Dubov's immortal
Dubov vs Karjakin, 2020  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0
Karpov's signature game
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
An extra piece is worthless if you can't move
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Amazing king walk by Short
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Karpov's immortal double exchange sac
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
The greatest move ever played
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
The best classical bishop sacrifice ever
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
The greatest queen sac of all time
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
The octopus game
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Kasparov's double rook sac
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
An endgame masterpiece by Capa
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
The game of the century
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk murders Kasparov with the Moscow variation
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Petrosian murders Spassky
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Defensive exchange sac
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Who said the Petrov is boring
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
Bishop vs knight masterpiece
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 71 moves, 1-0
fischer endgame
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
Spassky murders Larsen in famous miniature
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Spassky wins brilliantly in the king's gambit
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
N Grandelius vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2021  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
Crushing exchange sac
N Grandelius vs Shirov, 2018  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Xiong vs So, 2017  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
Anand vs P Maghsoodloo, 2020  (B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
Black's queen is imprisoned on a8
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
15.Bd3! and 21.Re7!
So vs Firouzja, 2021  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Crushing Carlsen in Norway
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
A brilliant, murderous attack
Gligoric vs Nyback, 2004  (A59) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
King hunt gone wrong
Filip vs K Darga, 1961  (A14) English, 33 moves, 0-1
King hunt
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
The bishop pair
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
19.0-0-0!!
Dubov vs Giri, 2019  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
A brutal queen sac
S Williams vs A Rakhmangulova, 2023  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
A R Saleh Salem vs Smeets, 2013  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
V S Gujrathi vs D Gukesh, 2024  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
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