Was that bishop protecting something?
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
White to play and helpmate in 2
Short vs A Beliavsky, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 58 moves, 0-1
Blindfold chess is hard
J Polgar vs Karpov, 1993  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 32 moves, 1-0
I don't need to explain this one
Deep Fritz vs Kramnik, 2006  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
Apparently, saving a pawn is more important than stopping mate
Carlsen vs M Gagunashvili, 2006  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 65 moves, 0-1
One of the most famous blunders of all time
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
Fischer grabs a rook pawn like a beginner
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 56 moves, 1-0
Petrosian leaves his queen en prise in a winning position
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1
Black resigns a position that's resignable ...for white!
von Popiel vs G Marco, 1902  (C41) Philidor Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Blunder of the century
Karpov vs Bareev, 1994  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
We all know what happens to loose pieces
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993  (E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0
Kasparov mates his opponent, but it was the wrong kind of mate
Kasparov vs K Georgiev, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
You have to say "j'adoube" BEFORE you touch the piece
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2016  (E15) Queen's Indian, 83 moves, 1-0
Black decides to go pawn hunting. In the meantime he gets mated
Browne vs Quinteros, 1974  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
The ex-world champ gets an overdue christmas present
Petrosian vs H Ree, 1971  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 8 moves, 1-0
Anand's preparation fiasco
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Ra1??
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
Black does not settle for a draw, and blunders mate
Avrukh vs G Timoscenko, 2001  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 96 moves, 1-0
Kd2? followed by a4?. Absurd double blunder
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 1-0
Carlsen hangs a piece and Aronian misses it
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2012  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Article 7.5.2
Nakamura vs Topalov, 2016  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
No, this was not an online game, thus Re8 was not a mouse slip
Kasparov vs Le Quang Liem, 2017  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
White blunders from winning to losing but black resigned
F Vallejo Pons vs J Santos Latasa, 2018  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 68 moves, 1-0
white played the worst possible 3:rd move(if you disregard Qg4)
O Rigaud vs J Cooper, 1974  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 5 moves, 0-1
Kasparov blunders Qg4 and shows why he doesn't play poker
Anand vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
Nigel Short forgets how the knight moves
Short vs Krasenkow, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 122 moves, 0-1
It's a worse position but Qf8?? was not the best defense
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
A (not so) free pawn
C Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
Black gambits his king
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0
Black has two queens but it's still a dr... awww dang it
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1
Kasparov played Qd1? due to distraction by arbiter
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0
The worst game ever played at the top level?
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reshevsky gives checkma... up his queen and resigns
Reshevsky vs Savon, 1973  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 40 moves, 0-1
Mr Ivanchuk, please explain what's wrong with 29...Qh1#
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1994  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Shankland resigns in a drawn position
Giri vs Shankland, 2019  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0
A shocking discovery, at least for Topalov
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 19 moves, 1-0
Karpov overlooks a "subtle" threat
Karpov vs Sadler, 1998  (A06) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 0-1
another example of what happens to loose pieces
Kramnik vs H Wang, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
Even engines blunder!
P Lafuente vs Shredder, 2005  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
A pinned piece is a poor defender
Morozevich vs Gelfand, 2009  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Karjankin moves his king...and hangs the rook on a1
P H Nielsen vs Karjakin, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 101 moves, 1-0
This is a brilliancy by black but f4? was a grave error
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Carlos Torre resigns instead of playing the winning Rd6!!
Torre vs F E Parker, 1924  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Black makes an elementary endgame blunder(Kg4??)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 77 moves, 1-0
Bronstein plays Kc2?? instead of the drawing move Ne6+
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Don't forget the clock
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 0-1
Taimanov blunders like a 1300 player
Taimanov vs Fischer, 1971  (D80) Grunfeld, 47 moves, 0-1
Taimanov moves his king the wrong way
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971  (B44) Sicilian, 89 moves, 1-0
white enters a wrong colour rook pawn position with gxh6??
Chandler vs S Polgar, 1987  (B33) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Beliavsky plays the worst possible move
A Beliavsky vs L E Johannessen, 2002  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 69 moves, 0-1
Fischer walks into a tactic and loses a piece
Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
Another case of a GM forgetting how the knight moves
Bacrot vs E Inarkiev, 2008  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 23 moves, 0-1
Young Boris Spassky places his knight en prise
Spassky vs Rodgaisky, 1948  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 0-1
White plays Qa4 relying on a pin, that doesn't exist
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 10 moves, 0-1
Black blunders like a beginner and white resigns
K Darga vs Lengyel, 1964  (A17) English, 41 moves, 0-1
White played Bg5?, walking right into his opponent's trap
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Topalov self-pins and drops a piece
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0
Magnus Carlsen hangs a knight
Carlsen vs So, 2020  (000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 0-1
Firouzja does not know the oposition
Firouzja vs Carlsen, 2020  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky plays the horrendous blunder Kg1??
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1970  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
Qh8?? and the position goes from crushing for white to unclear
Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858  (C42) Petrov Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Never play f6
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Bd2??
Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1991  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 21 moves, 0-1
Bronstein plays d4?? hanging his queen
Korchnoi vs Bronstein, 1959  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
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