“Combinations have always been the most intriguing
aspect of Chess. The masters look for them,
the public applauds them, the critics praise them.
It is because combinations are possible that Chess
is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise.
They are the poetry of the game;
they are to Chess what melody is to music.
They represent the triumph of mind over matter”
(Reuben Fine)

[Event "Bobby's rape"]
[Site "here and there"]
[Date "2006.07.17"]
[White "Neil"]
[Black "Bobby"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]

1. d4 b6 2. c4 d6 3. e4 f6 4. Nf3 h5 5. Bd3
e5 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc3 Ba6 9. Ng5
Nh6 10. Qxh5+ g6 11. Qxg6+ Ke7 12. Nd5#

While Bobby was working while he was playing this game with me,
he still opened the door and invited me in. He never had a chance!

“Play the opening like a book,
the middle game like a magician,
and the endgame like a machine”
Spielman

Nimzo-Indian

The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves (in algebraic notation) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 (other move orders, such as 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 Bb4 are also feasible). In the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings scheme, the Nimzo-Indian is classified as E20-E59.

This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto, although Black often follows up with ...b6 and ...Bb7. By pinning White's knight Black prevents the threatened 4.e4 and seeks to inflict doubled pawns on White. White will attempt to create a pawn centre and develop his pieces to prepare for an assault on the Black position.

My friend Mike and I went to see this game.
Kasparov vs. Anand World championship
They played at the top of the World trade center,
observation deck

in a sound proof, glass enclosed space.
You could sit and watch them think, or go off
to the side where Grandmasaters where discussing all the possible moves.

Here's the game;

[Event "Ch World (match) (PCA)"]
[Site "New York (USA)"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Kasparov Gary (RUS)"]
[Black "Anand Viswanathan (IND)"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6
5.Nf3 c6 6.Ne5 Be6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.f4 g6
9.O-O Bg7 10.Kh1 Bf5 11.Bc4 e6 12.Be2 h5
13.Be3 Rd8 14.Bg1 O-O 15.Bf3 Nd5 16.Nxd5 exd5
17.Bf2 Qc7 18.Rc1 f6 19.Nd3 Rfe8 20.b3 Nb6
21.a4 Nc8 22.c4 Qf7 23.a5 Bf8 24.cxd5 cxd5
25.Bh4 Nd6 26.a6 b6 27.Ne5 Qe6 28.g4 hxg4
29.Nxg4 Bg7 30.Rc7 Ne4 31.Ne3 Bh3 32.Rg1 g5
33.Bg4 Bxg4 34.Qxg4 Qxg4 35.Rxg4 Nd6 36.Bf2 Nb5
37.Rb7 Re4 38.f5 Rxg4 39.Nxg4 Rc8 40.Rd7 Rc2
41.Rxd5 1-0

Game of the century
This is the game in which 13-year old Bobby Fischer
won against Donald Byrne in the 1956 U.S. Championship.

In this game, Fischer (playing black) demonstrates brilliance, innovation, improvisation and poetry. Byrne (playing white), after a standard opening, makes a minor mistake on move 11, moving the same piece twice (wasting time). Fischer pounces, with strong sacrificial play, culminating in an incredible queen sacrifice on move 17. Byrne captures the queen, but Fischer more than compensates by taking many other pieces. In the ending, Fischer gives an excellent demonstration of how pieces can work together to achieve a checkmate.
From Wikipedia

[Event "chp"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Byrne, D."]
[Black "Fischer, R."]
[Result "0-1"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 O-O 5.Bf4 d5 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 c6 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Nb6 10.Qc5 Bg4 11.Bg5 Na4 12.Qa3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qb6 15.Bc4 Nxc3 16.Bc5 Rfe8+ 17.Kf1 Be6 18.Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19.Kg1 Ne2+ 20.Kf1 Nxd4+ 21.Kg1 Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nc3+ 23.Kg1 axb6 24.Qb4 Ra4 25.Qxb6 Nxd1 26.h3 Rxa2 27.Kh2 Nxf2 28.Re1 Rxe1 29.Qd8+ Bf8 30.Nxe1 Bd5 31.Nf3 Ne4 32.Qb8 b5 33.h4 h5 34.Ne5 Kg7 35.Kg1 Bc5+ 36.Kf1 Ng3+ 37.Ke1 Bb4+ 38.Kd1 Bb3+ 39.Kc1 Ne2+ 40.Kb1 Nc3+ 41.Kc1 Rc2+ 0-1