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Heavy pieces in action

posted at jepflast chessforum forum, Jan-11-07 whiteshark: Final comments

I must draw back a little further.

Last year I found an amazing article from <Alex Angos> about heavy piece middle- and endgames. He wrote a book about it, <Endgame artillery>, 109p, Thinkers' Press (1982). Its unique !!

There are only two other books dealing with similar subjects

Jakow Damski <The Heavy Pieces in Action> (ISBN: 1857440544), which is a presentation of various examples, but not very methodical.

and

J�rgen Federau, Andreas Bachmann, Rainer Seidel <Dame gegen zwei T�rme im Mittelspiel und Endspiel> (Berlin 1993. ISBN 3-9801442-9-1) analysing and discussing only a small subject of Q vs 2R in middlegame and endgame. Very systematic and very good explained / in German only, <highly recommended>!!

So I started collecting QRR middlegames, playing through thousand of games... to get <600 examples> now, commenting and classifying them, e.g. pawn structure, kings safety, occupation of files and rows, passed pawns, queens position, sacrifies and big blunders...

I stopped this work when playing cc games again last year. So I was excited as the our game to the present position.

It would have been a <historical chance>, discussing This Theme deeply here...

Endgame, to keep it simple are games with 2 or less pieces at each side, so Q+R is the strongest endgame -excl. pawn promotion- that exist.

An as there are hundred of endgame books there are only these a.m. two or three about Q+R theme Rest is only small presentations.

So Q+R endings are completely unknown regarding strategic themes or different methods of winning compared to simple rook ending.

Therefore it's natural and <understandable> that the world team is going to play rookendgames that's safe ground, knowing win by method.

I'm in the mood to restart my QRR-project intensively again. Thanks for that!!

= = =

<Major-piece endings, for example ones with Q+R are notorously decided in favour of the side with the more effective and/or more advanced passed pawn. From the standpoint of modern middlegame theory, the more interesting issue concerns the role of passed pawns earlier in the game.> John Watson, Secrets of modern chess theory, p 37.

Natalia examines this topic, too: http://www.chess.com/article/view/h...

strike!
Mieses vs Breyer, 1914 
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1

notyetanalysed
Huebner vs Smirin, 2000
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

notyetanalysed <39...Bf3+!! >
V Burmakin vs A Galkin, 2001 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

notyetannoFritzed :D
Zappa vs Rybka, 2007 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

notyetannoFritzed :D
Zappa vs Rybka, 2007 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 129 moves, 1-0

busted
Salwe vs Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 52 moves, 1-0

notyetanalysed
A Bikhovsky vs Stein, 1965
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

Learn from the computers...
Junior vs Loop, 2007 
(B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 99 moves, 1/2-1/2

notyetanalysed
Janowski vs Gruenfeld, 1925 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Lasting weaknesses - converting into a won pawn-endgame
Wade vs Korchnoi, 1960 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Huebner's 2nd win
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1992 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 0-1

�berg�nge
Capablanca vs Fine, 1938 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Been there, done that.
Capablanca vs E Eliskases, 1936 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0

notyetanalysed
Karpov vs Parma, 1970 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 66 moves, 1-0

Send in the fembots!
N Kosintseva vs Zhao Xue, 2008 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 1-0

on topic
Huebner vs K Rogoff, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hip, hip, Hulak!
A Planinc vs K Hulak, 1977 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 55 moves, 0-1

Judit did it !!!!
Spassky vs Judit Polgar, 1995 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1

backrank tactics 23.Qa7!!
Minic vs K Honfi, 1966 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

QR only
E Paoli vs O Bernstein, 1954
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 76 moves, 0-1

34...Rxg3!
Maroczy vs Capablanca, 1926 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 49 moves, 0-1

o.k.! K.o. tactics
Uhlmann vs S Mohr, 1996 
(A21) English, 38 moves, 1-0

boy
Carls vs Hilse, 1927 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 69 moves, 0-1

entr'acte
M Golubev vs Sutovsky, 1993 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 73 moves, 1-0

pure
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1923 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

