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A collection of games where the material imbalance is Q vs RBP or the like.

The average value of the queen (if the opposing side does not have the bishop pair) is that of a rook, a minor piece and 1½ pawns. The knight is fractionally stronger than the bishop when supporting the rook in its struggle against a queen. The value of a queen and pawn is the same as that of two rooks, when no minor pieces are present. When both sides have 2 or more minor pieces, the queen does not need a pawn to equal the two rooks in value. In the situation of queen against 2 rooks with 5-8 pawns on each side, the advantage of the rooks is a tiny one; when there are at the most 4 pawns per side, the rook has an advantage of approximately ½ a pawn. A queen and half a pawn equals 3 minor pieces.

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Event "Equipos"
Site "?"
Date "2012"
Round "2"
White "Moskalenko, Viktor"
Black "Cuartas, Jaime A"
Result "1-0"
WhiteELO ""
BlackELO ""

1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nxe5 O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. Nd3 Bxc3 8. dxc3 Nxe4 9. O-O Na6 10. f3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Nc7 12. Nf2 d5 13. Ng4 Bxg4 14. fxg4 Re6 15. Bd3 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Ncd5 17. Qd4 Qe8 18. Bxf6 Re4 19. Bxg7 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Qd7 21. Rf5 h6 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Rf6 Re8 24. Rxh6 f6 25. Rf1 Qxg4 26. Rhxf6 Qh5 27. R6f3 Re4 28. Rf8+ 1-0

19.Bxg7! / http://kevinspraggett.blogspot.com/ 2012, abt Febr6-8

Finale
Sutovsky vs Kamsky, 2010 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs V Gashimov, 2009
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame
A R Saleh Salem vs S Sjugirov, 2010
(E70) King's Indian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

Mamedyarov vs M Mitkov, 2010 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> Q:Rpp fortress
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

+N
T Jugelt vs McShane, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

QP:RB
G Siegel vs G Andruet, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 86 moves, 1-0

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A J Ugge vs J Enricci, 1999 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 55 moves, 1-0

endgame
A Planinc vs V Tukmakov, 1965 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1

Queen is superior due to o' circumstances
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

unscheduled 3 pieces {RBN} for the Queenie
Prins vs Rellstab, 1951 
(C27) Vienna Game, 41 moves, 1-0

...
Boleslavsky vs N Karaklajic, 1957 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

somehow or perhaps nought?
R Byrne vs Larry Evans, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Torture
Gorelov vs Vaganian, 1981 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 150 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame
Mamedyarov vs Kramnik, 2009 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 0-1

misplayed
Huebner vs O Borik, 1981 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Olland vs A M Levin, 1902
(C42) Petrov Defense, 73 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Cherepkov, 1961
(A22) English, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

O Borik vs C Renner, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

endgame
N Birnboim vs D Gurevich, 1982 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 139 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame with fixed pawns
Shirov vs Radjabov, 2009 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

didn't work here...
Sax vs E Hermansson, 2005 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Yazzed
Morozevich vs Seirawan, 1995 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 61 moves, 0-1

Rublevsky vs Zhang Pengxiang, 2007 
(B30) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0

or the like.... if you don't count Rh8 :D
Y Gusev vs Averbakh, 1946 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

as endgame: draw, even w/o extra pawn
Ivanchuk vs Kamsky, 2009 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Advantage Karjakin - oops no tennis here
Karjakin vs Ivanchuk, 2009 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 111 moves, 1-0

Carlsen's lectures
P Carlsson vs I Sokolov, 2011 
(C45) Scotch Game, 47 moves, 1-0

Qpp vs RB with the obvious result.
Pokorna vs Z Mamedjarova, 2010 
(C45) Scotch Game, 53 moves, 0-1

here as endgame...
I Popov vs Dolmatov, 2009
(C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Qppp vs RBN
C Lutz vs Gelfand, 1994
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1911 
(C46) Three Knights, 59 moves, 0-1

RBB vs Qpp
H Westerinen vs A Planinc, 1970 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

--> Qp:RBN --> Qp:RR
A Bykhovsky vs D Yang, 2011 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Schussler vs H Akvist, 1976 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 87 moves, 1-0

...
Akopian vs Krasenkow, 1988 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 99 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Shabalov vs Akobian, 2003 
(C02) French, Advance, 61 moves, 1-0

...
M Gonzalez Nunez vs I Agrest, 2006 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q:R --> fortress
S Atalik vs Hertneck, 2003 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame
Gelfand vs Ivanchuk, 1995 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 93 moves, 1-0

blockade and a wandering King
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0

...
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 73 moves, 1-0

what? why??
Alekhine vs G A Thomas, 1922
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 60 moves, 1-0

on-topic
H Wolf vs Euwe, 1923 
(B83) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1

right ?
Botvinnik vs J B Bednarski, 1967
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 62 moves, 1-0

...
Timman vs Seirawan, 1983 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 77 moves, 1-0

Q vs 3 minor pieces
K Kiik vs T Hillarp Persson, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
M Al-Modiahki vs Navara, 2008 
(B40) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0

...
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1

here off-tropically {QN} vs {RR+P}
Anand vs Oll, 1999 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1-0

off-topic
F Delay vs O Renet, 1988 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

41.Rxf3 endgame
K Hulak vs Psakhis, 1983
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

muddling through
Chandler vs Yudasin, 1982 
(B89) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Tartakower vs Sultan Khan, 1931 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Noch ist Polen nicht verloren!
Macieja vs Carlsen, 2005 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 70 moves, 1-0

didn't work here
Gelfand vs Morozevich, 2009 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1

endgame draw due to Ph3
Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1905 
(C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

young Kramnik
Shilov vs Kramnik, 1987 
(B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

here: QP:RB thing
W Henneberger vs H Johner, 1934 
(C14) French, Classical, 72 moves, 1-0

