White wastes tempos in the opening but keeps center closed. Kamsky vs Rublevsky, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kamsky wastes tempos, gets cramped, manages a passer. Kamsky vs Karjakin, 2008 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0 Kamsky finally plays Qc1, lots of counterplay, lost R ending. Kamsky vs Gulko, 2006 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 0-1 Both sides get doubled pawns, R on 7th gets trapped. Kamsky vs Vallejo-Pons, 2005 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 White is first to double on the open file, crossfire w/Bishop. Kamsky vs Y Shulman, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0 White uses Black aggression to create a passer early on. Kamsky vs Bacrot, 2007 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0 A positional slaughter. If no Bd3, then e3, Bf3 and e-4 push. Kamsky vs Gelfand, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0 Smooth rook play with the uncastled King in the center. Kamsky vs Dlugy, 1989  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0 White's bully Rook shakes up the MG, but wasteful EG. Kamsky vs Smirin, 2005 (A48) King's Indian, 84 moves, 1-0 Black delayed Guatemala-type defense. White 0-0-0. Thriller. Kamsky vs K Aseev, 1986  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 Both sides have IQP and agree to draw in 27 moves. Kamsky vs P Szekely, 1989  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2 Declined Torre. Exchanges free up White's passive position. Kamsky vs A Ivanov, 1989 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 Declined Torre. Both 0-0-0. White is fortunate to draw. Kamsky vs Rozentalis, 1992 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kamsky plays the Torre Attack Kamsky vs A Rodriguez, 1989 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0 Kamsky plays the Torre Attack Kamsky vs K Hulak, 1989 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0 Kamsky plays the Torre Attack Kamsky vs Sax, 1990  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1 Kamsky plays the Torre Attack Kamsky vs DeFirmian, 1990 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kamsky plays the Torre Attack Kamsky vs Ljubojevic, 1991 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kamsky plays the Torre Attack Kamsky vs Huebner, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2 Compare the play of the Bishops . . . J Mason vs Chigorin, 1889  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0 One of the first recorded games of the London System. J Mason vs Englisch, 1882 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2 White is the first to double the rooks on the only open file. J Mason vs Wittek, 1882  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0 White makes good use of rook lift and exchange sac. J Mason vs Max Weiss, 1882  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0 Capa played Qb6 too. C Watson vs Capablanca, 1922   (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1 Another Qb6 by Steinitz. The Black Death plays the London Syst Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1899  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1 Nimzowisch gains space on both wings but gets hemmed in. Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1912  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1 Q swap on the b-file and early draw. Rubinstein vs Marshall, 1912 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2 Capa offers a N sacrifice to win both center pawns early on. Dus Chotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1 Reti declines Qxb2, breaks through closed pawns in EG. Vidmar vs Reti, 1918  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1 Maroczy gets a bit strange with his minor pieces. Maroczy vs V Vukovic, 1922 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 Marshall plays it HIS way, as usual. Opposite colored B's EG. Saemisch vs Marshall, 1925 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 Rubinstein brings the Knight and Queen in close to the King. Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 Alekhine turns a Slav into a Reversed London System! Kmoch vs Alekhine, 1922  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 0-1 Annotated in Solitis' London System book Alekhine vs Euwe, 1922  (A48) King's Indian, 50 moves, 1-0 White passes the b-pawn, but Black has a central pawn roller. H Karner vs Bronstein, 1973 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1 Start out logical enough, then lots of slow MG manuevering. O Bernstein vs Szabo, 1946 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black has the passer, but not the protection. Spassky vs Seirawan, 1982  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 Larsen operates behind his pawns for the longest time. Larsen vs J Garcia Padron, 1976  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 1-0 Neither side can proove an advantage. Larsen vs Csom, 1976 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2 Shirov shows off the double bishop sacrifice. Shirov vs Sakaev, 1986  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0 Miles outposts both Knights, then loses his mind? No!! Miles vs Spassky, 1978   (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0 Miles has Black set-up to snatch both Rooks, but Black sees it. Miles vs L Dominguez, 2001  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black's double pawns appear safe. Miles vs A Abreu, 2001 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 White gains space and the outpost. Kasparov vs A Horiguti, 2004  (A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 White's Knight to the rescue. I Rogers vs Pribyl, 1985  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 Be weary when the opponent's King gains the opposition. S Kovacevic vs F Asensio Soto, 2001 