Give little to gain a lot
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
"Drawish windmills"
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
A party full of lady
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
"Traffic Jam"
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
"seki"
Kramnik vs Anand, 2004  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Climbing back up the cliff
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Lowly Pawn vs Mighty Titan
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tricky Rooky
Miles vs S Rachels, 1989  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Piece Shield
B Kantsler vs A Greenfeld, 2005  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 63 moves, 1-0
"run for your life !"
J Mestel vs N Renman, 1980  (C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
one rook rules them all!
E Post vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer the defend specialist!
Browne vs Fischer, 1970  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
absolute light squares lock down against DSB
H Ni vs Shirov, 2011  (C45) Scotch Game, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
the a6,b6, d6 and e6 formation gone wrong
Potkin vs Vitiugov, 2012  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 73 moves, 1-0
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