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Endgame Collection
Compiled by ksadler
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This will be a collection of games in which positions from the games are shown in endgame text books. The amount of games in the collection will be representative of how hard I am studying my endgames :)

Conversion of an outside passed pawn (after 43. .. Ke6)
Ivkov vs Filip, 1971 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 59 moves, 1-0

Advantage, same side pawns (after 38. Kb4)
Stahlberg vs Fine, 1937 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pawn majorities and an active King (following 30. .. Kxd8)
Tal vs B Djurasevic, 1958 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 1-0

Positional Advantage (after 38. .. Kb7)
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1928 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1-0

Win for White after 38. .. Qe5
Shirov vs Kamsky, 1994 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 54 moves, 1-0

A win with opposite coloured bishops.
Korchnoi vs Pelletier, 2001
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

36. .. h5! draws for Black in opposite coloured Bishops.
Miroshnichenko vs A Romero Holmes, 2002 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0

Great fighting by Judit with 77. g4!! in opposite bishop ending
Polgar vs Kramnik, 2003 
(B33) Sicilian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2

Delightful and Complicated Rook Ending
D King vs K Mueller, 2001 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kasparov wins with great technique.
Morozevich vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 57 moves, 0-1

A beautiful breakthrough after 29. Rd3.
Van der Wiel vs E van den Doel, 2001
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1

After 51. .. Kxf5...KPP v. KP endgame that is drawn.
N Phan-Koshnitsky vs L Moylan, 2001
(A48) King's Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

After 82. .. Kg7, Smyslov hangs on down 2 pawns in rook endgame
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1947 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2

65. .. Kd5 - An example of converting in a rook endgame.
Timman vs Short, 1993 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 85 moves, 1-0

Bitter defense in a rook endgame by Baburin.
M Heidenfeld vs A Baburin, 1999
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

One of the greatest Rook endings ever!
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0

Queen and Pawn v. Queen
Ed. Lasker vs Marshall, 1923 
(C48) Four Knights, 104 moves, 1/2-1/2

A decisive Queen and Pawn v. Queen
Tal vs Taimanov, 1958 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 62 moves, 1-0

A Queen and Pawn v. Queen Ending (2 queens a side too)!
Leko vs Kasparov, 2003 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

70. .. Ke4! draws...even Super GMs need to work on rook endings
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 77 moves, 1-0

Fundamental R+P v. R+P draw
Keres vs V Mikenas, 1937 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Excellent use by Capablanca of his King to force the win.
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

R+4P v. R+3P
V Akopian vs K Georgiev, 1999 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0

R+4P v. R+3P
Leko vs Anand, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Nice play in the endgame by Ponomariov in R+4P v. R+3P.
F Vallejo Pons vs Ponomariov, 2003 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 0-1

67. .. c4+! saves the day for Black.
Ljubojevic vs Gligoric, 1979 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 69 moves, 1-0

An endgame to be studied and memorized by all!
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

Mate in Knight v. pawn
J Nogueiras vs M Gongora Reyes, 2001 
(A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0

Black gets the extra tempo that he needs to mate with 2 knights
Bisguier vs A Matanovic, 1961 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 89 moves, 0-1

Brilliant fighting spirit by Capa to win from {24. .. Rxd4}
J Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1915 
(C48) Four Knights, 89 moves, 0-1

Considered to be an instructive rook ending
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

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