Wild and Crazy DIRP!
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 48 moves, 0-1
Shakesperian DIRP!
E Williams vs Staunton, 1851  (A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
DIRPzwang!
E D'Andre vs de Riviere, 1867  (A06) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
Ballet DIRP!
M Harmonist vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury DIRP Boy!
Pillsbury vs J Halpern, 1894  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
March of the DIRPs!
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
DIRP grows up!
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898  (C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
DIRP Ahoy!
Showalter vs Pillsbury, 1899  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Outside passed DIRPs!
Janowski vs G Marco, 1900  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 0-1
The useless DIRP!
Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Coburg Operations DIRP!
M Brody vs von Bardeleben, 1904  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1
One good DIRP deserves another!
H Fahrni vs H Caro, 1905  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Very Fahrni, DIRP!
H Fahrni vs Duras, 1906 (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1
Delmar's DIRP!
J Magee vs E Delmar, 1906  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Knightmare DIRP!
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C11) French, 52 moves, 1-0
DIRP mate!
Janowski vs F Treybal, 1908  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Hey, there, Georgy DIRP!
J Mieses vs Salwe, 1908  (C21) Center Game, 47 moves, 0-1
QIBPs beat DIRPs!
E E Colman vs H Jacobs, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Blinded By the DIRP!
Marshall vs J W Taylor, 1915  (B20) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0
Foxy DIRPy!
Kostic vs A Fox, 1916  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 60 moves, 0-1
Bogo That DIRP!
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
The Silent DIRP!
C Chaplin vs Reshevsky, 1923  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Marshalling His DIRP!
Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1925  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 54 moves, 1-0
My DIRP's better than your DIRP!
A Smorodsky vs P Romanovsky, 1927  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 46 moves, 0-1
Model DIRP!
Botvinnik vs A Model, 1930  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 0-1
Don't forget the DIRP!
A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs N Sorokin, 1931  (C01) French, Exchange, 58 moves, 1-0
The positional DIRP!
Lisitsin vs N Riumin, 1931  (A04) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
The decoy DIRP!
I Mazel vs B Verlinsky, 1931 (A06) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Last second DIRP!
V Chekhover vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
Oh, Man, what a DIRP!
H Ohman vs G Buck, 1931  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
A DIRP Grows In Brooklyn!
Alekhine vs Brooklyn Prep School, 1932 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 68 moves, 0-1
Everybody wants to get into the DIRP!
S von Freymann vs V Chekhover, 1935 (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Wake up with a Panov DIRP; it's a real Rauzer!
V Rauzer vs Panov, 1934 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 0-1
The DIRP gets Flohred!
Milner-Barry vs Flohr, 1935 (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 31 moves, 0-1
I wanna DIRP too!
W Weil vs P Tautvaisas, 1936  (A12) English with b3, 27 moves, 1-0
Salbu, the Killer DIRP!
K Salbu vs K Ozols, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
The Polish DIRP!
P Hage vs K Makarczyk, 1936  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1
DIRPs hamming it up!
A Hamming vs A Kiprov, 1936 (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0
The DIRP Immortal!
A Dunkelblum vs Keres, 1937  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
The DIRP! Of The Hague!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
In Praise of DIRP!
Santasiere vs J Fliegel, 1938  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 42 moves, 1-0
The epaulette DIRP!
Boleslavsky vs V Makogonov, 1940  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 36 moves, 1-0
The DIRP goes passed first!
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1
Sam and DIRP!
Reshevsky vs Kashdan, 1942  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 63 moves, 1-0
This is another Fine DIRP you've gotten me into!
Fine vs C F Tears, 1945  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0
DIRP Gotes to Hollywood!
W Adams vs Reshevsky, 1945  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
Book DIRP!
Ragozin vs E Book, 1946  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
DIRP gets Bent out of shape!
B Larsen vs E Lauridsen, 1948  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 24 moves, 1-0
Double DIRP Mate!
O Ulvestad vs G Holloway, 1952  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
Inchworm DIRP!
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1955  (A20) English, 75 moves, 1-0
Four knights and a DIRP!
Botvinnik vs Simagin, 1955  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 110 moves, 1/2-1/2
And DIRP alone survived!
Spassky vs Taimanov, 1955  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
Oh, when the DIRPs go marching in!
V Byvshev vs Boleslavsky, 1956  (C11) French, 41 moves, 1-0
Smith's Morra DIRP!
