Bird's Opening/Chess variants (000) 1-0 Really quite beautiful
Zukertort vs Count Epoureano, 1872  (000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: 1.f4 f5 2.e4 Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit (A02) 1-0
Bird vs O Gelbfuhs, 1873  (A02) Bird's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker (A02) 0-1 h-file Q sac promo
G Natapov vs Radobarin, 1969  (A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Boden's Mate w/a Q
Krauthauser vs H Herrmann, 1934  (A02) Bird's Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From G. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1 Qxh2 sac to promote
Glicksteen vs E Lawrence, 1971  (A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
The 120th Bill Wall opponent to fall for Fool's Mate
Rusty Warren vs B Wall, 1975  (A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1
Qxh2 sacrifice vs. Bad Bishop creates and promotes a pawn
Bird / Dobell vs Gunsberg / Locock, 1897  (A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack (A02) 1-0 White kNight raid
Larsen vs M Raizman, 1958  (A02) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
The most famous double bishop sacrifice game
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
KP Game, Damiano Gambit (C20) 1-0 Black has compensation!?
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit, resembles Goring (C21) 1-0 crossfire, h-file
Blackburne vs C Puller, 1872  (C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Double knight sacrifices let the heavy pieces in
G Nielsen / V Nielsen vs A van der Linde, 1874  (C21) Center Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Striking last move like Marshall's "Pieces of Gold" game
Alekhine vs Supico, 1941  (C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Putting out fires with gasoline.
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 1-0Pin, Q sac opens h-file R#
R L'hermet vs Hagemann, 1888  (C22) Center Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 R sac w/check coming next
Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896  (C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0
The best Steinitz's sacrifice! Every type of unit involved!
M Hewitt vs Steinitz, 1866  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23) 0-1 Greco Mate
Reichert vs E Diemer, 1950  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def(C24) 0-1Sac, pin, discover+, #
A Smith vs Philidor, 1790  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 0-1 Dual attacks f2, f7
F J Perez Perez vs Alekhine, 1941  (C25) Vienna, 13 moves, 0-1
Vienna G. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25) 1-0 Reinfeld #
Pillsbury vs C S Howell, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game (C25) 1-0 Bh6 sac blows the doors off
Buchty vs Schandalik, 1937  (C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game (C25) 0-1 Clear the way! Greco Mate w/adjusted Knt.
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860  (C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attack (C26) 1-0 Queen En Prise
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Good one, yes siree!
V Vorotnikov vs I Ivanov, 1977  (C26) Vienna, 16 moves, 0-1
A smashing finish!
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889  (C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1 Shocking finish!!
P Delekta vs Geller, 1992  (C28) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 Greek gift, Kside attack
Spielmann vs Constantin Haralds, 1919  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
I never knew just how strong Dr. Julius Perlis was...
J Perlis vs Salwe, 1906  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Heavy pieces hone in
F K Esling vs J Wisker, 1880  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
K's Gambit Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Discovery pin #
J Mason vs NN, 1900  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
KG Miniature: 9.Bxh7+ and 12.Rf6 Alekhine's Block
B Wall vs Bob Brooks, 1973  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
KG Panteldakis CG. Greco Var (C30) 0-1 Unusual start and finish
NN vs Greco, 1625  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Tear open the diagonal
Blackburne vs NN, 1899  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0 Sneaky tactics
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1892  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0Beautiful manuevers
Chigorin vs J Kotrc, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 1-0 Anastasia's #
P Roth vs G Rajna, 1975  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. B's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Greco Mate threat
Janowski vs Steinitz, 1898  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Gambit MacDonnell Attack (C33) 1-0 Analyze final posi
M Lange vs Anderssen, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Fischer worked out of an ugly king's position
Fischer vs Evans, 1963  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Short Short game. :-)
Short vs Kasparov, 1993  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit MacDonnell Attack (C33) 1-0 Backpedaling
Paulsen vs Kolisch, 1861  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KG Accepted. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Double Rs Sac
Colomer vs Vivas, 1947  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
Rob the pin for it can no longer defend
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 A special gift of God!!
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Breyer Gambit (C33) 1-0 Overworked pawn
Euwe vs G Kroone, 1919  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 h-file opens rapidly
Keres vs H Soonurm, 1942 (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
kNight clearance sacrifice allows queen checks
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Brothers & Sisters
Morphy vs Bird, 1859  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 46 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham, McCormick Def(C35) 1-0Bxf7+ starts sharp K walk
Lutikov vs Korchnoi, 1951  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 24 moves, 1-0
Sudden Philidor's Legacy
Bird / Dobell vs NN, 1886  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
10.Ne5!! This game is a BLAST!!
Staunton vs NN, 1840  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted (C38) 1-0 Qh5, Qg6 rob the pin, Qh7#
Blackburne vs W Hamilton, 1862  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA (C38) 0-1 Get the Q in close; Extensive notes by JHB
G Neumann vs Blackburne, 1867  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 Notes J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs G W Lyttelton, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA: Double N Sacrifice & Q Sac -- as good as it gets!
W Napier vs NN, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack (C40) 0-1 Notes by Blackburne
Gamman vs Blackburne, 1869  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Spanish Schleimann Def. Jaenisch G. Acptd (C40) 0-1 Full devel
P de Schloezer vs Chigorin, 1878  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 0-1
White nabs overworked pawn, Black offers Q sac to expose pin
M Kloss vs E Diemer, 1959  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) 0-1 kNights bite
A F Ludvigsen vs S Sorensen, 1872  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Damiano Defense Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1/2-1/2 Hairy game!
