Chapter 1: The Bishop
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 1: The Bishop
Pilnik vs H Kramer, 1950  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0
Chapter 1: The Bishop
Euwe vs G Thomas, 1934  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 26 moves, 1-0
Chapter 1: Bad Bishop
A Tsvetkov vs Smyslov, 1947  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 64 moves, 0-1
Chapter 2: The Knight
C Guimard vs Euwe, 1946  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1
Chapter 2: The Knight
Flohr vs G Goldberg, 1949  (A90) Dutch, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 2: The Knight
Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1933  (A28) English, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 2: The Knight
O'Kelly vs Najdorf, 1950  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
Reshevsky vs C van den Berg, 1950  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
P Trifunovic vs T van Scheltinga, 1950 (C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 0-1
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1935 (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
H Wolf vs Rubinstein, 1922  (C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 0-1
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
Capablanca vs Milner-Barry, 1936  (A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Chapter 3: The Bishop Pair
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 61 moves, 1-0
Chapter 4: The Exchange
Lasker vs Janowski, 1909  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 77 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: The Exchange
A Selezniev vs Alekhine, 1921  (A47) Queen's Indian, 74 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: The Exchange
V Lyublinsky vs Botvinnik, 1943  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: The Exchange
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0
Chapter 4: The Exchange
Bronstein vs Stahlberg, 1950  (C13) French, 46 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: The Exchange
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Chapter 4: The Exchange
Tartakower vs Bogoljubov, 1931  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 0-1
Chapter 5: Equivalents for the Queen
Spielmann vs J Moller, 1920  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 5: Equivalents for the Queen
Marshall vs N Halper, 1941  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 5: Equivalents for the Queen
Fine vs Gruenfeld, 1936  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 52 moves, 1-0
Chapter 5: Equivalents for the Queen
Euwe vs Gruenfeld, 1936 (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 5: Equivalents for the Queen
Janowski vs Lasker, 1909  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0
Chapter 5: Equivalents for the Queen
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1923  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Chapter 6: Queen Pawn Center
Maroczy vs Spielmann, 1932  (C01) French, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0
Chapter 6: Queen Pawn Center - Advancing c pawn
Tartakower vs Botvinnik, 1946  (C01) French, Exchange, 54 moves, 0-1
Chapter 6: King Pawn Center - f pawn advance
Fine vs Alekhine, 1938  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 46 moves, 1-0
Chapter 6: Symmetrical Four Pawns - f pawn denied
G Thomas vs Rubinstein, 1922  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Chapter 6: Symmetrical Four Pawns - e pawn attack
Torre vs Yates, 1925  (A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Fixed Formations - attack on King
Euwe vs H Mattison, 1928  (A15) English, 24 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Fixed Formations - counterplay with f6
S Landau vs Reshevsky, 1937  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
Chapter 7: Fixed Formations - seige warfare
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1898  (C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Fixed Formations
Rubinstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Partially Fixed Formations - black gives up center
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1925  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
Chapter 7: Partially Fixed Formations
Szabo vs Euwe, 1940  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 39 moves, 0-1
Chapter 7: Center tension protracted
Smyslov vs V Lyublinsky, 1949  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 33 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Tension in Center
Tartakower vs S Khan, 1931  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Chapter 7: Crushing advantage in space
J H Donner vs T van Scheltinga, 1952 (E72) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Support point at d4
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Breakthrough
Colle vs Capablanca, 1929  (A47) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
Chapter 7: Darker side of advance
Reshevsky vs Rossolimo, 1950  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 60 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: Brigher side of e pawn advance
Euwe vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
Chapter 9 :Closed Positions: d pawn forward
R Michell vs Flohr, 1934 (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 24 moves, 0-1
Chapter 9: White takes sting out of black's f5
Flohr vs Lilienthal, 1936  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0
Chapter 9: f5 at all costs
Szabo vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (E92) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1
Chapter 9: closed defense to Ruy Lopez
G Thomas vs Keres, 1939 (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 0-1
Chapter 9: e pawn forward
Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1933  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Chapter 9: active use of black c pawn
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 9: Stonewall - White plays for e4
M Yudovich Sr vs Botvinnik, 1934  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 47 moves, 0-1
Chapter 9: white plays for e4
G Stoltz vs C Vlagsma, 1946 (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 9: attack on base pawn c6
Reshevsky vs Botvinnik, 1936  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 13: Opening a File
Marshall vs Burn, 1907  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Chapter 14: The Minority Attack
Flohr vs F Apsenieks, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 14: The Minority Attack
Kotov vs Pachman, 1950  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
Chaper 14: The Minority Attack
Filip vs S Szabo, 1953  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Chapter 14: The Minority Attack
Pachman vs Ragozin, 1948  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 14: The Minority Attack
H Bouwmeester vs Euwe, 1950  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 0-1
Chapter 14: The Minority Attack
Najdorf vs Stahlberg, 1945  (D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1
Chapter 15: Controlling the Open File
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
Chapter 15: Controlling the Open File
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1952  (A04) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
Chapter 15: Controlling the Open File
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Chapter 24: Security of the King
Lasker vs Pirc, 1935  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Chapter 24: Security of the King
Lasker vs Reti, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Attack against Castled King
Colle vs J O'Hanlon, 1930  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Explosion on g7
Spielmann vs Gruenfeld, 1929  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Explosion on g7
Smyslov vs I Koenig, 1946  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Explosion on g7
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948  (E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Explosion on f7
Alekhine vs von Feldt, 1916  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: long-term Bishop sac (explosion on h6)
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Explosion on h6
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1936  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Chapter 27: Unusual explosion on h3
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
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