K Smith vs M Harrow, 1960 (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 40 moves, 1-0
Durking DIRP Nuts!
R Durkin vs W L Fredericks, 1960  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 91 moves, 1-0
DIRP of Champions!
Furman vs Petrosian, 1961  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
The DIRP of the Tiger!
Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1961  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 50 moves, 1-0
To the Viktor goes the DIRP!
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1961  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
DIRPs to the left of him, DIRPs to the right of him!
A Dueckstein vs Petrosian, 1962  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
Fork Trick DIRP!
J F Leon vs S Matzner, 1962  (C47) Four Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
The DIRP who loved Liavdansky!
V Liavdansky vs A Bannik, 1964 (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
Priestly DIRP!
Lombardy vs N Spiridonov, 1964  (A10) English, 33 moves, 1-0
DIRP with a Bang!
Keene vs E Bang, 1965  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 73 moves, 1-0
DIRP, Baby, DIRP!
R Byrne vs O Popovych, 1967 (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 44 moves, 1-0
Taimanov for a DIRP!
Lutikov vs Taimanov, 1969  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Block that DIRP!
A Petrosian vs L Hazai, 1970  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
I should have Nona better with a DIRP like you!
N Gaprindashvili vs Szabo, 1971 (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
DIRP for Botter or for Ill!
G Botterill vs Karpov, 1971  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 49 moves, 0-1
Pretty in DIRP!
A Pincus vs J Jacobs, 1972  (A22) English, 38 moves, 0-1
Keene on DIRP!
Yanofsky vs Keene, 1974  (B06) Robatsch, 54 moves, 0-1
Back rank DIRP!
Klovans vs Vaganian, 1975 (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 45 moves, 0-1
What's the Best DIRP?
Evans vs Benko, 1975  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Meyered in DIRP!
E Meyer vs J Peters, 1975  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
DIRP is OK!
Nunn vs Adorjan, 1975  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
I'm Keene For a DIRP!
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1975  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
Puff the Magic DIRP!
C Zuidema vs Sosonko, 1976  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
DURP!
Shamkovich vs Benko, 1978  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Dubious Double DIRP Defense Deferred Dooms Denker!
J Grefe vs Denker, 1979  (B10) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0
Tarjan of the DIRPs!
J Tarjan vs Ljubojevic, 1979 (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 75 moves, 1-0
Hey, this is the DIRP collection! Get that TIRP outta here!
B Dykes vs Morata, 1980  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 18 moves, 1-0
When in doubt, push a DIRP!
A Yusupov vs G Kuzmin, 1980  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 38 moves, 0-1
Rooks belong between passed DIRPs!
S Makarichev vs Vaganian, 1980 (C16) French, Winawer, 49 moves, 0-1
Who needs a queen? I've got a DIRP!
V Eingorn vs Kupreichik, 1987  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 83 moves, 1-0
Simultaneous TIRPs!
F Gobet vs Kasparov, 1987  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
A Puzzling DIRP!
A Mikhalchishin vs Shirov, 1988  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 25 moves, 1-0
DIRPside attack!
Sakaev vs Kramnik, 1989  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 21 moves, 1-0
Untouchable DIRP!
V Malaniuk vs I Ivanov, 1989  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
Detoured DIRP!
M Todorcevic vs Gligoric, 1990 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
Dzindzi DIRP!
Benko vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 73 moves, 0-1
The Old Gray DIRP!
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1
DIRP in Ulf's Clothing!
Shirov vs Andersson, 1991  (A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Mr. Rogers' DIRPs!
A Blees vs I Rogers, 1991  (E91) King's Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Searching for Augustus J. DIRP!
Taimanov vs J Waitzkin, 1992  (A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 1-0
DIRP! I Did It Again!
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1-0
My DIRP!
D Moody vs I Figelman, 1992  (C27) Vienna Game, 22 moves, 1-0
The DIRP Tempo!
Kasimdzhanov vs S Nadyrkhanov, 1993 (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Two DIRPs Are Better Than One!
J Kis vs E Csato, 1993  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
Teimour the DIRPier!
G Papp vs Radjabov, 1997  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 64 moves, 0-1
What is so rare as a DIRP from Jun!
J Xie vs N Ioseliani, 1997  (B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0
Fire on DIRP!
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
DIRP Wins!
