Very clever "Fool's Mate" variation
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Crazy!!
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1
English
H Lehmann vs Schulz, 1950  (A10) English, 4 moves, 1-0
just 3 Moves and white resigns
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1
1.f4!?
NN vs Du Mont, 1802  (A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1
Mikenas Defense (A40) 1-0 Q sac unpin, checks, pins, forks
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
I'll have that!
J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939  (B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0
Glek vs I Voss, 1991  (B40) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0
Smashed!
Polgar vs Shirov, 1995  (B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
May-23-11 Kittysafe: Averill Powers is my grandfather
A Powers vs Dake, 1937  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Scicilian
Szabo vs B Sooky, 1946  (B56) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
Scicilian
Schestakov vs Gusseinow, 1967  (B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Lusgin vs M Joffe, 1968  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Smith Morra Gambit
M de Bolster vs NN, 1970  (B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
e4 d6
G Welling vs T Veugen, 1979  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 4 moves, 1-0
Reti's Greatest Miniature
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
Scicilian
A Kvicala vs NN, 1869  (B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0
Four Knights
Capablanca vs NN, 1918  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Ah, we were all cadets at one point ...
R Kohoutova vs K Stodolova, 1995  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 0-1 Correspondence
I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 0-1
Greco's Mate by the Knight
NN vs Bird, 1888  (C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1
AntiMarshall??
J Shoup vs Marshall, 1906  (C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Q trap in Scotch
P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888  (C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Hopscotched to Mate in 10!
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903  (C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Geller goes down after quick queen move.
K Kulaots vs J Geller, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0
2 Knights
Fischer vs R Burger, 1964  (C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0Exch Sac Attk
J Balint vs Chernev, 1938  (C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez
Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez
Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
Philidor
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
2.Qf6??
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
2.Qf6??
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Philidor
O Danchevski vs D Gjorgjieski, 2002  (C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Petrov
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Kings Gambit
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Kings Gambit
Morphy vs G W Lyttelton, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Spassky's Finest Miniature
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
develope with a threat!
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Relentless threats!!
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Morphy and the KG again!
Morphy vs NN, 1860  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Don't pull your punches!
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
white Qn in trouble!
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
Two Knights
Tarrasch vs Landau, 1880  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Two knights
B Hoffmann vs E Heilmann, 1904  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Two knights
Spoelman vs A Bensdai, 2001  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Two Knights
B Wall vs O Rodriguez Vargas, 1979  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Morphy Magic
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Is is what is on the board that matters
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
ouch!
Morphy vs A Bottin, 1858  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
As Black in KG
Morphy vs Maurian, 1855  (000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 0-1
King Gambit again!
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869  (000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0
what price a queen
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
Queens Gambit
K B Finn vs W C Palmer, 1903  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Beatiful Q sac and finish
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
black Q locked out
Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1911  (A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0
"Fatal Attraction"
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Q sac, removal of guard
Teichmann vs NN, 1914  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
The Fireside Book of Chess, Game 145 p. 338, Exciting Draw
F L Vaughan vs C Purdy, 1945  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
I do love a good skewer.
Movsesian vs U Boensch, 1999  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 23 moves, 1-0
Loss by Capa to a strong but then unknown fremale player
Capablanca vs M Bain, 1933  (C48) Four Knights, 11 moves, 0-1
Atypicl Capa...9 moves
Capablanca vs A Kramer, 1914  (C26) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1
Another Fine game! by Fischer.
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Fool to go "Dutch"
F M Teed vs E Delmar, 1896  (A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0
nice way to crush the French
R Schwarz vs Labau, 1948  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
"A Fine Line"
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Old benoni
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0
The wrong side of the KGA
F Riemann vs Anderssen, 1876  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
Talented or what
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
Tal
Tal vs L Kiriakov, 1965  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
Tal
Tal vs Salnikov, 1970  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0
Tal
Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949  (C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0
Tal
Tal vs J Bellon Lopez, 1970  (B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
Tal
Tal vs NN, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Tal
Tal vs Vaganian, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 1-0
Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 Blindfold simul record
Koltanowski vs Lamb, 1937  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1-0
No Q sac- this game didn't get the publicity that Pillsbury did
Gossip vs J M Hanham, 1889  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred (A04) 1-0 Dbl B#
R Martyr vs C Shaw, 2022  (A04) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
The first rule of thumb - there are no rules of thumb.
NN vs Pandolfini, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
nightgaunts
NN vs E Fossan, 1991  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
Dbl Fio vs Lasker's NY System (A15) 1-0 Single-Double P thrust
Euwe vs J Graafland, 1925  (A15) English, 12 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: General 3...Bd6?! (C60) 1-0 N on the 6th
Torre vs Little, 1924  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 Free isn't always free
M Hockx vs Pieter Baltus, 1993  (D85) Grunfeld, 16 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 delayed fishin' pole
F Rhine vs NN, 2022  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Dbl P Sac (C44) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Marshall vs J Hopkins, 1916  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 0-1 Deluxe Legall's Mate!
Van der Wiel vs M Warmerdam, 2019  (C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1-0 Pin to win
P Kerkovius vs A Mandelbaum, 1894  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
"Running into the Stonewall"
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1
At the time of this game, Botvinnik was 13 years old
G Abramovic vs Botvinnik, 1924  (A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: General (C44) 1-0 N invades, BxNh6
M Fernandez Alachan vs R Msiska, 2014  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Bxf7+ KxB, Nxe5+ pin
P Skatchkov vs K Krovelschikov, 2001  (C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Maddigan Gambit (A45) 1-0 A knight on the rim is d
A Roesch vs R Ruessel, 1990  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Nxf7
W H Pratten vs C Damant, 1977  (B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1zwischenzug + is refuted!
W Wittig vs S Gelzenleichter, 1987  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 7 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 Corresp catch a N
M Ale vs Jan Geus, 1983  (C28) Vienna Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit exd4? (C45) 1-0 Bxf7+ KxBf7
Tarrasch vs NN, 1880  (C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0
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