42 ... Ne4xNg3+! both White g2-queen,h2-pawn pinned to h1-king Anand vs Kasparov, 1997  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 0-1 29 ... h6-h5! White g4-pawn pinned to g1-king by Black g6-queen Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 0-1 13 Be2xa6!! b7xa6 Black c6-knight pinned to e8-king falls Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0 28 ... Qg4xBe6 pinned queen cannot defend d6-bishop,h3-knight!! Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0 26 Re7xNd7! Rd6xRd7 pins Black d7-rook against Black c8-king Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 40 Bc2xe4! Black b7-bishop must shield e7-king from a7-rook Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2008  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 29 - Rg8xRh8 30 Bg2xRc6 wins Black d7-knight pinned to e8-king Stein vs Smyslov, 1972  (A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0 31 Ne4-f6+ Black g7-bishop pinned to h7-king by White c7-rook Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2008  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 35 Nb3-c5+ White d1-rook pins Black d6-pawn to Black d7-king Tal vs K Klaman, 1957  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0 23 Bd3-g6! exploits pin of Black f7-pawn to f8-king by f6-queen Keres vs Szabo, 1955  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0 23 Qg4-h4! Black e7-bishop pinned against the Black f8-king Korchnoi vs Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 32 Rg1xg4+ Bf8-g7 creates a winning pin against Black g8-king Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1 21 Qc2xg6+! mates Reshevsky in 2 as f7-pawn pinned to g8-king Szabo vs Reshevsky, 1953  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 27 Rd2-d3 Qc3xRd3! Black c8-rook pins White c2-pawn to c1-king S Erenburg vs Sakaev, 2005  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1 31 c4-c5! Black f8-bishop pinned to g8-king by White e8-queen Kasparov vs Anand, 1999  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 36 e5-e6! Kramnik vs Leko, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 13 Re1xe6+! Black d7-bishop pinned to e8-king by White c6-queen I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0 23 ... Qc6-b6! pins White d4-knight against the White g1-king Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2009  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 24 moves, 0-1 23 .. Rc8xc5! exploits pin White e3-rook to g1-king along a7-g1 Yifan Hou vs Ding Liren, 2009  (C11) French, 66 moves, 0-1 28 Nd4-f5+! White b2-queen pins the Black f6-queen to g7-king Y Drozdovskij vs Karjakin, 2010  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 38 e4-e5!! White g6-rook pins Black f6-pawn to Black e6-king Tiviakov vs Anand, 2012  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 50 moves, 1-0