A short GOTD to begin with...
J Mieses vs NN, 1900  (C27) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 1-0
A brilliant Queen trap...
J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Awesome variety of forks for the queen...
A Harju vs M Liimatta, 1986  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
f7+!! Picking the Queen..
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Nice attack...(GOTD)
Koneru vs C Waters, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
A unique Boden's mate...
Teichmann vs NN, 1914  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
The double knight mate..
J O H Taylor vs NN, 1874  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
Queen sac!!
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
Beautiful ending...Diemer as always..
E Diemer vs Schickner, 1950  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
A brilliant game....(GOTD)
Captain Evans vs McDonnell, 1829  (C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Another blinder by the Captain....(GOTD)
Captain Evans vs McDonnell, 1827  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Weird...
McDonnell vs NN, 1830  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
The only game I ever memorized....(GOTD)
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0
Black is mated on e1...Stunning sacs...
Edwards vs NN, 1963  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 16 moves, 1-0
Finishing the opening and the game with a couple of sacs....
W W Young vs Marshall, 1913  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
The White king is part of the mate net....
Taubenhaus vs Jakub Heilpern, 1887  (C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0
A great game by Tal...
Tal vs Golombek, 1958  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
An amazing combination...
Lasker vs NN, 1898  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
One of the most unexpected Queen sacs ever...(GOTD)
Liu Wenzhe vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
Double sac...(GOTD)
T Lopang vs J Gilbert, 2006  (E92) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
Brilliant game with great annotations...
Alekhine vs L Kussman, 1924  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
White gives Queen odds and mates in 15!!...(GOTD)
W Potter vs NN, 1870  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
An awesome attack by the master....(GOTD)
Blackburne vs Leverson, 1885  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Astounding tactics from the Frenchman....
Napoleon Bonaparte vs General Bertrand, 1820  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
A good set of blunders...(GOTD)
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1851  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
An unexpected Queen trap....(GOTD)
Fischer vs NN, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Queen sac leading to mate...
Swain vs Smart, 1990  (C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 0-1
The double rook sacrifices...
O Martius vs K Darga, 1958  (B53) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
A great game...Worth seeing a million times...
M Yeo vs A T Erdal-Smith, 1979  (B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0
Lasker brilliantly destroyed....
C Hartlaub vs Lasker, 1904  (C56) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
An unusual final position...
R Berzinsh vs V Meijers, 1995  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
A delicious finale!!!
K Dyke vs Kirk, 1976  (C56) Two Knights, 15 moves, 1-0
A beautifully played miniature....
F Manca vs F Braga, 1992  (C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
A stunning Queen sac leading to mate...
O'Kelly vs P Devos, 1937  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1
A brilliant last move....
L Perecz vs M Hever, 1974  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
A lost pearl in chess history....
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997  (E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
Steel crushed!!
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1882  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1
A brilliant move Nb5!..
D Waterman vs R Samo, 1974  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Astonishing Attack!!...(GOTD)
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
Well played...
Smagin vs D Sahovic, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Fantastic sacrifices!!!
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
A missed mate in a brilliant game..
K Emmrich vs B Moritz, 1922  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
A classy combo...
W Paige vs E Formanek, 1993  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
The King's Gambit doesn't get any better...
J Boisvert vs M Stewart, 1972  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
The knights wreck Black's defense....
A H Knight vs F Alexander, 1949  (C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 1-0
A gem of a queen sac...
H Hesse vs NN, 1930  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 1-0
So smothered!!
E Karstens vs Friesicke, 1937  (B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0
A rook sac...
G Kieninger vs P Mross, 1941  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 14 moves, 1-0
Absolute magic!!!....(GOTD)
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Queen sac=Mate...
J Bellon Lopez vs A Antunes, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
The PIN!!!
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
WOW!!....(GOTD)
V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
A quiet and brutal game...
J Bellon Lopez vs Quinteros, 1974  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Astounding sacs everywhere...(GOTD)
F Burden vs NN, 1860  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
A beautiful harmony...
J Eriksson vs J Hellsten, 2006  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Startling....(GOTD)
R Levit vs T Hamarat, 1975  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Well finished...
J Kristiansen vs B Jacobsen, 1976  (B06) Robatsch, 18 moves, 1-0
That was unexpected...b5# in the endgame...
J Echavarria vs J Szmetan, 1999  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 53 moves, 0-1
Something different...
V J Hansen vs E Tonning, 2000  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
An unknown brilliancy...
S Kurkin vs Y Neelov, 1960  (C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Wonderfull Queen sac....
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
WHOA!!! Brilliant!!
J Pinter vs S Arkhipov, 1983  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0
Very,very weird...
J Cesena vs J Dyke, 1979  (C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Well played game featuring a Queen sac...
J Rudd vs E Dearing, 2004  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
Dazzler!!!....(GOTD)
NN vs Tarrasch, 1915  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1
KG crushes NN...
Gunsberg vs NN, 1879  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0
A raging attack with a sacrificed bishop...
Koltanowski vs NN, 1946  (B20) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
The Attack for mate...(GOTD)
Rubinstein vs NN, 1903  (000) Chess variants, 22 moves, 1-0
Amusing final position...
NN vs Allgaier, 1809  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
A great game against old NN....(GOTD)
H Bogart vs NN, 1933  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Exchange and Queen sac...
Pillsbury vs NN, 1900  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
An odd Legal mate...
Smith vs NN, 1852  (000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0
Very Interesting...
NN vs Zukertort, 1868  (C21) Center Game, 18 moves, 0-1
Impressive and repulsive...
Steinitz vs NN, 1890  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Beautiful sacs!!....(GOTD)
Steinitz vs NN, 1874  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
The Morra gambit...(GOTD)
S Sunyasakta vs S Gour, 2008  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 36 moves, 1-0
That was weird..
W Lewis vs NN, 1820  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0
Brilliancy by Lewis...Fascinating King hunt..
W Lewis vs NN, 1820  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Beautiful yet again..A must see..
W Lewis vs NN, 1829  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0
A surprising finish against the amateur..
Roycroft vs NN, 1862  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for mate...
J Watkinson vs NN, 1863  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 1-0
Queen and knight sac ending in g5#..
L Hoffer vs NN, 1881  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
Queen sac declined,Double rook and knight sac...
O H Labone vs NN, 1901  (B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0
Queen sac...
H Delaire vs NN, 1901  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Hilarious...c3#
Sas vs NN, 1904  (C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
A must see..e7# :)
De Con vs NN, 1913  (C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Mating positions...
P Ferret vs NN, 1912  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Not bad!!
L Hoffer vs NN, 1913  (C58) Two Knights, 15 moves, 1-0
Nice game...
M Kadisch vs NN, 1931  (C28) Vienna Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Striking combo...
B Hayden vs NN, 1952  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 1-0
Fantastic attack...
M Corden vs NN, 1970  (C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0
Look at the final position...
B Renaut vs NN, 1974  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Stunning finish...
Craig Olson vs NN, 1980  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
A great miniature...(GOTD)
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
Simple ending...
NN vs Philip Stamma, 1737  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1
Absolutely hilarious..f7#
K Pytel vs NN, 1982  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0
A brilliant combo..(GOTD)
R Christ vs I Berezovsky, 2001  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0
Nice miniature..
T Martin vs NN, 1980  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
A unique finish to the collection..
Welch vs NN, 1940  (B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
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