white moves21.
Tal vs R G Wade, 1966  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
white moves.20
I Platonov vs Savon, 1968  (B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0
white to move.36
Morozevich vs Lputian, 2000  (C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
white to move.38
Sutovsky vs Chandler, 2000  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
white to move.16
Balashov vs P Biyiasas, 1976  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
white to move.28
L Perdomo vs L Duarte, 2005  (A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
white to move.40 black blunders by taking with the pawn
H Rossetto vs R Cardoso, 1958  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0
white to move.30
R Ortega vs Uhlmann, 1967  (C15) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
white to move.13 Black blundered with h6.
B Perenyi vs L Eperjesi, 1974  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 14 moves, 1-0
White to move.24 Black blunder move 15
Sveshnikov vs R Shcherbakov, 1991  (B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Rook sac 24.Rxb7
Tarrasch vs Mendelson, 1879  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
White to play.14 . Rook sac R x e7
Bronstein vs Geller, 1955  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
White to play.14 Skewer wins
Andrews vs F Janssens, 1864  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
White to play.24 Rook xg6 sac
Ragozin vs Veresov, 1945  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
White to play.38 Rook sac
Dzindzichashvili vs Tukmakov, 1971  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Rook x b2 sac
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
White to play.20 smothered mate
J Murey vs E Mortensen, 1982  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 1-0
White to move 20 Queen sac x c6 +
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
Nice end game finish
Flohr vs D Rovner, 1950  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 32 moves, 1-0
A victory for long range pieces
Szabo vs Stahlberg, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Anand at his best
Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Qxc6 and Boden's mate
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
Black moves.14
J Pinter vs H Hurme, 1983  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1
Black move...21
Barcza vs Tal, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
Black to move...25
Ragozin vs Panov, 1940  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 25 moves, 0-1
Black to move...34 zugzwang wins
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
Black to move...36 Re3 may be the best
P Nikolic vs Ivanchuk, 2004  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
Black to play..46 Note patzer;2;s zugzwang explanation
A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs F Bohatirchuk, 1924  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Black to play..35
M Vukcevich vs D Pantaleev, 1958  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 0-1
Black to move..30 Organic beats silicon
Hitech vs Kudrin, 1988  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
Black to move...28...Nc4 traps the Queen
L Christiansen vs V Kovacevic, 1990  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1
A Zaitsev vs Gipslis, 1969  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
White's move 24.c3-c4 instead of Qf5 cost it the game
Ljubojevic vs A Planinc, 1971  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
impressive candidate move selection
A Planinc vs Lombardy, 1974  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
Queen sac leads to Boden's mate
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
Elegant play by Black inc. Q sac
Azmaiparashvili vs Shirov, 1990  (A16) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Pawn power rules
J Sajtar vs Szabo, 1953  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
artemis's solution of the puzzle
Jansa vs D Marovic, 1974  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
"Dutch Windmill" (game of the day Jan-23-2023)
M Warmerdam vs J Pechac, 2023  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0
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