpers vs Euwe, 1946  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Knight sac allows advanced pawns to win the game!
Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
A sudden and abrupt ending!
Chulkov vs Gavemann, 1947  (B15) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0
Pawns sacs for open lines, pieces activity, queen sac...mate!
E Diemer vs Toth, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Rook+bishop sac post king in fatal square!
Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
The art of gaining material!
Barcza vs Bronstein, 1949  (A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1
Bishop sac initiates complex beautiful attack!
Tal vs I Zilber, 1949  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
Surprise Queen sac allows minor pieces domination to win!
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Nice quality sac, and nice finish!
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for minor pieces domination!
Szabo vs K Honfi, 1950  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Leaving rook “en prise” to rather go hunt the king!
Bronstein vs Keres, 1950  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0
Beautiful counter attack!
L Rellstab vs Najdorf, 1950  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 25 moves, 0-1
Pinned knights downfall!
Bronstein vs NN, 1950  (C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Beautiful tactics!
R Nezhmetdinov vs Lusikal, 1951  (D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
A beautiful final combination!
Geller vs N Novotelnov, 1951  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
A beautiful attack!
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1
Thunder attack!
Biegler vs Peperle, 1952  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
Under development brutally punished!
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Brilliant Queen sac and king hunt!
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Castle attack and king hunt!
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0
Tactics, sacs for passed paws, and elegant final move!
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
Rich tactics, and art of counter play!
I Rivise vs A Pomar, 1954  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 40 moves, 0-1
Queen sac initiates attack that ends with subtle move!
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954  (A57) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1
Piece sac for pawn majority and nice finish!
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1954  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 42 moves, 1-0
A great final move!
Keres vs Spassky, 1955  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
A phenomenal king hunt
Petrosian vs C Guimard, 1955  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
Nice mating combination...
Panno vs Spassky, 1955  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for irresistible mating attack!
P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for magical minor pieces play
Tal vs R Skuja, 1955  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0
Rumble on the board.
Tal vs Simagin, 1956  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0
Fascinating wild tactics!
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
A beautiful final combination!
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956  (A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Nice tactical shots!
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
A beautiful final onslaught!
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Abrupt intrusion for mate!
H Rossetto vs R Cardoso, 1958  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0
An epic fight!
Keres vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 53 moves, 0-1
Wild tactics!
Tal vs D Keller, 1959  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
A brilliant final move!
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
Pieces activity leading to paralysis of opposite camp!
Tal vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0
A brilliant zwischenzug final move!
Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0
Piece sac shifts game into wild tactics!
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
Simple but pretty nice move!
Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
Dreamt game!
NN vs Bronstein, 1961  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 19 moves, 0-1
Queen sac enables superior winning position!
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Beautiful attack!
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Rook sac opens lines for forceful opposite camp penetration
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Troublesome pin escape using fatal battery set-up!
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Strategic masterpiece!
Fischer vs Tal, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1-0
A brilliant attack!
Keres vs Geller, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Open lines leading to crushing victory!
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Beautiful ongoing attack until... mate!
Tal vs NN, 1963  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Fantastic tactics!
Tal vs Lutikov, 1964  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Early Queen sac releases minor pieces activity for the win!
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Queen is trapped, but adverse king gets mated!
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964  (C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
Mutual wild attacks !
R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1
Beautiful final move seals the win!
Fischer vs Benko, 1965  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 37 moves, 1-0
Amazing attack!
R Byrne vs Evans, 1965  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Pawns charge the adverse castled king!
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Surprise Queen sac enables fierce winning attack!
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Beautiful deflection final move!
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Nice attack with beautiful final move!
V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Brutal force assault!
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Queen sac drives game into entertaining tactics!
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Both sides attack!
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Sharp attack, nice final position!
Fischer vs U Geller, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Black is always about to kill, but white always strikes first!
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969  (B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Strategic and tactical motives hand in hand for the win!
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1969  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Surprise and compelling last move!
L Grigorian vs Dzindzichashvili, 1969  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 14 moves, 0-1
Scintillating tactics!
J Tarjan vs Ljubojevic, 1969  (B56) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
A beautiful attack!
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Quality sac allows center paws bulldozer to decide the game!
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
Breaking the castle wall!
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Unbelievable queen sac for superb attack
Spassky vs Kholmov, 1971  (C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Central knight exanged for bishop: positional masterpiece!
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Defensive nerves of steel!
Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
Nice miniature
R Runau vs Schmidt, 1972  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Pawn chain and two bishops dominate two rooks.
A Pomar vs Smejkal, 1972  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 1-0
Pins, traps, underpromotion...
A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0
Bloodbath reciprocal tactics!
A Planinc vs D Minic, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1
Surviving the onslaught and ... mating!
A Shashin vs Korchnoi, 1973  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 35 moves, 1-0
Pin and zugswang!
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
A fine final combination
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Cut-throat game!
J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974  (C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1
Quiet blocking move setting inescapable mating net!
N Gaprindashvili vs R Servaty, 1974  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
All black pieces are hanging, but black wins!
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
Brutal attack!
