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Chess as an art form. Part 1
Compiled by hatter81
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Games thanks to which chess can be considered as art.

McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Chigorin vs Zukertort, 1883 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs P Meitner, 1899 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Halprin vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1912 
(C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

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

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

Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs NN, 1915 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0

Maroczy vs Vidmar, 1922 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Yates, 1924 
(A48) King's Indian, 77 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Reti vs P Romanovsky, 1925 
(A15) English, 47 moves, 1-0

A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Fine vs Gruenfeld, 1936 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 52 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs G N Treysman, 1938 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938 
(A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Smyslov, 1939 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Keres, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944 
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0

F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Kotov vs Geller, 1949 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 0-1

Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Keres vs A Tarnowski, 1952 
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Panno, 1955 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Geller, 1955 
(E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957 
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1

Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

N Krogius vs Stein, 1960 
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Najdorf, 1960 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Geller, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Geller, 1961 
(E73) King's Indian, 50 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Suetin vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0

Tal vs H Hecht, 1962 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

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

Portisch vs Spassky, 1964 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 0-1

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

Spassky vs Geller, 1965 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs A Matanovic, 1965 
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Tal vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1966 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs H Seidman, 1968 
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 46 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968 
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0

Tukmakov vs Tal, 1969 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 28 moves, 0-1

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