QR game season
Burn vs O Bernstein, 1906 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

it suits
Karpov vs Timman, 1993 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 0-1

random pick
Hebden vs Sadler, 1987 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

QR+central passed pawn
Christiansen vs Stone, 1987 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 53 moves, 0-1

o.K.
G Marcotulli vs K Gawehns, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hey, I know my games!!!!!
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1914 
(C11) French, 85 moves, 0-1

attack is better
Janowski vs Reshevsky, 1922 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 0-1

Lasker - What does the thermometer read?
Reti vs Lasker, 1923 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 0-1

check it out, Joe
Tseshkovsky vs A Dashko, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 44 moves, 1-0

notyetanalysed
V Gunina vs A Bodnaruk, 2006 
(E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 98 moves, 1-0

Capa
Colle vs Capablanca, 1929 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

intermezzo
O Hole vs S Agdestein, 2006
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

nynotyetanalysed
T Hillarp Persson vs Gulko, 1996
(A10) English, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sax' education
T Hillarp Persson vs Sax, 2001
(A28) English, 36 moves, 0-1

It made for a nice change.
Leko vs Carlsen, 2008 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Enough is enough.
J Yuchtman vs Ravinsky, 1959 
(C21) Center Game, 25 moves, 1-0

on-topic
Botvinnik vs Kurajica, 1969
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0

chorale prelude
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 0-1

prelude
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1948 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

notyetanalysed
Smyslov vs Beliavsky, 1981
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 1-0

prelude
Smyslov vs Parma, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

prelude
Tarrasch vs Swiderski, 1906 
(C11) French, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2

QR+pawns --> rook endgame
M Judd vs C Moehle, 1880 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 61 moves, 0-1

prelude to Bogos headless and shoulders {R}endgame
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 77 moves, 1-0

another victorious Queen sacrifice
Kamsky vs F Leveille, 1989 
(C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0

Peterpowered
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0

l��k cl�s�r @ l�t�r
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1995
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

...
P Nikolic vs Yermolinsky, 1997
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Duong Thanh Nha vs Yermolinsky, 2007 
(D77) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, 124 moves, 0-1

...
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2009 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Stellwagen vs Ivanchuk, 2009 
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1

...
Nimzowitsch vs P M List, 1930 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 40 moves, 1-0

highest level
Berliner vs G Sanakoev, 2003
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
Saemisch vs Euwe, 1937
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 46 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch's Immortal Punishment
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

...
A Giri vs W So, 2009 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

...
M Nemeth vs Beliavsky, 2009
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR --> RR --> R
D Berczes vs Svidler, 2009 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 58 moves, 0-1

...
G A Thomas vs Alekhine, 1922 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 83 moves, 0-1

...
Alekhine vs G A Thomas, 1937
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0

...
G A Thomas vs Alekhine, 1936
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

unusual
D Birnbaum vs E Relange, 1995 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

QR --> R+pn
A J Mestel vs A Planinc, 1974 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 76 moves, 0-1

QR
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1914 
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0

...
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1977
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

bang , final
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1-0

mate with a full bunch of heavy oieces
Miles vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

...
Korchnoi vs Miles, 1994 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

classical minority attack
F Baumbach vs S Webb, 1994
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

...
S Vokarev vs R Yandarbiev, 2001
(B54) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1-0

...
S Vokarev vs Sivokho, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 63 moves, 0-1

...
S Vokarev vs Yurtaev, 2006
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

31...Reh4!! wins!!!
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

QR; bK stuck in the middle
Svidler vs N Vitiugov, 2007 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 30 moves, 1-0

QRR only!
H Danielsen vs L B Hansen, 1997 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

QR chrush
Duras vs E Cohn, 1911 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0

QR --> deflection
I Nemet vs Judit Polgar, 1987 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

QRR --> R+4:3
Marshall vs W Cohn, 1902 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 72 moves, 1-0

QRR --> RR
J T Barendregt vs G Kluger, 1963
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

B�ng: 32.Rf7! 1:0
T Krabbe vs J T Barendregt, 1970
(A03) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

