Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862  (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Parma, 1966 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Gufeld, 1963  (E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
Pawnstorming the q-side-castle
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899  (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
[game 1029148 deleted] J S Purdy vs Spassky, 1955  (A03) Bird's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
R P Michell vs Capablanca, 1919  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 54 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Capablanca, 1924  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1
Suetin vs Gligoric, 1967  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 54 moves, 0-1
Forintos vs Spassky, 1960  (A08) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs W Napier, 1902  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1898 (C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0
Steinitz playes the old Steinitz Ruy Lopez
Schiffers vs Steinitz, 1898  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1
Playing on both sides
V Puri vs Ivanchuk, 1987  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
Breaking through on the open c-file
Taimanov vs Bondarevsky, 1951  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Taimanov with ingenious positional play
Taimanov vs A Miasnikov, 1957  (A84) Dutch, 40 moves, 1-0
How to defend efficiently with style
Salov vs Short, 1989  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
The power of pawns
Ivanchuk vs B Benev, 1988  (B01) Scandinavian, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian ideas, pawnstorming
V Palermo vs Najdorf, 1968  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 0-1
Larsen rules
Speelman vs Larsen, 1990  (B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Kramnik's prowess
Smirin vs Kramnik, 1995  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 67 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1
Play into a won endgame
Flohr vs I Veltmander, 1950  (A15) English, 65 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Stahlberg, 1956  (A05) Reti Opening, 78 moves, 1-0
Superb positional attacking game in the Russian
Khalifman vs Leko, 2000  (C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
Manoeuvre in the Spanish
Z Almasi vs H Stefansson, 2006  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0
Simplistic play in Open Spanish
Keres vs R Teschner, 1961 (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 33 moves, 1-0
Brutal sicilian
Kotronias vs P Varga, 2005 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Model play in the Najdorf
Karpov vs Nunn, 1985  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen bust
Salov vs Gelfand, 1998  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 68 moves, 1-0
Solid attack and ensuing endgame
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1964  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 66 moves, 1-0
Wins seamingly easy
Fressinet vs D Svetushkin, 2006 (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
H Liebert vs Uhlmann, 1966  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1964  (A22) English, 44 moves, 1-0
My most favourite game
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 61 moves, 0-1
My second most favourite game
Browne vs Smyslov, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
great play by karpov
Spassky vs Karpov, 1979  (E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Lakser defense, q-gambit
Van Wely vs A Volokitin, 2008  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
P Tregubov vs K Kulaots, 2002  (E15) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
king's gambit even I understand
A Planinc vs Vasiukov, 1973  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
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