Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0
S Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs E Pilhal, 1860  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1895  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs NN, 1903  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs von Feldt, 1916  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs S van Mindeno, 1927  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs G Thomas, 1934  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 26 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
V Lyublinsky vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs A Ivashin, 1942  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1947  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
L A Tan vs Smyslov, 1973  (B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Some of the World Campion's most notable games
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Toran vs Tal, 1961  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Tal vs B Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Petrosian, 1962  (C11) French, 20 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Fischer, 1966  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
B Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 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
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
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