QR-->R
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR --> QR --> Q
Aronian vs A Bagheri, 1997 
(B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 0-1

Beware of pinned pieces
Szabo vs A Dueckstein, 1957 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 35 moves, 1-0

QR only
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Finale grande
Yusupov vs K Landa, 2008 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 47 moves, 0-1

Mighty Dragon Queen on King Hunt
P A Fontaine vs S Hosea, 2008 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

42...Rf2!
H Melkumyan vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2009 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1

Q/R/R desperado sacrifices !!!
A Romero Holmes vs B Kantsler, 2002 
(B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

heavy tactics
Gelfand vs Eljanov, 2009 
(A13) English, 36 moves, 0-1

Deflection
Timman vs Yusupov, 1987 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 29 moves, 1-0

pure
Bareev vs A Lastin, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 60 moves, 1-0

37. Qxh6+! bang
DeFirmian vs R Byrne, 1994 
(B57) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

ausgetrickst
Pillsbury vs Von Gottschall, 1902
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

ruck, zuck
A M Levin vs Marshall, 1902
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

...
Von Gottschall vs Marshall, 1902 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0

Robert!
R Fontaine vs E Petit, 2001
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 33 moves, 1-0

who's DRAWNIK?
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Permanent attacks
Ganguly vs M Mahjoob, 2009 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 60 moves, 1-0

QRR --> Q:RR
Naiditsch vs Jakovenko, 2009 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

C'mon and rock me Akhmadeev!
V Akhmadeev vs P Tishin, 2002 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2

Oh happel day, oh happel day
H Happel vs L Day, 2001 
(A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

...
Svidler vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2006 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 73 moves, 1-0

QRR : QR --> 0:1!!
Azmaiparashvili vs Yurtaev, 1983 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1

...
M Huda vs D Komarov, 2005 
(C57) Two Knights, 43 moves, 0-1

fine manouvring QRR --> QR
A Kappel vs T Gavriel, 2008 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

QRR --> QR
Zhang Pengxiang vs S Sale, 2005
(B40) Sicilian, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

D Good vs Pelletier, 2009 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 32 moves, 0-1

QRR --->RR
Bacrot vs Eljanov, 2009 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR --> R
A Van Weersel vs I Agrest, 2008
(C57) Two Knights, 80 moves, 1-0

M Quinn vs E Dervishi, 2001 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 1-0

QRR --> QR; tactical powerplay
Y Shulman vs Naiditsch, 2009 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

cross-pin tactics
R Swinkels vs C Bauer, 2007 
(B27) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

wow
Grigoriants vs S Yudin, 2006 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0

QRR --> QR --> R
D Harika vs I Rajlich, 2009 
(D80) Grunfeld, 58 moves, 0-1

QRR --> R
A Sokolov vs A Y Kharitonov, 1984 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

Comedy of err
H Asabri vs J D Gemy, 2008 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

skewer tactics
V Yemelin vs S Christensen, 2009 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0

-->R
Oll vs P Motwani, 1992
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR --> R
Smyslov vs Huebner, 1983
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

a missed opportunity :(
N Pogonina vs N Kosintseva, 2009 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

-->R
M Muzychuk vs S Swaminathan, 2010 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 67 moves, 1-0

sudden mate
Li Chao vs Robson, 2010 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

--> RR --> R
Radjabov vs Aronian, 2009 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 1-0

perpetual
N Huschenbeth vs R Swinkels, 2008 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
G C Ardelean vs C Lupulescu, 2007
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 56 moves, 0-1

QRR --> RR --> R
M Dutreeuw vs Kotronias, 2005
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R
F Bindrich vs D Fridman, 2010 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

2 central passed pawns are too much
S Kaplan vs M Bartel, 2008 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs Levitsky / Pavlov, 1896 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

It's fine by me.
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2010 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

30...Ra4!!
Judit Polgar vs Topalov, 1996 
(B53) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

STRIKE: 36...Rh3+ followed by 37...Qg2#
J Arizmendi Martinez vs J M Gomez Esteban, 2006 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