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Castling opposite, pawn storm, Black's queen romps!
K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
An early Philidor, pry open the h-file, back rank mate
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Philidor / Scotch Declined (C41) 1-0 P thrust, R sac, spearhead
Kasparov vs R Abud, 2004  (C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Another Knapping Ne6 causing problems
Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Larsen Var (C41) 1-0 POTD 6/6/6 Bxf7+ Deflection
M McCann vs B Wall, 1975  (C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Russian Game Classical Attack. Marshall Var(C42) 0-1Resting Qs
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall (C42) 0-1 Jalapenos!
R Vollmar vs D Ackerman, 1949  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Wham! Bam!
Ponomariov vs Gelfand, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Bravo Chucky!
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 En prise MADNESS
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Euwe vs Wiersma, 1920  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Declined (C44) 1-0 JHB # pattern
O Sarapu vs Z Frankel, 1962  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Annotated by Steinitz: "Mr Gossip deserves the highest praise"
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Tremendous Black attack by Bird
NN vs Bird, 1888  (C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45)0-1 9.g3 allows unrelenting attack
Koblents vs Lilienthal, 1945  (C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 0-1 fishin' pole attack
Rublevsky vs Anand, 2004  (C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Meitner Variation (C45) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate in 2
R Lemon vs M Plum, 1982  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 0-1
Three Knights, Scotch, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0 Pin, Deflection
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Brazen: A classic Q sac, then a N sac followed by a pawn mate
N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
4 Knights Scotch. Krause Gambit Leonhardt Def (C47) 1-0Squeezed
Rublevsky vs Onischuk, 1994  (C47) Four Knights, 23 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein Var (C48) 0-1 h-file attack
Z Belsitzman vs Rubinstein, 1917  (C48) Four Knights, 18 moves, 0-1
Spanish Exchange; Black Fishin' Pole (C69) 1/2-Q sac perpetual
Adorjan vs Karpov, 1967  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 N dance ends 0-0-0!
Marshall vs Burn, 1907  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Colle 5.c3 Yusupov-Rubinstein (A46) 1-0 Delay Polish vs QID
Koltanowski vs B P Reilly, 1935  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Knights Var (A46) 1-0 No Gueridon Mate for Black
M Konopka vs J Vlcek, 2001 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Deflection on the h-file
S Halkias vs J Pribyl, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Maltese Falcon (A45)
H Bogart vs NN, 1933  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Double knight sacrifices crack the h-file for the Q/R battery
O Frink vs F J Le Count, 1923  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Frenchman builds a house on sand
A Durao vs S Horta, 1954  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) 0-1 Uncommon start, h-file punch
H Suechting vs Blackburne, 1906  (A43) Old Benoni, 40 moves, 0-1
See-saw battle; no ordinary Greek Gift
Colle vs C Ahues, 1930  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0
London System (A46) 1-0White attack is fast & vicious; turns EG
T S Nguyen vs M Kanep, 2010  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 0-1 Three on the h-file
W Henschel vs M Karff, 1946  (A47) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 0-1
London System vs Dbl Fio (A48) 0-1 VK maliciously robs the pin
M Ballmann vs Korchnoi, 1995  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
KID : Fianchetto Variation. Double Fianchetto Attack
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Who's better when the Q's come off?
O Bernstein vs Burn, 1909  (A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Sacrifice and mate with three minors
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Defense: Normal Var (A55) 0-1 Kotov's Brilliancy
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0
Benko G. Declined. Sosonko Var (A57) 0-1 Mutual Kside attacks
J R Markus vs S Polgar, 1995 (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Fire on the Board by Alexey Shirov, Game 19
Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Miniature
Faruq vs Navab, 1959  (A53) Old Indian, 10 moves, 1-0
you won't believe your eyes.
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988  (A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Defense: Normal (A55) 1-0 Greek gift, K walk
J N Sugden vs Keene, 1961  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
Tartakower's Indian (A54) 0-1 Impressive EG cleanup
Schlechter vs Tartakower, 1917  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 66 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def. Knight's Tour Var (A61) 1-0 Q sac saves active N
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979  (A61) Benoni, 53 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation (A61) 0-1 Climb the vine
K Grigorian vs Kasparov, 1980  (A61) Benoni, 30 moves, 0-1
Bravo!!! Win w/THREE hangers!!! Toss those coins!!!
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense: Classical. Main line (A73) 1-0 Passers dictate
J Kulbacki vs D Rubin, 1986  (A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 70 moves, 1-0
Dutch (84) 0-1 Sacs both Rs, Opens h- & f-files, 3-piece mate.
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense (A80) 0-1 Bf3 outpost, Q sac opens h-file
G Abramovic vs Botvinnik, 1924  (A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 0-1
Miguel Najdorf's Polish Immortal Game
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Game 38: "Wonders and Curiosities of Chess"
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1
Dutch Miniature; h-file attack sets up Qg6#
J Bandres Carballo vs D Bustos Serrano, 2001  (A80) Dutch, 6 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Blackmar's Second Gambit (A80) 1-0 Fine Greek Gift
Denker vs Robbins, 1934  (A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0
Dutch (A80) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice on h-file will mate
F Oberndoerfer vs J Gabriel, 1996  (A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def Raphael Var (A80) 0-1 Castle opposite & let it fly!