Vaganian vs G Botterill, 1975  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
Surprise queen sac allow light pieces activity to get the win!
Short vs R J Miles, 1976  (B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0
Final move: pins and zugzwang!
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976  (A43) Old Benoni, 33 moves, 0-1
Heavy artillery used for attack!
J Szmetan vs G Garcia Gonzalez, 1976  (B89) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Scintillating tactics!
Lputian vs Kasparov, 1976  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
The art of attacking with minor pieces!
K Spraggett vs F South, 1976  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
A brilliant final move!
J Bellon Lopez vs G Garcia, 1976  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1
A beautiful final combination!
Karpov vs Csom, 1977  (A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Accelerated brutality!
Kasparov vs G West, 1977  (B40) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0
Strategic battle, beautiful finish!
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
The art of shifting pressure to a new point!
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1977  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 1-0
Pin iniatated mating attack!
Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977  (A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn is based to winning attack!
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Fierce attack!
Kasparov vs S Palatnik, 1978  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 37 moves, 1-0
Crushing finish!
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
Fight with a surprise ending!
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
The art of controlled agresssion in the attack!
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Brutal onslaught!
NN vs E Diemer, 1978  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
The art of attack, with "magical touch" final move!
Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979  (B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Smooth swift mating attack!
Spassky vs Tal, 1979  (E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
A brilliant attack!
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
First insert a “needle” pawn, then... mate!
Kasparov vs Browne, 1979  (E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Artful attack!
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1
Queen sac makes active King change into hunted king!
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1
About to lose, black swindles a mating attack!
S Bouaziz vs Miles, 1979  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves, 0-1
A great attack!
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Methodical kingside attack!
Kasparov vs Csom, 1980  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0
Pieces swiftly shifts across the board to come mate the king!
Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
The art of pieces activity!
J Sunye Neto vs Kasparov, 1981  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Thee pins forbid the mating piece to be removed!
G Chandler vs R Kynoch, 1981  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
A swift and smooth Queen capture
T Magee vs C Aker, 1981  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
Where pawns turn more powerful than pieces!
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Castling into a harmless lion’s mouth!
Yudasin vs Kasparov, 1981  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 0-1
What a fight in the endgame!
Spassky vs Karpov, 1982  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1-0
Double bishop sac, going fot the king!
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Quality sac for quality attack!
Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Nice attack with beautiful final moves!
Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Snowballing disaster!
Sanahuja vs Fernandez, 1983  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 1-0
Mystery knight move opens lines for mating attack!
Srinivas vs V Ravikumar, 1984  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Clever Queen sac for a nice finish!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Two zwischenzugs lead to abrupt ending!
Romanishin vs Ivanchuk, 1986  (C02) French, Advance, 19 moves, 1-0
Pawn islands battle!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for fatal king side attack!
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
Nice Rook and Queen sac for mate!
J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Nice mating finish!
Kaidanov vs Anand, 1987  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
The art of engineering a draw!
A Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
The art of end game finnesse(s)
A Kosten vs Adorjan, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
Nice Apattack and great finish
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Attack!
Smirin vs A Beliavsky, 1989  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 38 moves, 0-1
A nice finish!
G Burgess vs W N Watson, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Quality sac initiates splendid attack!
Portisch vs de Firmian, 1990  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Both sides attack, but the one with two queens loses!
D Rajkovic vs Z Jeraj, 1989  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
Beautiful endgame technique and nice finish!
Short vs Kasparov, 1989  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 103 moves, 0-1
Tactics and blows!
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989  (A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0
Relentless focus on the adverse king!
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
A versatile knight!
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
Elegant attack, gaining squares, pressure, and ... Mate!
Azmaiparashvili vs Shirov, 1990  (A16) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Beautiful fearless attacking game.
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Paws sac allow cavalry to initiate conclusive attack!
E Kalegin vs S Yuferov, 1990  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Nice attack!
Seirawan vs Timman, 1990  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sacs everywhere for the attack!
Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Position and combination generating a great attack!
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Queen sac to hook the position until the king is caught!
M Ashley vs S Weeramantry, 1991  (B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 1-0
Kings leaves mate spot, and walks to go mate the other king!
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Beautiful attack!
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Clever sacs for beautiful attack!
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Nice attack, and smart pawn riddance to set mate!
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1-0
Wild tactics from both sides!
Tal vs V Akopian, 1992  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Sudden irruption of the Queen devastates king side defense!
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1
Fantastic finish!
Smyslov vs Oll, 1993  (A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0
Early counter-attack initiates string of sacs for the win!
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Neat final combination!
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1993  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 1-0
Fierce fight, queen sac on both sides, and conclusive finish!
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
A nice combination.
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
Positional intrusion followed by tactical demolition!
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Pawn's move seals pharao's tumb.
J Xie vs Larsen, 1994  (B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0
Fantastic quality sac for better position over the long run!
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Going for the king!
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
Fierce attack!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Knight finds clever timing to get back in the action field!
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1997  (E97) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
The art of accepting or not the various pieces sac!
Kramnik vs Anand, 1997  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1
Brave tactics from both sides!
P H Nielsen vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
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