--> QR
N Paikidze vs V Gunina, 2010
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 60 moves, 1-0

final
L Carter vs V Martis, 2004 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

battue
E Sedina vs M Hoffmann, 2010 
(B27) Sicilian, 47 moves, 0-1

--> QR
A Lauber vs C Lupulescu, 2010
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

HP tactics
Alapin vs Alekhine, 1914 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1

--> QR, tactically
T C Jensen vs A Kier, 1920 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Kharlov vs Jakovenko, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1

QRR--> QR--> R
I Georgiadis vs D Solak, 2006
(B01) Scandinavian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR --> RR --> R
D Solak vs E Grivas, 2006 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR-->RR-->R-->P-->blunders
Englisch vs Gunsberg, 1885 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R
E Ghaem Maghami vs Wang Yue, 2001
(A13) English, 56 moves, 1-0

missed opportunity: 31.Qd5!
Keene vs E Mortensen, 1983 
(A05) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1-0

Albin vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

3:4||
K Rybenko vs M Hoffmann, 2009 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

G Swathi vs N Mohota, 2001 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

winning tactics - overloaded Queen
B Esen vs N Vitiugov, 2010 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

QRR--> QR
Kotov vs Flohr, 1946 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Sasikiran vs D Andreikin, 2010 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0

M Vachier-Lagrave vs M Rodshtein, 2010 
(D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 1-0

--> R
F Bindrich vs A Volodin, 2010
(A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR--> RR --> R
Speelman vs Korchnoi, 1988
(A04) Reti Opening, 71 moves, 0-1

H Terrie vs C Hertan, 1993 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 0-1

QRR--> QR --> Q
P Rout vs O Girya, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs M Christoph, 1970 
(A04) Reti Opening, 64 moves, 0-1

QQR actually
Balanel vs Larsen, 1956 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 68 moves, 0-1

--> Q:RR
Ftacnik vs I Farago, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

--> QR
Carlsen vs S Sulskis, 2010 
(C45) Scotch Game, 59 moves, 1-0

QRR--> QR --> Q
R Knaak vs Kholmov, 1977
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 56 moves, 0-1

das volle Programm...QRR-->RR-->R
Wang Pin vs E Paehtz, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
K Lie vs V Gashimov, 2007 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1

crosspin
Onischuk vs T Gossell, 2005
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 29 moves, 1-0

--> QR
Spassky vs Quinteros, 1981 
(B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Das volle Programm: QRR-QR-Q-p
Tal vs J Yuchtman, 1956 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0

---> Q
P Cramling vs Khurtsidze, 2010
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 73 moves, 0-1

QRR --> RR --> R
O Zimina vs M Socko, 2010
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R
J Gustafsson vs Morozevich, 2008 
(D85) Grunfeld, 101 moves, 1/2-1/2

under Anand's thumb
Topalov vs Anand, 2010 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

--> QR --> R
Huebner vs J Bosch, 1998
(B53) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

20.Rxe6+ bursts the lock
A Miatello vs G Gaehwiler, 2010 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Foo Hsiang Ming, 1997 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Endgame...
R Csolig vs B Deak, 2007 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

E Mnatsakanian vs Petrosian, 1961 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Bäm!
V Vepkhvishvili vs N Alexandria, 1968 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

QRR - crush
M Grabarczyk vs E Danielian, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

--> R
Macieja vs A Zapata, 2002 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 80 moves, 1-0

--> QR
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Give Gun a chance ...
D Charochkina vs V Gunina, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Heavy...
A Stefanova vs Zhao Xue, 2011 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

ein Klassiker ?!
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1930 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Neiiiiiiin!!
Z Peng vs E Paehtz, 2011 
(A10) English, 40 moves, 1-0

-->QR
N Pogonina vs Kosteniuk, 2011 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Gute Güte, Herr Doktor!
Harmonist vs Tarrasch, 1888 
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 1-0

T Sachdev vs Huebner, 2011 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

22. Rxe6+!! kabooom
Yanofsky vs A Dulanto, 1939 
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0

--> QR
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1977 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 1-0