A Gogolis vs M Dzhumaev, 2003  (A80) Dutch, 39 moves, 0-1
D. Staunton G. Accepted (A82) 1-0 2 half- & open files in 20
J Dobias vs R Tereba, 1930  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Can't take either one
V Litvinov vs Veresov, 1958  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1
Dutch: Q's Knight Var (A85) 1-0 h-file exchange sac for Q check
Radjabov vs M Bartel, 2004  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0
Dutch, Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 1-0 5 Piece Attack w/Pin
A E Blackmar vs A Labry, 1876  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
Dutch Staunton G. Tartakower Bayonet Attack(A82) 1-0Open h-file
K H Bondick vs K Jacob, 2005 (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Dutch Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 0-1 Dbl P sacs, Deflection
P Shaw vs J Fathallah, 2014  (A81) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1
Dutch Stonewall. Modern Var (A90) 0-1Superb knight movement
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936  (A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1
What a mating combo. From discoveries to underpromtion...
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 0-1 Notes by JHB
NN vs Blackburne, 1871  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Rook Lift, Queen sacrifice and Arabian Mate all in one!
Koltanowski vs NN, 1945  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Ravaging Rs
Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1
Italian Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1Fishing pole into Legal's #
Fucini vs Olivari, 1895  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Miniature: Move pieces, not pawns!
C Hartlaub vs H Rosenbaum, 1892  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 6 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Pawn lever power
A Zemouli vs A Rizouk, 2000  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Breakthru to pin, win
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Italian Game (C50) 0-1 3 minors mate king w/aid of Q & R sacs
NN vs W Curran, 1876  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
A pawn storm and a mighty pin come through w/out the queen
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Tremendous!
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 0-1 Q sac, Greco's Mate
Anderssen vs J Finch, 1851  (C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Morphy-like
Blackburne vs A Steinkuehler, 1864  (C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
Scrunched!
Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1895  (C51) Evans Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0
Using his king to fight!
Klovans vs Tal, 1951  (C52) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Waller Attack (C52) 0-1 Early Anastasia's Mate
K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
The Bishop is superior to the Knight on an open board
Short vs Kasparov, 2011  (C52) Evans Gambit, 59 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Anderssen Var (C53) 1-0
Euwe vs P F van Hoorn, 1926  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
"Don't Shoot the Piano Player"; The White Q is lost w/a check!
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
The English Immortal
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian, Classical Var (C53) 1-0 B-N-Q mating pattern vs. h6
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Nxh7 and Unusual Rook Manuevers
Euwe vs J J O'Hanlon, 1919  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0
(C54) Old main line Moeller Attack 13...0-0 1-0 Kside sac attk
Keres vs W E Kunerth, 1935  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Qxh6+!! and mate by bishop is unstoppable!
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: 2 Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Reinfeld puzzle
J Smith vs G H Derrickson, 1860  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
A different kind of mating pattern
B Wall vs O Rodriguez Vargas, 1979  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 Kingdom to Kdom
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Analysis: 2Knights Def. Fritz Var (C57) 0-1 See keypusher notes
Fischer vs R Burger, 1964  (C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1
-Two Knights Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit- 0-1, 17 moves, Q sac
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver (C57) 0-1 Black takes over
H Brehmer vs F Menz, 1999  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
White opens the h-file for Black's mating attack
K Dietrich vs J Hempel, 1966  (C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def. Polerio Def. 6.Bb5+ Be7 (C58) 1-0 R Skewer
Morozevich vs I Sokolov, 1999  (C58) Two Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Polerio Def. Kieseritsky Var (C58) 0-1 R Sac
F Deacon vs Kolisch, 1860  (C58) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 0-1 Siberian Trap variation
P Johner vs Tartakower, 1928  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 15 moves, 0-1
Arabian Mate - on the side of the board, not the corner!
J Robey vs Anderssen, 1862  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Classical. Central Var (C64) 0-1 Deflection
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1851  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 15 moves, 0-1
Renaud & Kahn's The Art of the Checkmate, pp. 79-80
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Greek gift
G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1864  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Cozio Defense (C60) 1-0 Notes by JHB; h-file attack
Blackburne vs NN, 1893  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Cozio Def. (C60) 0-1 Dbl R sacs, Greco's Mate
NN vs Burn, 1866  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Double KP fianchetto h-pawn thrust and Rxh7 sac
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
"One of the finest games of his whole career" -- Reinfeld
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Notes by Emanuel Lasker
Lasker vs Vidmar, 1909  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Two dandy sacrifices many would not consider
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
W John vs E Dyckhoff, 1904  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 0-1
Spanish Berlin Defense. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1 Ng4, Qh4, Ba6
NN vs G Sewell, 1951  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 11 moves, 0-1
Spanish Berlin Defense. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1 Ng4, Qh4, Ba6
A Hobbis vs A Cooper, 1952  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
Spanish Exchange, Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 h-file attack
T Garner vs L Rowland, 1979  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 9 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Bird (C61) 1-0 Q sac into Greco Mate on h-file
S Pencil vs G Goltsoff, 1976  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
Privalov vs V Malaniuk, 1974  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 15 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Bird Var (C61) 1-0 BxNf6 creates corridor mate
F Ekstrom vs G Carrisson, 1961  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Schliemann Def (C63) 0-1 Greek gift, 19 moves
C T Goering vs J Minckwitz, 1871  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Neat mate w/pawn forming bishop outpost
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Improved Steinitz (C66) 0-1 15 captures in 21 m
Capablanca vs D W Pomeroy, 1909  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal (C69) 0-1 Rook robs the pin
S Malesic vs Reshevsky, 1967 (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Greek gift declined, N sac accepted
Kosteniuk vs C P Gouw, 2000  (C00) French Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
A supported Boden's Mate
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Steinitz(C00) 1-0The horse ran off from his K
V Hergert vs G Handke, 1988  (C00) French Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
French Def: Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929  (C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
A joke game with brilliant annotations from Nimzowitsch.
