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Contemporary Classics
Compiled by Bubo bubo
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Spectacular games of the 21st century. Time will tell which of these games will become all-time classics or at least B-list celebrities.

Karjakin vs Malinin, 2002 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Nevoconstructivism
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002 
(E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

F Vallejo Pons vs A Romero Holmes, 2002 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Jobava vs Bareev, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1

Stunning attack
Landa vs E Shaposhnikov, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

23rd Century Chess
Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Aronian, 2006 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

Bacrot vs Aronian, 2006 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 55 moves, 0-1

I Nataf vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 68 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs Anand, 2007 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0

R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Farrukh's Far Rooks
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1

Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1

Connect Four
A Timofeev vs Khismatullin, 2009 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Topalov, 2010 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2011 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Carlsen, 2013 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1

Caruana vs Topalov, 2014 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2014 
(E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Khismatullin vs Eljanov, 2015 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Navara vs Wojtaszek, 2015 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0

J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

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