--> R
Tarrasch vs Pillsbury, 1898 
(C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1-0

--> RR --> R2:1||
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Lusche
I Platonov vs Cortlever, 1970 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

It keeps getting stuck.
Capablanca vs R Raubitschek, 1906 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0

Karpuff
Karpov vs Ulf Andersson, 1984 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 85 moves, 1-0

K I Norman vs Suba, 2011 
(A15) English, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR vs RR and #net
B Chesney vs Gulko, 1986 
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1

QRR til the end!
G Kuzmin vs Korchnoi, 1970 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 56 moves, 1-0

--> R 4:3||
Huebner vs Topalov, 1995
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R
Benko vs Fischer, 1959 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polugaevsky vs Taimanov, 1961
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
Lautier vs Svidler, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

--> R
Kasparov vs Dolmatov, 1979 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 65 moves, 1-0

--> RR --> R
A Lein vs Kaplan, 1980
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R
Chandler vs A J Mestel, 1981 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

brutal
S Bouaziz vs Miles, 1979 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves, 0-1

QRR+7 --> Q:RR
A Lehmann vs V Burmakin, 2010
(B15) Caro-Kann, 55 moves, 0-1

--> Übergänge
E Najer vs A Iljushin, 2005
(A90) Dutch, 100 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs N Vitiugov, 2011 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

--> RR--> R --> Rvspp
K Junge vs Bogoljubov, 1942 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 73 moves, 1-0

Vallejo-Pons vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E91) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

crush crush ...
M Vachier-Lagrave vs Pelletier, 2011 
(C10) French, 43 moves, 1-0

QRR+6:6 --> R+a+3:3||
Alatortsev vs Chekhover, 1937 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0

QRR vs QR+adv.pp.
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1911 
(A84) Dutch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kamsky missed the win
Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2012 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

there you go
L Bruzon vs Timman, 2012 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0

--> R
H Brodie vs D Cummings, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 0-1

Reset! Just like when I was a kid ...
E L'Ami vs D Harika, 2012 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0

--> R
M Plomp vs H Tiemann, 2002
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Umansky vs H Tiemann, 2004
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
A Kveinys vs I Sokolov, 2011
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> RR
Burn / Steinitz / Zukertort vs Blackburne / Bird / MacDonnell, 1875 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 59 moves, 1-0

--> QR --> R
Keitlinghaus vs H J Oswald, 1997
(B01) Scandinavian, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

D'oh
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

You got the moves like Viktor
M Bosboom vs Korchnoi, 2012 
(A10) English, 44 moves, 0-1

--> RR --> R
Smyslov vs Geller, 1955
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R 6:6
A Minasian vs Romanishin, 1990
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2

QRR --> QR --> Q: das volle Programm
Spielmann vs Alekhine, 1911 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 55 moves, 1-0

--> R b+3||
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> RR --> R 3:2||
B Socko vs A R Saleh Jasim, 2001
(B06) Robatsch, 53 moves, 1-0

C Hansen vs Miles, 1984 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 58 moves, 0-1

27.Rxc7+
J Aagaard vs P A Rasmussen, 1996 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

Anbeißen der Königsstellung (...Rxf2)
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

Vogt vs G Uusi, 1981
(B83) Sicilian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ulf Andersson vs Larsen, 1984
(A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Destruction
Vidmar vs Przepiorka, 1906 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

+advanced d-pawn
Kramnik vs Anand, 2002 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Botvinnik, 1953 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 0-1

You can always sac a R for a mate
Przepiorka vs W Cohn, 1907 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

--> RR --> R
Duras vs Rubinstein, 1909  
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 0-1

--> R
Efimenko vs E Berg, 2011 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 94 moves, 1-0

Kamsky vs Adams, 1992
(C48) Four Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR --> Q
V Golod vs R N Vasiliev, 1993
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
Silman vs V Golod, 1994
(E77) King's Indian, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
N Kosintseva vs Karpov, 2010 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

M Senff vs Eingorn, 2001
(B06) Robatsch, 58 moves, 0-1

--> QR
B Savchenko vs G Jones, 2012 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 55 moves, 0-1

