A Night at the Opera Paul Morphy(C41) Philidor Defense, 17Moves
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Russian Game:Classical Attack.Jaenisch Variation (C42)1-0
Morphy vs W Budzinski, 1859  (C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
CarrDefense:General(B00),1-0,Blindfold simul, 8b (1858), Birmin
Morphy vs J Carr, 1858  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
The Game of the Century_(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 21moves0-1/The Brilliancy Prize
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Spanish ,Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77) ,1/2
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 120s/ply)
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Alekhine let Tartakower taste a vicious attack
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927  (B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) ·
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Steinitz's immortal Zugzwang//(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs A Sellman, 1885  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Botvinniks immortal game vs. Capablanca/(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Capablancas positional attack with c4/(D63) Queen's Gambit Decl
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52) · 1-0
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch given a dose of his own medicine
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
10 March 1858, 1 of 4, announced mate in 5 at move 33
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Building the position step by step{(A30) English, Symmetrical,
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1953  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 0-1
10 March 1858, 1 of 4, a few more moves were unrecorded
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0{Misha Impossible}
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0{Letelier vs Fischer, 1960}
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
24 March 1858, 1 of 6, Opponent is P.E. Bonford
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
10 March 1858, 1 of 4,Blindfold simul, 4b (1858), New Orleans,
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
(B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Szen, 1851  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
+2 -0 =1 vs. Kieseritsky (London, rd.1)
Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851  (B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1
London (1851), London ENG, rd 2, Jun-??
Szen vs Anderssen, 1851  (B30) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
London (1851), London ENG, rd 2, Jun-??
Anderssen vs Szen, 1851  (B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky vs Adolf Anderssen
Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851  (B20) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation. General (B44) { 0-1}
Szen vs Anderssen, 1851  (B44) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
+4 -2 =0 vs. Szen (London, rd.2)
Anderssen vs Szen, 1851  (C01) French, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Baden-Baden (1870), Baden-Baden GER, rd 6, Jul-23
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 45 moves, 0-1
+4 -1 =0 vs. Staunton (London, semifinal)
Anderssen vs Staunton, 1851  (B40) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation (C30) {1-0}
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 85 moves, 1-0
Vienna (1873), Vienna AUH, rd 7, Aug-12
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1873  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1
Anderssen - Steinitz (1866), London ENG, rd 9, Aug-01
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0
Anderssen - Steinitz (1866), London ENG, rd 12, Aug-06
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (B20) Sicilian, 61 moves, 0-1
Anderssen - Steinitz (1866), London ENG, rd 6, Jul-27
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (B20) Sicilian, 55 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Variation (C51) · 0-1
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Variation (C51) · 1-0
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit (C37) · 0-1
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit (C37) · 1-0
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 53 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit (C37) · 1-0
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Variation (C51) · 1-0
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Anderssen - Steinitz (1866), London ENG, rd 5, Jul-25
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 44 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit MacDonnell Attack (C33
M Lange vs Anderssen, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) · 0-1
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C51) Evans Gambit, 63 moves, 0-1
.....20...♖xc8King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit
N D Nathan vs Anderssen, 1850  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
27...♖xe250 1855 Berlin C33 King's Gambit Accepted
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1855  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 50 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit MacDonnell Attack (C33
E Pitschel vs Anderssen, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Variation (C33)
Dufresne vs Anderssen, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 0-1
King'sGambit:Accepted. MacDonnell Gambit (C37){0-1}
Dufresne vs Anderssen, 1851  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1
...19.♖xf7+/King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit MacDo
Loewenthal vs Anderssen, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Kasparov cruches threw
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1999  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 36 moves, 1-0
Slipped a Mickey
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Torre Attack: Classical Defense (A46) , 1-0
W Springe vs H Gebhard-Elsass, 1927  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
A beautiful endgame
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2007  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Kieseritsky
Morphy vs A Mongredien, 1859  (C58) Two Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit (C33),0-1
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
Paul Morphy vs Alexander Beaufort Meek
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Living Chess Exhibition (1933), Los Angeles, CA USA, Apr-11
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0
Dubois vs C W Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, 1857 (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0
**Rd--()-, New York (1918), New York, NY USA
Capablanca vs NN, 1918  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
St. Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 1, Apr-21
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
"Mail Order Mate" (game of the day Aug-19-2008)
Burgess vs Randy Miller, 1974  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
Vienna (1873),_Vienna AUH,rd 2,/Jul-25 /
Bird vs Anderssen, 1873  (A02) Bird's Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) ,1-0
Morphy vs T Hampton, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) / 1-0 /
Anderssen vs Bird, 1873  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52) · 1-0
Anderssen vs S Rosenthal, 1873  (C52) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit (C37) · 1-0
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Defense (
K Pitschel vs Anderssen, 1873  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1
Zukertort mates Anderssen in 12 with queen sac
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines (B01) · 0-1
Anderssen vs J Heral, 1873  (B01) Scandinavian, 49 moves, 0-1
KGA Muzio, Wild Muzio G. (C37) 0-1 There's a rat in the kitchen
NN vs J Sarratt, 1810  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
KGA Muzio, Wild Muzio Gambit (C37) 0-1 Underpromo N+ forks Q
J Sarratt vs NN, 1810  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 Centralized attack
Steinitz vs G Marco, 1896  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21)_ 1-0
Anderssen vs M Wyvill, 1851  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07)_0-1,Vienna (1873), Vienna AUH, rd 5
Paulsen vs Anderssen, 1873  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 0-1
QG Declined: Chigorin Def. Exchange (D07) 1-0 Photo link notes
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1898  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10)/_/ 0-1
M Wyvill vs Anderssen, 1851  (A10) English, 27 moves, 0-1
Vienna (1873), Vienna AUH, rd 4, Aug-01 .Vienna (1873), Vienna
J Heral vs Anderssen, 1873  (C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
Black's last move BxP must have been 32... Bxc6
NN vs J Sarratt, 1810  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
Anderssen - Morphy (1858), Paris FRA, rd 5, Dec-23
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (B01) Scandinavian, 54 moves, 1-0
London (1851), London ENG, rd 4, Jul-??
Anderssen vs M Wyvill, 1851  (B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) · 1-0
M Wyvill vs Anderssen, 1851  (A10) English, 49 moves, 1-0
Spanish_Berlin Def(C65),1-0,Anderssen-Morphy(1858),Paris22DECEM
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Correct(game of the day May-04-2018)Scandinavian Defense: Ander
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77) · 0-1
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1
Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match (1927), Buenos A
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Anderssen - Morphy (1858), Paris FRA, rd 6, Dec-24
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1921  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
"Capa Don't Preach" (game of the day Mar-25-2018) Lasker - Capa
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1921  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Lasker - Capablanca World Championship Match (1921), Havana CUB
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 41
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match (1927), Buenos A
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match (1927), Buenos A
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
Metalis Open (2000), Bizovac CRO, rd 2
N Fercec vs B Medak, 2000  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
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