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
The Greek Gift is fatal for Black
F Cirabisi vs V Cugini, 1992  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Notes by JHB
Englisch vs Blackburne, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 1-0 Q sac opens h-file
Blackburne vs J West, 1885  (C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 1-0N sac, RxR+ deflects Black Q, then Qh2
Howard Staunton / NN vs J Loewenthal / J Cunningham, 1856  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
An early French "Defense", Bxh7+, Ng5+, Qh5+
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance Variation. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1
Keres vs Euwe, 1936  (C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 1-0 Greek Gift
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance (C02) 1-0 Black ate everything in sight
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C02) French, Advance, 18 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 It wasn't easy gettin' there
Wemmers vs Metger, 1877  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
Exchanges & battery double attack Qh7# or QxRa8
D Sermek vs M Varini, 1999  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 9 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1/2-1/2 N+ perpetual
Gelfand vs Ivanchuk, 1985  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Bxh7+ Greek Gift win
Foltys vs Mohyla, 1940  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Black's Greek Gift
W Bialas vs Uhlmann, 1951  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System (C07) · 0-1
Bronstein vs Gulko, 1968  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch Chistyakov Def. Modern Line (C07) 0-1 Ferocious
A Lastin vs Bareev, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Qk kill of French Rubinstein Var, Blackburne Def. C10 1-0
Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002  (C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Another fatal Nge7 w/Greek Gift
K Blom vs Niels Jensen, 1934  (C10) French, 9 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Useless vs. Useful Checks
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969  (C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Rxg7 smashes thru
K Richter vs G G Alexandrescu, 1936  (C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0
FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 W sacs 3 pieces on g7
P Dubinin vs D Petrov, 1936  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein, Blackburne Def. (C10) 0-1 Check & Defend h7
P Charbonneau vs H A Hussein Al-Ali, 2008  (C10) French, 13 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C11) 1-0 W sacs Q & R to open h-file
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Swiss Variation (C11) 1-0 Morphy-like K hunt
Blackburne vs Thomson, 1885  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Nuts in a Knot Survival at it's BEST!
Fischer vs Benko, 1962  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Full force Kside!
Mackenzie vs J Mason, 1878  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 0-1 Dbl rook sac
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn (C11) 1-0 Greek gift seizes initiative
Yanofsky vs A Ismodes Dulanto, 1939  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Chess Informant's Best Games of 2003
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Fantastic double sacrifice
E Berg vs Bareev, 2005  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 h-file destruction
Dake vs A De Burca, 1935  (C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Different kind greek gift
M Brody vs A Macht, 1935  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
Greek gift and queen sacrifice sets up Arabian mate
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931  (C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift 2x same wk
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  (C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Spielmann(C13) 1-0h-file attack
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921  (C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0
French Classical Variation. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift
Pillsbury vs C E Chaseray, 1902  (C13) French, 13 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Frankfurt Var (C13) 1-0The hunter becomes the
Velimirovic vs H Ree, 1994  (C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift
M Pestalozzi vs D Duhm, 1900  (C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0
18. Rxh7+! and mate-in-three
A Kaspersky vs I Mazel, 1925  (C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0
Efim Bogoljubov (1889-1952) gives the Greek gift
Bogoljubov vs NN, 1952  (C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attack(C13) 1-0Greek gift, Deflection
A Fritz vs J Mason, 1883  (C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0Sac attack
Nisipeanu vs A Florean, 1995  (C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0 Q sac
Unzicker vs M Czerniak, 1954  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French A-C Attk, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 She offered
S Khader vs A El Arousy, 2010  (C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0
FR Classical, Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift, rob the pin
Blackburne vs H Charlick, 1885  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
Black had resources he didn't use in time
Naiditsch vs T T Hoang, 1998  (C14) French, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15)1-0 3 Pieces do the trick
Blackburne vs J D Grimwood, 1873  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 kNights take off!
F J Perez Perez vs J Fernandez Pereda, 1947  (C15) French, Winawer, 14 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Dark square problem
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935  (C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0
French Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 0-1 h-file bomb
K O'Brien vs D Salter, 2008  (C15) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
The Immortal Correspondence Game
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964  (C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer, PP Var (C18) 1-0 Perpetual "all or nothing" attack
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
h-pawn thrust helps pry open Black's fortress
Bologan vs Vaganian, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
"that which does not kill us makes us stronger"
E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Classical Var (C19) 1-0 Q must sac, Rs roll!
W Paige vs E Formanek, 1993  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
Analyzed by Bobby Fischer in his "My 60 Memorable Games"
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 0-1 Look before you grab!
D Mardle vs N Gaprindashvili, 1965  (B44) Sicilian, 14 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Pin. Koch Var (B40) 1-0 Dbl threat Qd8+ & QxBa5
Glek vs I Voss, 1991  (B40) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1-0 Classic Greek Gift
Tal vs NN, 1975  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0
Better park your bishop elsewhere!
D Pelan vs M Hand, 1981  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 1-0
Double bishop sacrifice, mate to follow on the h-file
G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Double rook sacrifice tears open the g-file
Golubev vs V Podinic, 2001  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Lost tempos lose
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Much more than Dbl Rook sacs!
