minority attack
Petrosian vs Veresov, 1947  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Fischer's fish
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1970  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 66 moves, 0-1
Foresee the future ending....
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
The Mirror White Grunfeld
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
To the last tempo
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
Unbinding and blunders
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977  (E15) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
IS_1
Botvinnik vs E Zagoryansky, 1943  (A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0
IS_2
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
IS_3
Uhlmann vs Korchnoi, 1970 (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smooth X-Rays
I Sokolov vs Short, 2009  (E12) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1
How to double rooks on the 2nd/7th
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Against dogma!
Lobron vs Tal, 1991  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik's bind
T Bergs vs Tal, 1951  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 0-1
Minority attack
O Cvitan vs Saric, 2006  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Defending CAro
P Smirnov vs Chiburdanidze, 1997  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
strategic treatment of a position
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1876  (C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Classic center to the point
Nakamura vs Karpov, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 1-0
Russian interpreted by Russians
Naiditsch vs Kramnik, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Peter you don't speak Russian as a Russian!
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
posts for horse
Short vs Kasparov, 1990  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 52 moves, 1-0
How difficult is to ferry the fish!
Short vs Kasparov, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nice plan
Tiviakov vs Kasparov, 2001  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 53 moves, 0-1
white can't unbind
D Marotti vs W Schoenmann, 1928  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 34 moves, 0-1
Spassky teaches Capa's style!
Spassky vs J C Hawksworth, 1984  (C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Anatoli, you didn't learnt well your Capa lesson! Dismissed !
Spassky vs Karpov, 2006  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Never take credit from your teachers! Modesty is not his forte
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
From defence starts the best attack!
Petrosian vs B Gurgenidze, 1960  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 25 moves, 1-0
A lesson in unbinding
Simagin vs Petrosian, 1956  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
A simple idea of the opening! Black King is safe in the center!
E Mnatsakanian vs Petrosian, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Out of the book!
Petrosian vs S Bouaziz, 1982  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Black plan
M Sebag vs V Malakhov, 2009 (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 69 moves, 0-1
When Alekhine decided to play Capablanca style
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1943  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Tal reads St John 's Gospel to Rafa
Vaganian vs Tal, 1988  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
control of the board
B Socko vs Krasenkow, 2009  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 34 moves, 0-1
Masterpiece
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Cambridge-Springs true style
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Alekhine on the queen side
Karpov vs R M McKay, 1969  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Smyslov 's lesson on isolani ! Tolia at the receiving end....
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
An Anti-Maroczy bind lesson
Keene vs Karpov, 1972  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Karpov binding style
Karpov vs B Kurajica, 1972  (B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Understanding the hidden posibilities of a position
Karpov vs Savon, 1971  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 1-0
Sliding binding
Karpov vs Y Shabanov, 1971  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Never bind an Elephant!
I Saren vs Karpov, 1972  (B44) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Alekhine 's lesson well received!
Karpov vs Gligoric, 1972  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
The flying circus horses!
F Alvarez vs Karpov, 1972  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 0-1
The riding Queen!
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1972  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0
Onesided game
Karpov vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1972  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
A lesson on mobility
Karpov vs Gipslis, 1972  (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 0-1
Black squares
A Saidy vs Karpov, 1972  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Growing in Incubator!
Karpov vs G Kuzmin, 1973  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 38 moves, 1-0
When the Snake busted the World Champion!
V Karpov vs Tseshkovsky, 1983  (A10) English, 27 moves, 0-1
For Honor at least once!
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1982  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0
When Tolia forgot to take his vitamins!
Timman vs Karpov, 1978  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Browne well shaved!
Karpov vs Browne, 1983  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 1-0
Unorthodox Grunfeld
A Aleksandrov vs M Olszewski, 2009  (D80) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0
Central advance in QGA
Wojtaszek vs B Socko, 2009  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
Typical X-ray attack
Sasikiran vs Nyback, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Cooperation to the hilt!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
positional attack
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Sucker's dream
A Beliavsky vs Bacrot, 1999  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Central strategy in C78
Jobava vs Fedorchuk, 2009  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0
The flight of the Phoenix
Jobava vs I Khairullin, 2008  (B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
The minimalist
Jobava vs V Erdos, 2009  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
Positional sac a la TAL !
Jobava vs H Hernandez Carmenates, 2008  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
At the End of the storm expect the last gust of wind!
Jobava vs I Ivanisevic, 2008  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 43 moves, 1-0
Know a bit more then your oponent and you can win!
Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2009  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
WHat your oponent did not like?
Gelfand vs Morozevich, 2009  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1
The water finds always a way! What about a cold shower?
Caruana vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (B07) Pirc, 41 moves, 0-1
Mate from the right? NO!!! Mate from the LEFT!
Reti vs C Carls, 1925  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0
Can Opener at action!
Capablanca vs Menchik, 1935  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
Painfull overextention
Karpov vs B Larsen, 1979  (B01) Scandinavian, 55 moves, 0-1
Help! Spassky, keep your horses back !
Spassky vs V Liberzon, 1960 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
The strategy is rule and exception .N> choses what he likes!
A Nimzowitsch vs Levenfish, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0
The Queening Queeny
J Polgar vs Goldin, 1993  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0
Neutralize the open file
Karpov vs V Zheliandinov, 1970  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
SAC TO CREATE THE CENTRAL PAWN COMPANY
Tal vs T Ghitescu, 1963  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Plan the ending
S Garcia Martinez vs Spassky, 1965  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Let's have fun with the Spanish....
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0
J Polgar vs Polugaevsky, 1993 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 0-1
Darko on the dark side
Polugaevsky vs D Anic, 1993  (A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
Who wins? The light or the dark squares?
Anand vs Polugaevsky, 1993  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 52 moves, 0-1
The technical KO by a quiet gentleman
Polugaevsky vs Ivanchuk, 1992  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
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