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Dumb L Dore
F Young vs L Dore, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Tothache
E Diemer vs Toth, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

E=Nc4
Einstein vs Oppenheimer, 1933 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Naka on Heaven's Door
Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1

Take My Wife. Please!
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Houston, We have a Problem
Short vs D Houston, 1981 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

Gone with the Windmill
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

c4 Yourself
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1

A Fine Line
Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Knight after Knight
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

Broken Hjarted
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0

The World Is Not Enough
The World vs Karpov, 1996 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Horsing Around
Crafty vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 155 moves, 0-1

Brave New World
The World vs A Nickel, 2006 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0

Easter Egg
J Langreck vs J Easter, 1997 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Broken Mirror
Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900 
(C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0

Meet Me at the Corner
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

Battle of the Woods
P Littlewood vs D Norwood, 1985 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 0-1

The Conquest of the Turk
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Rook Before You Leap
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

I can c4 Miles
Plaskett vs Miles, 1986 
(A20) English, 32 moves, 1-0

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

From Paris With Love
P Paris vs A J Love, 1979 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Byrne Baby Byrne
R Byrne vs Evans, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Breaking the Law
A P Law vs Hort, 1977 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 0-1

Perssonal Best
P H Nielsen vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Blue Nunn
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1986 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Having Erdos's Number
Ivanchuk vs V Erdos, 2011 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 60 moves, 1-0

Bär Graf
S Baer vs F Graf, 2007 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 44 moves, 0-1

Outwitted
M Abbink vs R Witt, 1996 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0

The Tal and the Short of It
Tal vs Short, 1987 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0

Nimzo Indian
Sultan Khan vs Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 0-1

Vishy Pawn A Star
Anand vs Morozevich, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0

b4 It's Too Late
Sokolsky vs Strugatsch, 1958 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Dance With the Wolves
Unzicker vs Uhlmann, 1962 
(C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 0-1

Control-Ault-Delete
Fischer vs R Ault, 1959 
(B07) Pirc, 32 moves, 1-0

We're So Sorry, Uncle Alburt
Alburt vs J Yuchtman, 1980 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 49 moves, 0-1

Brownean Motion
O Sarapu vs Browne, 1972 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Panic Attack
N Panic vs M Markovic, 2008 
(B56) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Taimanov to Checkmate
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977 
(B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Hart of Darkness
R W Smith vs R Hart, 2009 
(C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0

Mann Overboard
H Charlick vs J Mann, 1880 
(C21) Center Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Ribli's Believe it or Not
Ribli vs Smyslov, 1982 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 1-0

Fast Lerner
Kharlov vs K Lerner, 1992 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 0-1

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

Sucker Punch
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Just as the Doctor Ordered
H J Cordes vs Miles, 1985 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 36 moves, 1-0

How I Mate Your Mother
Dr. Michaelsen vs Mrs. Michaelsen, 1884 
(000) Chess variants, 10 moves, 1-0

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

Pawnless in Seattle
Bronstein vs K Darga, 1964 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

Malcolm in the Middlegame
W J Donaldson vs M Pein, 1979 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

Kiss of Death
Kiss vs Tibor, 1973 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

That Sucks
J Earnest vs C Hoover, 1947 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

The Lady and the Champ
Polgar vs Anand, 2009 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 1-0

Stare Wars
Tal vs Fischer, 1959 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 34 moves, 1-0

You Know Nothing, Tom Snow
J Ragsdale vs T Snow, 1962 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Magnanimity
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2014 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

How Rudolf Me
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927 
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Last but not Least
Anand vs Svidler, 1999 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0

Put a Spiel on Me
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912  
(A84) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1

Joba the Hurt
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2005 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

Too Much Boden to Schulder
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Rage Against the Machine
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1996 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

R to d2
L Tamarkin vs E Schiller, 1979 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 0-1

V for Victory
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

The Wrath of Khan
Sultan Khan vs Capablanca, 1930 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0

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

Morphy Us
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

Praxis makes Perfect
Nimzowitsch vs J W Baird, 1905 
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Women's Prison
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0

Lev and Let Die
Polugaevsky vs Gulko, 1975 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 1-0

Marshall Arts
Marshall vs P S Leonhardt, 1912 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

By George!
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1882 
(C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 0-1

We Will, We Will Bok Yu
B Bok vs Y Yu, 2014 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 36 moves, 1-0

Such Amini
I Schomann vs M Amini, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 11 moves, 0-1

Warning : May Cause Emory Loss
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001 
(A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0

Fatal Attraction
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Shilov Me, Shilov Me Not
Shilov vs Kramnik, 1987 
(B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Nothing for Nils
A J Mestel vs N Renman, 1980 
(C15) French, Winawer, 49 moves, 1-0

Bold and Atalik
S Atalik vs Miles, 1993 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Trial and Ara
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

Blind Date
Blackburne vs NN, 1863  
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Me and Julio
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975 
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1

Dehydration
A Nickel vs Hydra, 2004 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

Askin For Trouble
N Nip vs M C Askin, 2008 
(C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0

Luke, I am Your Father
McShane vs Carlsen, 2010 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0

Double Check, Please
C Golmayo vs Loyd, 1867 
(C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1

One Flew Over the Steinitz Nest
Steinitz vs Bird, 1895 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1

How to Beat Edmar Mednis
Fischer vs E Mednis, 1957 
(B07) Pirc, 39 moves, 1-0

Van de Loo Industries
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983 
(C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0

Mashed Poyatos
Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007 
(D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0

The Gold Coin Game
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

A Kristjansson vs M Spooner, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0

Timman vs Khalifman, 2000 
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Tal, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kiss of Death
S Polgar vs Z Kiss, 1980 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0

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

A Skripchenko vs Fressinet, 2002 
(B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 1-0

Inferiority Complex
N Mannheimer vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1

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