G Szabo vs S Zawadzki, 2004  (B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Greek Gift
Hort vs I Radulov, 1974  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Gedult Gambit (D00) 1-0 Sacs, Qf6 block
Charousek vs G Exner, 1897  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Castling opposite, push pawns, Black misses a knight on f6!
E Diemer vs K Locher, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Castle opposite, hammer the g-file, outnumber on h7
E Diemer vs Heinz, 1954  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 impressive h-file attack w/sacrifices
K B McAlpine vs G McCurdy, 1966 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 h-file attack w/doubled rooks
V Polonski vs T Metsalu, 2001  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
QP: Catalan/Veresov Attack (D00) 0-1 Who's got who?
Tinsley vs Lasker, 1899  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1 Double on the 2nd
S Drazic vs Anand, 2000 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
K caught in center, triple on file, exchanges, outside passer
O Lie vs K Saga, 1965  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
London 3.Bf4 Nh5!? (D02) 0-1Both sides try early Kside attacks
V Vepkhvishvili vs R Shcherbakov, 1991  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1
Anti-Colle with Bishop Sac line
J Sanjuan vs Lenderman, 2004  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Colle System (D04) 1-0White's Q wins the showdown
G Koshnitsky vs C Purdy, 1932  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1-0 Double Bishop Sacrifice
L Filatov vs S F Mayer, 2000  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Game #67, My Best Games Of Chess 1924-1937 by A. Alekhine
Alekhine vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Greek gift beauty by opening namesake!
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Castled into Greek Gift
Koltanowski vs E Sanger, 1943  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
A solid and practical opening system for White
D Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Chernev Chucks Wood
Chernev vs H H Hahlbohm, 1942  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
An early knarly Greek Gift 12.Bxh7+ sent correspondence style
E Prieto vs Daniels, 1988  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Game 16; Starting Out: The Colle by Richard Palliser
Colle vs J J O'Hanlon, 1930  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 0-1 14...h3? gives the initiative to Black
N Riumin vs A Polyak, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Transposes to Stonewall Attack closed structure & knight rule
E Schiller vs R Mapp, 1999  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Jesus of Nazareth brought back to life a friend, Lazarus who...
L Bruzon Batista vs Anand, 2006  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Defense 'The Z~Phoenix Attack
H Tikkanen vs E Berg, 2012  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit Fianchetto Bf5 Line(D09) 0-1 Q sac, h-file
H Dinser vs D Mione, 1996  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 24 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin CG. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 0-1 Q decoy sacrifice
E Formanek vs D Oshana, 1970  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 19 moves, 0-1
Chess Review, 1933: Jan.17 (Horowitz)
Euwe vs Flohr, 1932  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
The Art of Attack by Vladimir Vukovic
Euwe vs Flohr, 1939  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
Slav, Czech (D19) 1-0 Sure fire perpetual in hand
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Accepted: Classical Def. ML (D27) 1-0 Dead accuracy
M Dziuba vs J Kleinert, 2013  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense (D34) Pawn storm committment to the very end.
I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0
QGD Janowski Var (D31) 1-0 Superior minor piece play
Lasker vs Janowski, 1899  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Q's Knight Var(D31) 1-0 Great Greco's Mate
S P Johnston vs Marshall, 1899  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Weak squares in pawn chain
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1924  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav, Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0Greek gift miniature
Pillsbury vs NN, 1899  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
QGd Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 Trojan Horse on h7
Portisch vs B Berger, 1964  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein's Immortal Game
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
QGD Harrwitz Attack (D35) 1-0 Rob the pin, bust up the h-file
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Zwischenzug +!
Blisz vs Hantel, 1988  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated (D31) 1-0 5 consecutive checks
A Ebralidze vs M Lubensky, 1949  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Q sac+R sac+minor piece sac = a fantastic game
C Hartlaub vs V Benary, 1911  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 h6 weakens 0-0 position
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Black just riddles White's position and ends it with a fork
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 2 Hogs on the 8th
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Bxh7+ w/twist; remove guard
Reshevsky vs W Grigorieff, 1934  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Deflection sets up JHB's #
Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1937  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
White grabs a pawn and Black turns the tables immediately
O Gavrilov vs S Solovjov, 2005  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1-0 Black pays for leaving pawns on board
T Hillarp Persson vs T Thomsen, 1997  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
'The Pipe Game'. Nice Kside attack by Marshall.
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
Bxh7+ Greek Gift leads to King Walk; 12...Kh6 is better!
C W Hrissikopoulos vs R S Underwood, 1938  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Put the ? before 0-0
Robert G Pain vs R Peters, 1982  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
My Great Predecessors by Garry Kasparov
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Attack Masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
QGD Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D64) 1-0 Pretty combo ends it
Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Winning on the h-file vs Grünfeld Exchange
Polugaevsky vs Kudrin, 1989  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0
Spassky fires off a kingside attack
Spassky vs Timman, 1977  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Pile on pin to win
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Castle-mate
Anand vs Svidler, 1999  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0
Sodium Attack (A00) 1-0 Plays out like a Bird's Opening
R Durkin vs Spielman, 1957  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Grob Miniatures
Grob vs NN, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Ware Opening: Meadow Hay Trap (A00) 1-0 Black got punked
A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst), Klüver Gambit (A00) 1-0 Hello?!