Nix los.
L Lenic vs Naiditsch, 2012
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR!
Keres vs L Luck, 1935 
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0

--> Q:RR
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> RR --> R
Nisipeanu vs A Riazantsev, 2012
(D80) Grunfeld, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR --> R
Liu Qingnan vs Y Yu, 2012
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR #attack
G Dimopoulos vs H Yasin, 2001
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1

Schlechter manouvers
Schlechter vs Tarrasch, 1911 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0

--> RR
Chekhov vs G Zaitshik, 1989
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 0-1

--> R --> QR tactics
Z Mammadov vs A Styazhkina, 2012
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 55 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs J N Berger, 1898
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 51 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2012 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

A Goncharov vs Alekhine, 1909 
(C13) French, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Urbanec vs R Steinmeyer, 1968
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
F Rhine vs S Nagle, 1997 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

V Cibulka vs M Bobotsov, 1966
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 35 moves, 0-1

black woman in danger
Svidler vs A Galkin, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

40.Qg8+! Qsac
Tan Zhongyi vs V Cmilyte, 2011 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 42 moves, 1-0

missing the point
B Maliutin vs F M Palitzsch, 1912
(C11) French, 25 moves, 0-1

Leonhardt vs Vidmar, 1911
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1

--> R
H Hamdouchi vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2012 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 82 moves, 0-1

Monday tactics - backrank
Aronian vs Z Rahman, 2012 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 35 moves, 1-0

QR+Pd7 attack
Tseshkovsky vs Marjanovic, 1982 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Comedy of Errors --> Q
F Borg Rivera vs L Mentile, 2012 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 61 moves, 0-1

--> RR --> R
Rubinstein vs Sultan Khan, 1930 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR 37_.. the wicked scorpion sting
Sasikiran vs I Ivanisevic, 2012 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 0-1

deflection and pins
N Kosintseva vs L Mkrtchian, 2012
(C18) French, Winawer, 44 moves, 0-1

Candidate QRR middlegame of the year 2012
Bologan vs Ponomariov, 2012 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 68 moves, 1-0

--> QR tactics against the King
A Hauchard vs Shirov, 1990 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1

Epic lost
B Belyakov vs Epishin, 2012 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 47 moves, 1-0

--> QR, unfinished
Lapshun vs A P Del Mundo, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

--> RR --> R
Kashdan vs J A Asiain, 1932
(C26) Vienna, 67 moves, 1-0

QRR vs QRB (wins!)
H Heemsoth vs H Rittner, 1985
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 45 moves, 1-0

||2/3|| =
J Konikowski vs V Rezzuti, 1998
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR
R Djurhuus vs Hector, 1995
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 61 moves, 0-1

R Wojtaszek vs E Alekseev, 2012 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0

--> QR! manouvres!
Anand vs Adams, 1996
(E17) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

final pos.
F Lustig vs Prokes, 1928
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Stefansson vs Potkin, 2000
(C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> R
D Coleman vs A Dole, 2012
(C18) French, Winawer, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2

--> QR --> R
Morozevich vs Svidler, 2008 
(A20) English, 87 moves, 0-1

Tri Bao Trinh vs T Van Dijk, 2007
(A13) English, 34 moves, 0-1

M Salter vs J Chan, 2003 
(A16) English, 38 moves, 1-0

Nice tactical puzzle
G Jones vs P Isaksson, 2013 
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0

2 central pp R so strong
G Danner vs J Yrjola, 1999
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 35 moves, 0-1

P Tumurbator vs A Hollis, 1963 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

--> R
V Kovacevic vs Vaganian, 1982 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1

Final Rucksack
Nakamura vs R Hess, 2012 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

N Vitiugov vs Aronian, 2013 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Zhou Weiqi vs Yifan Hou, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

300!
Prokes vs Capablanca, 1929 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

--> QR--> P
I Bilek vs P Troeger, 1961
(C10) French, 81 moves, 1-0

--> R
Kasparov vs Anand, 2000 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

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