VA vs PJ (surname first)
Anand vs J Polgar, 2010  (B40) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
PENGSMEETS=Petrosian's early notes give some more...to study
Z Peng vs Smeets, 2004 (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Arthur's butler and aficionado
A Bach vs B Badea, 2008  (C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 0-1
Same second letter in surname
S Safin vs D Barua, 2000  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game ID: 1278318 (shift: !@&*#!*)
Sliwa vs C H Alexander, 1958 (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 40 moves, 0-1
YIN=4th letter of July+middle letter of eclipse+1 of Norwegian
The World vs H Yin, 2000  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ascic is super easy in sign language
P Ascic vs D Stojanovski, 2003 (B07) Pirc, 6 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bigot loses again
L Bigot vs C Purdy, 1947  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 66 moves, 0-1
Game ID: 1339092 (Qeeopow one letter low in keyboard)
J Piket vs Kasparov, 2000  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
Shortfirst's first's last's last's first's first's first's last
A Markov vs P Vinogradov, 1916  (C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0
Tsagan, like Carl Sagan
W Schmidt vs T Tsagan, 1964  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Peter Hammer, in If I Had a Hammer
Keene vs P Hammer, 1979 (A28) English, 28 moves, 1-0
QI
Parma vs J Qi, 1979  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Game ID: 1442897 (Einstein's 16th prime cubed)
H Malm Lindberg vs J Bellon Lopez, 2006 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 0-1
Lawless loses again
E Winslow vs K Lawless, 1981  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 73 moves, 1-0
Bowie's a song writer
Bowie vs Lasker, 1913  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Yuri vs Geller, and C07
Averbakh vs Geller, 1952 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
King moves from e1 to d8 and then back to e1
Miles vs G Miralles, 1989  (E12) Queen's Indian, 100 moves, 0-1
Pun on October 9, 2010 (Fermo's Last Theorem)
F Zannoni vs F Cantoni, 1886  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Deuterium atoms in H2O
Deuterium vs Chess++, 2010  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 31 moves, 1-0
Game ID:1265145 (405,007,931 to power 439,893,586,169/5,460,419)
Mamedyarov vs Z Izoria, 2003  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pun: "Mad Max.", one row up: jqejqsl
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
1.c3 (28th key) 1...c5 (52nd key)
R Hommel vs P Haba, 1995  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
cZar, hIrsute, eJection, sUave, and sNake=ZIJUN (and chess)
Zhou Zijun vs N Paikidze, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1
Rosenburg, like in Julius Rosenburg
Alekhine vs V Rosenbergs, 1935  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 0-1
Anagram: Inner Ovens
NN vs A Severino, 1723  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 0-1
Sick loses again
P Haba vs O Sick, 1991  (A92) Dutch, 43 moves, 1-0
Anagram for Boden's mate: Betty augments a3, altar
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
z to the power of 6 vs x
Zzzzzz vs XINIX, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 0-1
Polly from Faulty Towers
P Wright vs J Hanken, 2001  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1
Cooper is an actor
G Cooper vs J B Hakizimana, 2010  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0
Game ID: 1356047 (binary code for a hook)
Bacrot vs C Lutz, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Indira, like Indira Gandhi
I (Babataeva) Bajt vs A Isaeva, 2010 (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
35% into Fischer's book
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Every other letter in FRIEND END YANKEES
Fine vs A Dake, 1931  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 17 moves, 0-1
Ferro's Last Theorem of Chess
Em. Lasker / Marler / Liddel vs Babson / Henderson / Fleming, 1892  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Anagram: Lipreader man
E Delmar vs W E Napier, 1901  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
Compton is a city
A Compton vs S Reichard, 2008  (C25) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
Nimzovitch: A game from the early days of chess science
Tarrasch vs J Berger, 1889  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 74 moves, 1-0
SuZie, EbIlls, Fairy, and CheAt=SEFC and ZITA
J Sefc vs F Zita, 1948  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 22 moves, 0-1
Dylan, like Bob Dylan's song Twist of Fate
D McClain vs T Hamilton, 2001 (A10) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Boo, like in Boo Boo Man
C Boo Martin vs P Gutierrez Barrientos, 2001  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 38 moves, 1-0
"Not me, but the people they say...", Judit Polgar beats Harry
J Polgar vs H Schussler, 1989 (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Titled: The Great Contretemps
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Where were you on 9/29? (alibi)
O Alabi vs F Afonso, 1998 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Game ID: 1111718 (1111717 was deleted)
Kavalek vs Polugaevsky, 1966  (B89) Sicilian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Foster, like Jodie Foster
F Foster vs B Marsick, 1978  (C25) Vienna, 40 moves, 1-0
SFSDJGM (one key lower and one to the right: xvxcmbn)
C Y Chong vs J Shaw, 2004 (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Anastasian mate in a terrible way
K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Boring: to bore a hole, auger: a drill, auger loses again
Rafnung vs Auger, 1985  (C28) Vienna Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Supposed pun on Blackburne's birthday 2011 (Koshi Koshy Kosh)
Blackburne vs Burn, 1870  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 0-1
Game ID: 1452355 (shades of blue on a snowflake)
Bacrot vs Z Almasi, 2000 (B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Umansky's best game (he recently died)
M Umansky vs D Kudischewitsch, 1987  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 1-0
Calder, in Alexander Calder, IF capital, warlock
D Calder vs N Katte, 2007  (A43) Old Benoni, 18 moves, 1-0
From the most recent Spice Cup
Robson vs Onischuk, 2010 (C45) Scotch Game, 54 moves, 0-1
Two rows low on the Dvorak keyboard: ashseut
Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1988  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Von Popiel, like Ron Popiel
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889  (C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
Game ID: 1347265 (random combination of 1234567)
T Karolyi vs W Schmidt, 1988  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anagram: Magnetic bellhop
A Jain vs R Norinkeviciute, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 2 moves, 1-0
Shannon, like Claude Shannon, made patent number 2,576,040
Shannon vs Simonet, 1984 (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 46 moves, 1-0
Love's Labour's Lost (amour means love)
P Saint Amour vs A Gilimshin, 2003  (C18) French, Winawer, 12 moves, 0-1
In Capablanca's book
J Mieses vs Capablanca, 1913  (C22) Center Game, 44 moves, 0-1
Nowell's first game
H Jennings Nowell vs Philidor, 1788  (000) Chess variants, 60 moves, 0-1
Teschner and Donner played this game on Christmas
R Teschner vs J H Donner, 1971  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
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