K de Smet vs T Plath, 1989  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3(A00) 1-0Euwe stunned by Nimzo swindle
Nimzowitsch vs Euwe, 1929  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3 (A00) 0-1 Crusher uses a pin, R sac
Moll vs Falkbeer, 1864  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Polish Opening Miniature (A00) 1-0 Stunning Blackburne's Mate!
Konstantin Chernyshov (elder) vs A Lesiak, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
What a disaster-hit.
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Nf6 & Q+R battery
E Moser vs V Exler, 2012  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Block f6, open h-file
H Klip vs C Janssen, 1982  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Def (A04) 0-1Remove the Guard
Koneru vs C Waters, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Here, have my Queen in your lap.
Andersson vs W Hartston, 1973  (A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A04) 1-0 Dbl Bishop Sac
Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A04) 0-1 Anastasia's mate
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) 1-0 King walk
M Geveke vs R Storm, 1983  (A04) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
A model game in the Dutch
P J Sowray vs R Pert, 2005  (A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Crossfire heats up h8
A Konstantinopolsky vs Frank, 1935  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen-Bird Attack (A04) 1-0 Qside vs Kside Attacks
W S Davis vs Fedorowicz, 1980  (A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
KIA, Q's Gambit Invitation (A04) 0-1 Awesome Dbl R sacs
J Kleiman vs A Pixton, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
KIA w/e5 wedge (A07) White tears open fianchetto w/Q sac
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
GK played KIA as a junior; Pseudo-Tarrasch/Sicilian Defense
Kasparov vs B Kantsler, 1975  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Traditional KIA (A07) 1-0 Q Sac leads to Arabian Mate
A Stukopin vs B Hasenohr, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French / Owen (A07) 0-1 Doubled Rooks on open h-file
Firouzja vs S Grover, 2015 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
Reti Opening: Advance (A09) 1-0 Pretty Q sac, diagonal X-ray #
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923  (A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 0-1 f6 works if light B removed
Korchnoi vs Seirawan, 1984  (A09) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 1-0 Connected Rs
Ivkov vs D Minic, 1966  (A10) English, 38 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Wade Gambit (A10) 1-0 King walk
G Laco vs M Lanzani, 1992  (A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0
Double knight sacs assist h-file attack
Portisch vs E Haag, 1959  (A13) English, 19 moves, 0-1
English Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate
Ribli vs Spassky, 1985  (A15) English, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2
Q sacrifice, B check, and a rarity...K move to checkmate
D Cummings vs G Basanta, 1999  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog (A17) 1-0 Castled into it
Seirawan vs M Wiedenkeller, 1979  (A17) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Petrosian sacs the exchange for a fatal discovery
Petrosian vs Estrin, 1968  (A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0
100 best games of 20th century by Andrew Soltis
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952  (A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0
eng 0-1 Snygg Matt. damoffer, sen tornschack m.mSPELA!
S Lorenz vs A Orlov, 2001  (A25) English, 17 moves, 0-1
King's English. 4 Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Block backward pawn
Smyslov vs Romanishin, 1979  (A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1
This game won Best Game of the Tournament, a brilliancy prize.
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006  (A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1
K's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 Bf6 block
Adorjan vs H Wirthensohn, 1983  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Q sac, h-file battery
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
Eddie Lasker pulls the emperor all the way across!
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Kangaroo Defense (A40) 1-0 Full of twists and turns
J Kozma vs Sliwa, 1967  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1-0
Englund Gambit Declined (A40) 0-1 Fishing Pole Attack on h-file
H Krebs vs E Diemer, 1974  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation (A40) 0-1 Greco Mate
R Koemetter vs G Welling, 1995  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
5.c3 Colle Koltanowski variation w/kingside pawn storm in US CH
Denker vs A J Fink, 1946  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Magnificent mating attack!
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1965  (A48) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian(A54) 1/2-1/2 N sac, Q+ perpetual
O Chernikov vs Vasiukov, 2005  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Q sacrifice on the h-file
W Pollock vs Gunsberg, 1889  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Borg Defense; Black Double Fianchetto marches on kingside
C Morrison vs M Basman, 1981  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Carr Defense (B00) 0-1 Rook robs the back rank defender
S Bibby vs M Basman, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Greco was great before anyone knew how great he was
Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Scandi, Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 London 1862 Brilliancy prize win
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian, Kiel Var (B01) 1-0 Really busy Black Ns; Q trapd
Tartakower vs Marshall, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 1-0
The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 29
Bronstein vs Shamkovich, 1961  (B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Marshall Var (B01) 1-0 Deft White calculations
Keres vs A Sakovski, 1936  (B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 1-0
Scandi, Gipslis Var (B01) 0-1 Killer B outpost blocks double ps
O Chajes vs Marshall, 1918  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr (B01) 0-1 White castles into mate!
R Gimmel vs M Stock, 1990  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 4.b4 Leonhardt Gambit (B01) 1-0 Anastasia's #
Lasker vs A Fortuyn Harreman, 1908  (B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
2.e5?! White gets destroyed by sacrifices to expose the King
Segal vs A W Fox, 1900  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 0-1
3..Qd8-Ilundain Variation. Greek gift or Anastasia's Mate
Kosteniuk vs R Edouard, 2013  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
A rook on 7th is a real problem! So is a centralized knight!
Nepomniachtchi vs P Potapov, 2015  (B01) Scandinavian, 56 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: The Squirrel (B02) 1-0 Had a few too many nuts
Hill vs C Janeway, 1946  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Steiner Var (B02) 1-0 What a hurricane attack!