Zaw Win Lay vs Wynn Zaw Htun, 1999  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
DIRPs, DRooks, and DBishops!
R Gibbons vs D Sermek, 1999 (B40) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
DIRP Shelter!
J van Ruitenburg vs S Castellani, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
A juvenile DIRP!
T Makhmudov vs A Sismanis, 2001 (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
DIRP of the North!
J Metzger vs A Matras-Clement, 2001 (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Ali Ipek and the 40 DIRPs!
L Osojnik vs A Ipek, 2001 (B40) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
Horwitz DIRPs!
J Asik vs K Papas, 2001  (B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0
Vishy DIRPs!
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002  (E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
Remove the DIRP!
P Spik vs M Goban, 2001 (A04) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 0-1
I Bareev in DIRPs!
Bareev vs Topalov, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 61 moves, 1-0
My king likes to go for a DIRP!
T Clarke vs Bologan, 2003 (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
A banner with the strange device ... DIRP!
C Papatryfonos vs M Sebenik, 2003 (A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
A migrating DIRP!
D Smerdon vs U Atakisi, 2004 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 59 moves, 1-0
An unlucky DIRP!
J Banawa vs D Lucky, 2005  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
DIRPzwang!
Shirov vs Aronian, 2006  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 58 moves, 0-1
TIRP's Little Brother!
Anand vs Baklan, 2007  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 30 moves, 1-0
Quick, Watson--the DIRP!
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Isn't it good Norwegian DIRP!
J Polgar vs Carlsen, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 44 moves, 0-1
Dragon DIRP!
Karjakin vs Radjabov, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 52 moves, 0-1
Can And Baules DIRP!
E Can vs J Baules, 2008  (B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1
The Immoral DIRP!
J Holvason vs M Janczarski, 2008  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
DIRP in the Rough!
R Martin del Campo vs A Diamant, 2008  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 58 moves, 1-0
Sucher DIRP!
E Pavlov vs J Sucher, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 0-1
But I don't want a DIRP!
Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1
I've got a DIRP in my tank!
Vocaturo vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0
Luke, I am your DIRP!
Short vs McShane, 2010  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
You can't handle the DIRP!
Anand vs Topalov, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0
High-class DIRP!
Anand vs Topalov, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 1-0
Naka Naka, Naka Naka, Hey Hey DIRP, Goodbye!
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2010  (A81) Dutch, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2
Don't Give Up the DIRP!
Topalov vs Anand, 2010  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 1-0
Young Man DIRP!
Rapport vs D Rogic, 2010  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
DIRPus Interruptus!
Shirov vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Big Baddur DIRP!
Jobava vs Z Almasi, 2010  (E12) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0
Lord of the DIRP!
Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2011  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 35 moves, 1-0
Hou's On DIRP?
J Zhao vs Y Hou, 2012  (A14) English, 62 moves, 0-1
The DIRP of Chennai!
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 67 moves, 0-1
World Cup DIRP!
M Diskerud vs Carlsen, 2013  (E90) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
A Breath of Fresh DIRP!
Kramnik vs Fressinet, 2013  (A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Carpe DIRPem!
F Karger vs E Paehtz, 2014 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 0-1
Bjorn Again DIRP!
B Adithya vs B Thorfinnsson, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 0-1
Baddur DIRPs!
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2015  (B32) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0
Play All Day, DIRP All Night!
J Ahvenjarvi vs R Mamedov, 2015 (B32) Sicilian, 119 moves, 1/2-1/2
DIRP of a Different Color!
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Navara More DIRP!
J Tomczak vs Navara, 2016  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
DIRP Yoo!
Y Foughali vs C Yoo, 2016  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1
DIRP Wallowing in the Meier!
Vitiugov vs G Meier, 2018  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
The missed DIRP win (new)
D Gukesh vs S P Sethuraman, 2022  (C02) French, Advance, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
The DIRP that lasted for only 2 moves (new)
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1963  (C59) Two Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
Ooops, Fischer DIRP'd again (new)
Fischer vs S Brandwein, 1964  (C59) Two Knights, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Husbands vs the DIRP (new)
O Husbands vs B Banlock, 2018 (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Double DIRP en prie (new)
P Blaeser vs E Prie, 1989 (C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
French DIRP harp playing (new)
D Smerdon vs J Harp, 1999 (C02) French, Advance, 56 moves, 1-0
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