Gilg vs H Reiter, 1936 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

endgame
Gligoric vs Sveshnikov, 1986 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0

--> Q
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  
(C13) French, 88 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Konstantinopolsky, 1948 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

endgame, many pawns
M Sorokin vs Kramnik, 1989 
(A81) Dutch, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

mosquito bites
M Bluvshtein vs A Moiseenko, 2009 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 66 moves, 1-0

RBP --> RR
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lasker, 1925  
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1

R Sanguineti vs Najdorf, 1956 
(A15) English, 58 moves, 1-0

A Riazantsev vs P Kotsur, 2009
(E12) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 1-0

endgame
Tal vs Panno, 1958 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0

S Volkov vs I Kurnosov, 2009 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 68 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Grischuk, 2002 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 70 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs Schlechter, 1906 
(C26) Vienna, 30 moves

DeFirmian vs R Dautov, 1999
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Moody wasn't moody after all
S Feldman vs D Moody, 1986 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 40 moves, 0-1

eventually....
Portisch vs Fischer, 1966 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

Kramnik!
Kramnik vs Anand, 1996 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0

D Arutinian vs G Sargissian, 2004
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q vs RB, all pawns on k~side, no weaknesses
Le Quang Liem vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

W Cohn vs Swiderski, 1905 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

c-pp wins
M Rodshtein vs A Giri, 2010 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 39 moves, 1-0

What a pity!
C Monhchuluun vs A Shlakich, 2008
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 82 moves, 0-1

partly....
M Lyell vs J Friedland, 2001 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 69 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Chandler, 1987 
(A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

endgame
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1960 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1

H Hamdouchi vs Tkachiev, 2009 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 67 moves, 1-0

endgame, Q wins
Rohde vs Seirawan, 1976 
(B01) Scandinavian, 58 moves, 1-0

M Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

D Stojanovic vs Kasimdzhanov, 2011 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Keres, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

Qp : RB --> re-sac
Leko vs Topalov, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0

RBP - combined forces
Short vs Anand, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

Kings hunt
T Southam vs J Cote, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

Q+N win against RBNpp and an exposed King
Bacrot vs Robson, 2011
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0

endgame with fixed pawns
C Lutz vs G Timoshchenko, 1989
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 61 moves, 1-0

endgame
R Lendwai vs K Petschar, 1993
(C56) Two Knights, 36 moves, 1-0

endgame 5:5||
Yusupov vs Dorfman, 1981
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Qpp vs RB
D Ciuksyte vs M Brunello, 2011
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

RBpp vs Alekhine
Alekhine vs H Daly, 1929 
(A80) Dutch, 51 moves, 0-1

Motylev vs V Malakhov, 2003
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 57 moves, 1-0

long endgame
V Zvjaginsev vs D Baramidze, 2008
(B30) Sicilian, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2

R Fuchs vs Uhlmann, 1980 
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

Vasiukov vs A Matanovic, 1970 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

S Kindermann vs Yusupov, 1995 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 82 moves, 0-1

27.Rxf5
Z Kozul vs C Lutz, 1992
(E17) Queen's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame!
Khalifman vs Salov, 1991 
(A81) Dutch, 61 moves, 0-1

on highest level
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2012 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 59 moves, 1-0

endgame
L Schut vs Sadler, 2012 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Navara vs Ivanchuk, 2012 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1

endgame QR:RB || --> Fortress
Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

fixed it
Keitlinghaus vs D Kolbus, 1996
(B40) Sicilian, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R:B
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 60 moves, 1-0

QRp:RRB
Negi vs N Zhukova, 2012
(C11) French, 52 moves, 1-0

J Friedel vs Serper, 2006
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 75 moves, 1-0

QR: RRB --> endgame
Leko vs Karpov, 2006 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame
Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2010 
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Zhou Jianchao vs V Aveskulov, 2008
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 51 moves, 1-0

--> QR:RR --> Q:RR
Bronstein vs Eingorn, 1980 
(A21) English, 71 moves, 0-1

Fixing a hole
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935 
(C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0

QR : RRB
W Paige vs E Formanek, 1993 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 47 moves, 1-0

--> RBN
Karpov vs Timman, 1986 
(A15) English, 105 moves, 1-0

Karpov's lecture
Karpov vs Kamsky, 1996 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0

endgame - fortress
Kramnik vs Wang Hao, 2012 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2

endgame -fortress
Gelfand vs M Kazhgaleyev, 2012
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kamsky vs R Prasca Sosa, 2012 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 77 moves, 1-0

Q wins
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1944 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1

RB wasn't enough
Holzke vs R Polzin, 2012
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

endgame
B Tondivar vs N Bijlsma, 2009
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 0-1

endgame! (2pp with the Q)
Timman vs Short, 1989 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 57 moves, 1-0

--> =B
Morozevich vs Carlsen, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Fine, 1935 
(C02) French, Advance, 92 moves, 1/2-1/2

Shirov vs Topalov, 2001 
(B33) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0

Bu Xiangzhi vs Sasikiran, 2005
(D85) Grunfeld, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

D Howell vs R Buhmann, 2013 
(C58) Two Knights, 37 moves, 1-0

Nunn vs Wang Hao, 2006 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1

QP:RB (#attack w/ Q)
Rohde vs Dlugy, 1990 
(A28) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Jobava vs Qun Ma, 2012
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

endgame
A Tari vs A Iwanow, 2013
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2

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