R H Steinmeyer vs N Bernstein, 1944  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def., 4 Pawns Attack (B03) 1-0 Scorcery at it's best!
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1 Fishin' Pole Counter Attack
A Ghaderi vs V Thorell, 2012 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack (B06) 1-0 They get bigger
A Bisguier vs Larsen, 1965  (B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0
Classic (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0 Remove the Defender!
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862  (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0
Liverpool 1874 "Fiddling While Burn Roams" (GOTD)
Burn vs J Owen, 1874  (B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0
Modern/Robatsch Def (B06) 0-1 h-file battle, then skewer
M Etmans vs G Welling, 1997 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Modern Defense (B06) 1-0 Failing to develop the K's kNight
Rublevsky vs C D'Amore, 2000  (B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1-0
Modern /C-K (B06) 1-0 h-file assault creates a passer
E Alekseev vs S Novikov, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Norwegian Def/Gambit (B06) 1-0
Adams vs Carlsen, 2010  (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Kholmov System (B07) 0-1 White will lose a piece
Fedorowicz vs Chandler, 1979  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation (B07) 1-0 The Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
Lion Def. Anti-Philidor. Lion's Cave (B07) 1-0 R sac, Arabian#
Z Andriasian vs B Burg, 2013  (B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0
The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 24
Bronstein vs F Palmiotto, 1958  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Pirc, Austrian, Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 h-pawn creates pin
Nakamura vs Smirin, 2005  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
All-out h-pawn thrust early on
L Perecz vs M Hever, 1974  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
C-K Accelerated Panov Attack. Modern (B10) 1-0Shift the attack
Tal vs Karpov, 1987  (B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0
Found in Chernev's "Combinations - The Heart of Chess"
Capablanca vs A Ribera Arnal, 1935  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Exchange (B10) 0-1 Black creates a passer
Yates vs Euwe, 1930  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1
C-K Accelerated Panov Attack. Open Var (B10) 1-0 Bf6 wins
T Kantans vs S Prasannaa, 2014 (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
C-K Defense, Two Knights Attack (B11) 1-0 The passer is coming
Noteboom vs S van Mindeno, 1927  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 21 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (B12) 1-0 Greek gift battle
I-Chen Chen vs R Khimulu, 2012 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Botvinnik-Carls Def (B06) 1-0 Dbl B sac
R Hovhannisyan vs K Kostin, 2013  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
C-K Advance. Short Variation (B12) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice, pins
Y Hou vs Navara, 2016  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
C-K Exchange. Rubinstein Var 7.Qb3 (B13) 0-1 Fine Black sacs
V Vepkhvishvili vs A Zdechlik, 1991 (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
A perfect clone of another played fifteen years before
NN vs Torre, 1928  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1
As seen in Beginner's Picture Guide by Horowitz
Schuster vs C Carls, 1914  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1
White played the opening against it's inventor
K Aseev vs Bronstein, 1982  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 14 moves, 0-1
White just explodes w/minor piece sacrifices
N Gaprindashvili vs J Nikolac, 1979  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
Another Immortal Sacrifice Game. 6 sacs
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Greek Gift delivers qk result!
Koltanowski vs NN, 1946  (B20) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Bxh7+, Ng5+, Qh5, etc.
Marshall vs Stodie, 1920  (B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
SWG, Black takes the two pawns but White knights rule.
A Gorbunova vs E Sapojnikov, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Bf6 better than 2P
R Kujoth vs J Fashingbauer, 1950  (B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Dick Sorensen vs J M Nielsen, 2012  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1
White has a discovered check Bxh7+ arranged for LPDO on d6
T Wozney vs B Costaras, 1974  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin. Stoltz Attack (B22) 1-0 Kside defense attacks
Tiviakov vs T Rahman, 2003  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin (B22) 1-0 B sac MG, blunder finish
S Zhigalko vs V Jianu, 2013  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed, Traditional (B23) 1-0 "Emil Fit For A King"
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Exchange Var (B29) 1-0 Castled into it!
J Cepiel vs Knaudt, 1975  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0
Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Artful Q play
McShane vs A Ramaswamy, 2002 (B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 h-file attack
S Soylu vs A Idrizaj, 2004  (B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Triple on h-file w/Q sac, skewers
Robson vs Khachiyan, 2011  (B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Two queens under fire, why attack a rook? 27.h5!!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Chelyabinsk; Anastasia#
J Gast vs E Bhend, 1987  (B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 0-1 Rook Hard-at-Work
Smeets vs Carlsen, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian (B35) 1-0 Sacs galore; royal family fork
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (B40) 1-0 Killer pawn
A Wagner-Michel vs A Fischer, 1994  (B40) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian French Variation (B40) 1-0 Rxf7, Qh7+ K walk about
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0White's heavy pieces hit hard
K Mokry vs Gheorghiu, 1985  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Reverse Q trap
R Sander vs Carlsen, 2003  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Artful finish avoids exchange of Qs
P Popovic vs D Rajkovic, 1980  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Sacrificio de Dama // Damoffer och snygg matt!
Short vs J Ye, 2004  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
U annihilate my Queenside & I'll destroy your Kingside
A Blodstein vs Rublevsky, 1992  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate
Karjakin vs T Metsalu, 2001  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Voracious Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 R sac exposure
Anand vs Timman, 2004  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack Early deviations (B75)1-0 Touchdown!
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Support # next
A Suarez Real vs A Alonso Alvarez, 2014  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
Beating the Dragon 101
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Slaying the dragon - lesson from Fischer
Fischer vs S Purevzhav, 1962  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1-0 Which way to capture?
