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Collections in Idleness 4
Compiled by kishchess
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A healthy continuation of a list that tends to an infinity of spectacular games which aims at bringing out some of the unknown (relatively of course) brilliancies at CG...

Part 4 for you...

Thanks for visting...

We start by thrashing NN..
R Teschner vs NN, 1951 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 10 moves, 1-0

A new way of finishing the game..
Eliascheff vs NN, 1948 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

A quiet but deadly ending...
Y Neishtadt vs NN, 1950 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

NN could have refuted the attack...
NN vs M Klark, 1873 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

The Queen creates a havoc after a series of sacs...
NN vs Duras, 1901 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1

The Jewel of forks...
NN vs P S Leonhardt, 1903 
(C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1

A big OUCH!!
NN vs M Bier, 1903 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1

Bier's Brilliancy..
NN vs M Bier, 1905 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 11 moves, 0-1

This must be Bier's best game...
M Bier vs S Ricardo-Rocamora, 1876 
(C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0

The Queen sac +Deflection=Mate....
NN vs L Lowy, 1905 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1

The Queen sac+Pinned bishop=Mate....
NN vs G Mow, 1909 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

That was novel...
NN vs W Schelfhout, 1910 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

A mating net stuffed with sacrifices...
NN vs E Schallopp, 1913 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 0-1

Iluminating..(GOTD)
Rada vs Kostal, 1942 
(B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Smother mate....
NN vs T McCracken, 2007 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Well played...
NN vs M Monge, 2005 
(C22) Center Game, 16 moves, 0-1

Studying the finale...
NN vs V Oliver, 1956
(C57) Two Knights, 11 moves, 0-1

Chaeckmating the Queen...
NN vs J van Mil, 1973 
(C48) Four Knights, 8 moves, 0-1

NN's pretty stupid...(GOTD)
Cochrane vs NN, 1832 
(000) Chess variants, 14 moves, 1-0

An outstanding attack!..(GOTD)
A Foldeak vs F Nagy, 1942 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 13 moves, 1-0

C J Corte vs J Bolbochan, 1946 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0

A refreshing change...
NN vs C Jaenisch, 1842 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

The queen sac...(GOTD)
C W Vitzthum von Eckstaedt vs von der Lasa, 1853 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Mate...
P Bilguer vs von der Lasa, 1839 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

The simplest of traps...
von der Lasa vs Anderssen, 1845 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

The most unusual game on CG...
F de la Paz Perdomo vs Macieja, 2005 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 1 moves, 1-0

A stunning attack..(GOTD)
E Najer vs Mamedyarov, 2005 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 39 moves, 1-0

Permanent Domination...(GOTD)
Carlsen vs L Drabke, 2003 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

A beautiful ending...(GOTD)
H Danielsen vs R Pokorna, 2003 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 60 moves, 1-0

Underpromoting to win...
Gulko vs K Grigorian, 1971 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 40 moves, 1-0

As weird as it can get...(GOTD)
NN vs J Sarratt, 1810 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

A brilliancy by Staunton...
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Can't believe this
Staunton vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

The trap of the collection...
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

GoNNe!!
NN vs A Severino, 1723 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 0-1

Somewhat unique...
NN vs Dubois, 1859 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

A gem..
Dubois vs Moore, 1845 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

d7# anybody?
Dubois vs Duke Karl / Casabianca / Preti, 1855 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

Dubois does it again..
W Budzinski vs Dubois, 1855 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 38 moves, 0-1

Wildly unique..
Dubois vs C W Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, 1857 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Devasting sacs followed by e7#...
Dubois vs M Wyvill, 1859 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Simply Beautiful..
Dubois vs F Burden, 1862 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Mated in the centre...
Dubois vs N Leuchtenberg, 1873 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

A Bombshell indeed...(GOTD)
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

A brilliant double rook sac...
W Schwartz vs Kieseritzky, 1842 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Mate by Knight and bishop...
Horwitz vs Bledow, 1837 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Double sac mate...
J N Berger vs Frohlich, 1888 
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

Unique and passe at the same time...
Lindehn vs E Herr, 1860 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

King hunt in the Danish Gambit..
Lindehn vs F Perrin, 1874 
(C21) Center Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Triple sac..
Lindehn vs W B Haughton, 1870 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Steinitz crushed...
Lindehn vs Steinitz, 1864 
(C21) Center Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Danish beauty...
Blackburne vs A Steinkuehler, 1871 
(C21) Center Game, 33 moves, 1-0

King hunt...
J Schenkein vs Spielmann, 1910 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Lovely mate...
W Potter vs Matthews, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Weighing development against material...(GOTD)
Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

This is Morphy!...(GOTD)
Bird vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Brilliancies never die...(GOTD)
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1909  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Sacs everywhere....
Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Almost Boden...
G Welling vs F Wrobel, 1982 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Knight sac...
R Faase vs G Welling, 1987 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Sit back and adore this one...
G Welling vs K V Andersen, 1988 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0

The Sodium Attack...
G Welling vs S Horvath, 1996 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

It can't get any wilder...
G Welling vs J A Nilssen, 1997 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 28 moves, 1-0

A brillliant king Hunt...
G Welling vs A Hunt, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

An enlightening Queen sacrifice...(GOTD)
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2007 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1

NN loses yet again...
J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

20.Bf8!!!!...(GOTD)
Alekhine vs P S Leonhardt, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

The one bishop mate...
C Damant vs NN, 1932 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

A beauty of a queen sac...
B Perenyi vs L Eperjesi, 1974 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Good play...
Falkbeer vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

A briiliant rook sac...
M Wyvill vs Anderssen, 1851 
(A10) English, 27 moves, 0-1

Bow to Anderssen!!
Loewenthal vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1

A coupla sacs and deliver the mate...brilliant
K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

The Baron into spotlight...
Staunton vs von der Lasa, 1853 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Pretty pretty...
von der Lasa vs Anderssen, 1853 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Black mated at h3...
J Matschego vs K Hamppe, 1853 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Everything gone wrong..
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1854 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

Morphy has to be in every collection...(GOTD)
Morphy vs Hart, 1854 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Almost dead...
Loewenthal vs Brien / Wormald, 1854 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0

Saffocate and mate...
H Pollmaecher vs A Saalbach, 1861 
(B40) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

The old Koh-i-noor of chess...
G MacDonnell vs S Boden, 1861 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Simple yet beautiful...
Mayet vs Hirschfeld, 1861 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1

43.h4#
S Boden vs Horwitz, 1861
(C45) Scotch Game, 43 moves, 1-0

The best pawn revolt ever...(GOTD)
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1

Evans would have been proud...
G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1860 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Drowning in De Riviere...
de Riviere vs Anderssen, 1860 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

How beautiful can chess get?...(GOTD)
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Great play...
Dubois vs L S Lecrivain, 1855 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

Simple brutality...
Falkbeer vs R Brien, 1855 
(C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Smooth finale...
Zytogorski vs V Green, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Sac the queen take the mate...
Falkbeer vs Bird, 1856 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Deadly moves by Falkbeer...
Falkbeer vs T Barnes, 1856 
(B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Classical chess....
Harrwitz vs de Riviere, 1856 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0

What can I say...Morphy it is...
B Raphael vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1

26.Nf3!!!!...
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Bow to Morphy...
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

g5# after sacrificing the knight...
Mackenzie vs G Hammond, 1864 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Morphy does it again...lovely king hunt
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Knightmare...
Dubois vs C W Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, 1857
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0

Queening to mate...
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

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