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 If Black pawn takes R, White's B+ discovery wins the Black Q. S Kovacevic vs P Salcedo Tornero, 2001 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 Lots of dancing on the a-file. Black is the better tactician. Dreev vs Rublevsky, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 0-1 Transposes to QGD w/Bf4, and the pawns get ugly. K H Storland vs Dreev, 2001 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1 White's King parade doesn't work. R Costigan vs J Donaldson, 2005 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1 Black fianchettoe's the QB. Deft White manuevering. Gulko vs R Young, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 Pins and more pins. Boris had to play w/his horsey. Gulko vs H Pohla, 1977  (B20) Sicilian, 73 moves, 1-0 Black will lose a Rook, as White owns e-file & B crossfire. J Rowson vs T Nixon, 2005 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0 Black counterattacks White's Q while the Black Q is en prise. A Stefanova vs A Galliamova, 2007  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0 White outposts are a thorn in Black's @$$. A Stefanova vs T Vasilevich, 2004  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0 Black's pawn moves in front of the King made it easy for White. Speelman vs Sutovsky, 2006  (A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0 White 0-0-0 on move 24. J Rowson vs S Haslinger, 2004  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0 The ladies get it on. C Forbes vs Zsofia Polgar, 1990  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1 Black GM has plenty of counterplay at game's end. Semeniuk vs Rublevsky, 2001  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0 Black pounces on the sideways pin. Meduna vs Van Wely, 1994 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1 White is first to get a rook on 7th and bishop pair at the King V Burmakin vs Semeniuk, 2001 (A48) King's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0 Why not play on, Black? N Legky vs D Fingerov, 2005  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0 The K can't take the N because the K will get mated on edge. N Legky vs Bacrot, 1993  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 Black loses the thread tactically, making threats while en pris P Cramling vs R Klipper, 2006 (A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0 Computer Match. Another early Q swap on the b-file. The Baron vs Deep Gandalf, 2006 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2 White cannot promote in time to save his King. Adianto vs Fritz, 2005  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 0-1 The Stonewall is a good anti-computer strategy. Kramnik vs Junior, 2000  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0 Early Q swap on the b-file. G Shure vs W Schmid, 1999 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2 Q swap on the b-file grinder. White can't promote the passer. V Vepkhvishvili vs J Mullon, 2005 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1 Another white tempo waster, another R endgame. R Mikushnica vs A Young, 2008 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 36.Rxd5 NxRd5?? allows Qh7# battery on the diagonal. M Amanov vs B Kharchenko, 2008  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0 White fell asleep. T Kyriakidis vs J Shaw, 2005  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1 Black shuffles about while White launches kingside attack. B Boyle vs T Lane, 2005 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0 White has a pretty queenside sacrifice to create a passer. S Burns-Mannion vs E Dearing, 2004 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0 Once again, the backward pawn is pinned. D Popovic vs B Brujic, 2001 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 Black shuffles about while White conducts f-file attack at K. S Ghane vs AR Fanaei, 2001 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0 White penetrates and exchanges logically. V Karlik vs P Krasnay, 2001 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0 White occupies the center and puts heat on the Black King. V Bayramov vs D Arutinian, 2001 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 White sacs the double rook for two connected passers. A Fantin vs B Yildiz, 2001 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0 Closed game, white doubles the rooks on the only open file. H Nielsen vs N McInnes, 2001 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0 White refuse the Knight sac, and Black orchestrates beautifully M Kubak vs G Zolobowski, 2001 (A48) King's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1 White makes good use of a Rook on the 7th. G Bagaturov vs G Olarasu, 2006 (A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 Hogs on 7th are superior. Keep King off edge in EG. G Bakalarz vs M Basem-Hassan, 2006 (A48) King's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0 White's pawn check prevails. M Vasilev vs L Zanellato, 2001  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 How good was Black's defense? White exposed his King. E Bozzali vs E Paoli, 2001 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1 Black never manages to knab the passed h-pawn. B Gasic vs E Paoli, 1982 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0 Caste opposite. Rook snatches g-pawn, and it's over. M Fierro vs O Sabirova, 2006 (A48) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0 White rams the g-pawn passer Hebden vs N Birnboim, 1992  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 White will shove the pawns down Black's throat. Winants vs V Gervais, 2002 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 White plays a reversed Albin Countergambit! Winants vs O Korneev, 2005 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0