Nunn vs A J Mestel, 1988 (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Q-sac for double check, a la Fischer-Mygmasuren
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 Wolf whistle!!
Tal vs Koblents, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 1-0
Nice unpin. The Bishop's motor was running!
Anand vs R Kempinski, 2010  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, promo #
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985  (B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf Anti-English Attack (B90) 1-0 Rule the open file!
V Akopian vs Kramnik, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Lawn Mower Mate!
Bologan vs E van Haastert, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 1-0 Greco Mate
J Emms vs A Blees, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 Open h-file, long diagonal
So vs R Gao, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Spanish Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Ana Mate idea
S Collins vs T Spanton, 2009  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 13 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Passer
Kasparov vs Vasalomidze, 1976  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz(C72) 0-1Fishin' Pole
R Adams vs B Wall, 1976  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 9 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Morphy, Modern Steinitz Def (C75) 1-0 Common Qf6 trap
Fischer vs V Ciocaltea, 1962  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Kecskemet Var (C75) 1-0A bit like a Greek Gift
L Schmid vs K Gumprich, 1950  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 30 moves, 1-0
Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C75) 0-1 h-file assault
D Vazquez Maccarini vs F Steil-Antoni, 2012  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Queen sacrifice to bring on N&R Hook mate
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Tal scored four wins against Korchnoi out of 44 games.
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1987  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 57 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open. Riga Var (C80) 0-1 Greek gift declined, K walk
M Vallet vs J Lebon, 2001  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 21 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Open. Riga Var (C80) 1-0 EG advantage
Capablanca vs Ed. Lasker, 1915  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 68 moves, 1-0
Spanish Open Main Lines (C80)1-0 P lever, h-file battery, Bf6
R T Black vs J Bernstein, 1913  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open Variation (C80) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate
T Voronova vs Vo Hong Phuong, 2000  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 13 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Var (C82) 0-1 Valiant Knight
Geller vs G Garcia, 1978  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 0-1
An exchange sacrifice ends up trashing Alekhine's kingside
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Open. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 R shot! Q to nab Q!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed Variations (C84) 0-1 Greco Mate in 2
Nijboer vs Adams, 1998  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Closed Center Attack Basque G. (C84) 1-0 Greek gift
Bird vs Steinitz, 1866  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed (C88) 1-0 Careful defense, connected passers
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1909  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0
Deep combo with g6 by Spassky
Spassky vs Geller, 1965  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
Greek gift and clearance sacrifice from each knight, then the B
Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
Smashing kingside mob
Spassky vs H Ree, 1967  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Keres Defense (C96) 1-0 Neat finish
Stellwagen vs W Spoelman, 2008  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0
If you just sit there, you get ran over!
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Pin, R sac, Spearhead
Marshall vs Petrov, 1930  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate
Nyback vs U Von Herman, 2009  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
QID: Spassky System (E14) 1-0 IQP, Bxh7 & Rook lift
L Christiansen vs J Campos Moreno, 1980  (E14) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0
QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985  (E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 White misses his king's knight
Spassky vs Tal, 1979  (E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Few mate AK
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992  (E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
QID (E15) 1-0 Spectacular sacrificial Kside smash
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
QID Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1-0 Trojan Horse
Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
NID Spielmann Var (E22) 1-0 Early Q exchanges to centralized Rs
Euwe vs H Kramer, 1950 (E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Black dangles his king as bait and gives up a whole rook!
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Ch. 7 A Battering Ram on the f-file opens the g-file
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def. Saemisch Var (E29) 0-1Dbl N sacs, h-file attk
A Cherepkov vs Korchnoi, 1959  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Larsen's improvement over Spassky; fine long range attack
Larsen vs R Garbarino, 1993  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 30 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Leningrad Var (E30) 1-0 Grand fishin' pole...
S Prokofiev vs M Ravel, 1924  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 25 moves, 1-0
A "kitchen sink" game
Alekhine vs Mendelevic, 1930  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def. Ragozin (E46) 0-1 Thematic Discovered Check
T Ghitescu vs Fischer, 1960  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 14 moves, 0-1
NID Normal. B Attack Classical Def (E48) 0-1 Nutso N sets it up
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
Sac and see if your opponent knows how to swim
Kasparov vs Deep Junior, 2003  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzo-Indian Def: Normal. Gligoric System (E53) 0-1R on its way
Letelier vs Smyslov, 1967  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 78 moves, 0-1
KID Normal Variation (E70) 0-1 A real cliff-hanger
Gligoric vs Stein, 1962  (E70) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
'When I Paint My Masterpiece' is a Bob Dylan song.
Y Zimmerman vs Z Erdelyi, 2001  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
KID Six Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0Some sacs are better than others
S Williams vs M Hebden, 2006  (E77) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Double Check
Spassky vs Evans, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Def: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Firepower on h-file
Hort vs R Byrne, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 18 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 1-0 Two on the mating square
Tolush vs V Ciocaltea, 1953  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Two knight sacs, pawn wedge supports penetration, discovery
M Neibults vs Tal, 1954  (E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1
Black steals the initiative w/pawn levers, White gets passive
H Grooten vs Motylev, 2003  (E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Black's speculative sacrifice does not work out
W Schmidt vs M Skrzypnik, 2001  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 41 moves, 1-0
A textbook KID hack-attack
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Maroczy Line (B74) 1-0Triple h-file
Kupreichik vs Tukmakov, 1985  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
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