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The Best Chess Games (part 3)

Compiled by Dr Esenville

37... R:f3!!
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

26. R:f6!!

vs Nimzowitsch, 1934 
Stahlberg
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 1-0

The Master and the Ivanovic

Makarichev vs B Ivanovic, 1977
(A22) English, 67 moves, 1-0

Akohenkin
V Akopian
vs Khenkin, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Karpov's Immortal

Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 

(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

22. Re6!!
Z Sturua
vs R Kutirov, 1996 

(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Kasparov Crusher

Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0

22... Rb5!

vs L Christiansen, 1982 
Sunye Neto
(A28) English, 29 moves, 0-1

The Prodigy

Larsen, 1982 
Kasparov vs

1-0
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 39 moves,

Sicilian Trouble

Fischer vs Gligoric, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

22. Rf6!

vs Tartakower, 1936   
Botvinnik
(A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0

23. Rf6!

vs Geller, 1968 
Spassky
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves,
1-0

Lasker Says, Lasker Does...

Lasker vs Pirc, 1935 

Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen,

Nezhmettal

R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 

1-0
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves,

I Wanna Play Like Spassky

L Vizantiadis vs Spassky, 1970 

0-1
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves,

So Much Better...

Spassky vs Tal, 1973 

38 moves, 0-1
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad,

Retire

Spielmann, 1928 
Reti vs

moves, 1-0
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31

18. Rf5
Tal vs F
Olafsson, 1961 

38 moves, 1-0
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation,

San Lajos

Larsen, 1972 
Portisch vs

(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

31. Qf3
Shirov vs Topalov, 1998 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0

22. Re6

vs H Wolf, 1922 
Alekhine

(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Steinitz's Success

Steinitz vs G MacDonnell, 1867 

(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Samuel Anderssen

S Rosenthal vs Anderssen, 1873
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 50 moves, 1-0

11... Rd5

Botvinnik, 1939 
Tolush vs

moves, 0-1
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37

21. Re4

Tal vs Najdorf, 1960 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

20. Rd7

G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943 

(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

Moscow Murder

Tukmakov vs Razuvaev, 1983 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

He did it, motherfucker!

Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000 

0-1
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves,

33... Re3

vs Kramnik, 1997 
Beliavsky

(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-

Bondarevsky) Syst, 34 moves, 0-1

Making Draw

Portisch vs Petrosian, 1972 

1/2-1/2
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves,

13. Bd3

Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1909 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

Boris Bogoljubov

B Verlinsky vs Bogoljubov, 1925 

(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 28 moves, 1-0

Fischerman's Friend

Fischer vs Minic, 1968 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted,
24 moves, 1-0

14. Nh7

J J O'Hanlon, 1919 
Euwe vs
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

23. Rd7
Flohr vs
Lasker, 1936 

1-0
(A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves,

31... Rb3
Gligoric
vs Smyslov, 1959 

0-1
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves,

Never Ever Karpov

Karpov vs Sax, 1983 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen,
Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

24... Rg6
Gelfand
vs Dreev, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined
Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 0-1

Epic Battle
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954 

(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1

Leo Cleo
Stein vs
R Hartoch, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0

18. Rd4

M Gurevich vs Lerner, 1987
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves,
1-0
Better Than Drugs
Lautier vs Shirov, 1990 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Live from Zurich

Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

To Be Pissed Off

J Polgar vs Smirin, 2000 

(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

La Meitner
Steinitz vs
Meitner, 1860 

(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

10-Moves Combination

F Lee vs Lasker, 1899 

(C77) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1

27. Rc6

Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904 

Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox

Lasker Gonna Do

Lasker vs Duras, 1909   

moves, 1-0
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54

Fuck 'em

Najdorf, 1962 
Fischer vs
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves,
1-0

Queen-Teros

Karpov vs Quinteros, 1973 

(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

'Cause He Is Tal

Tal vs Huebner, 1979 

moves, 1-0
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41

Merciless Karpov

Karpov vs Shirov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined
Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

33. Rd5

vs Adams, 1996 
Tiviakov

38 moves, 1-0
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation,

N.O.E.

Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 0-1

23. Rc6

vs S Holm Petersen, 1975 
S Mariotti
(B20) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

23. Re4

vs Nisipeanu, 1996 
Sutovsky
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 35
moves, 1-0

Nona, No!

N Gaprindashvili vs R Servaty, 1974 

(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Bravo, Bareev

Topalov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1

Still Suat
S Atalik
vs Sax, 1997 
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical,
26 moves, 1-0

32... g5

vs Chigorin, 1890 
Gunsberg

0-1
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 55 moves,

Capa-mate

vs H Steiner, 1933 
Capablanca
(C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Unportisched
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Liebert Missed A Liberty

Geller vs H Liebert, 1970 
(B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1-0
28. Rb7+
Khalifman vs Serper, 1994 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

18... Ra3
Pillsbury
vs Lasker, 1896 

moves, 0-1
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30

Cobo Combo

E Cobo Arteaga vs Ivkov, 1963 

(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1

25... Nf4

V Kovacevic vs Timman, 1984 

(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Rocket Rooks

Huebner vs Salov, 1989 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 60
moves, 1/2-1/2

Epic Ending
Spielmann
vs Rubinstein, 1909   
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 75 moves, 0-1

42. Rc2

vs Euwe, 1946 
Botvinnik

(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Streets of NY
Capablanca
vs Tartakower, 1924   
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

67. g5

Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1956 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2
(Rubinstein), 73 moves, 1-0

Go To Gulko

Gulko, 1988 
Speelman vs

(E17) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0

Collapse

Kan vs Capablanca, 1936 
(C25) Vienna, 56 moves, 0-1

Schiff...

vs Steinitz, 1896 
Schiffers

1-0
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 57 moves,

41... Rd3
Alekhine
vs Lasker, 1914 

(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 89 moves, 0-1

Shitty Schiffers

Lasker vs Schiffers, 1896 

(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

Alexander Euwe

Alekhine vs Euwe, 1936 

(C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 0-1

Bots Over Fear

Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961 

moves, 0-1
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 75

Bogo Game

Bogoljubov, 1921 
Alekhine vs
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

24. Qe5

vs K Sterk, 1921 
Alekhine
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30
moves, 1-0

25. Bg6

vs Rubinstein, 1923 
Alekhine

(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32

moves, 1-0

It Doesn't Matter

J Kupper vs Petrosian, 1964 

(C05) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

The Razor
Razuvaev
vs Uhlmann, 1975 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves,
1-0

Passed

Beliavsky vs Psakhis, 1980 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

 17. Bh5
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935 
(C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

30... b4

Blackburne vs Lasker, 1892 
(C22) Center Game, 50 moves, 0-1

A vs. B

vs Bogoljubov, 1934 
Alekhine
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39
moves, 0-1

18. Be5
Portisch
vs Ivkov, 1979

41 moves, 1-0
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined,

Polutorre

Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1989 

(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0

18... b5

vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951 
Lilienthal

moves, 0-1
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28

Run, Flohrest, Run

Flohr vs Larsen, 1966 

0-1
(A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves,

24... Ne4
Smyslov
vs Geller, 1955 

(E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

32. Bf8+!!
Larsen vs
Kavalek, 1970 

moves, 1-0
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33

Monte-Geller

Fischer vs Geller, 1967 

0-1
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves,

15. Bf5

Alexander Petrov vs Szymanski, 1853 

(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0

25... Bf2
Gligoric
vs Savon, 1977 

(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1

17... Bg4
Pillsbury
vs Steinitz, 1894 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37
moves, 0-1

34. Bb3

vs Petrosian, 1956 
Simagin

1-0
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves,

22. Bc7
Fischer
vs A Matanovic, 1968 

(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

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