All-front trampling with pawns advancing everywhere
Kasparov vs Bareev, 1994  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
R&B v K&B excellent technique
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C45) Scotch Game, 102 moves, 1-0
First the assault, then the technical ending
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
OK, he didn't win, still a good game
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
Fascinating draw Rc1-c7-e7!!?
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1986  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Crushing the Caro-Can't and refuting a Q-sac
Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Against Tal, of course Tactics everywhere!
Kasparov vs Tal, 1983  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
No tactics, just strategy. 4 times Qc5!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1997  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 57 moves, 1-0
Well he doesn't always WIN :-p even if it's a nice game
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
Lasker wins after being 2p+1N down
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
24. Rxd4 and the 'galloping queen'
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
22. Nb3? and Kasparov counterstrikes
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Right through the centre, ending with Qxe5
Tal vs Suetin, 1969  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
The game that Tal himself would not annotate
Tal vs D Keller, 1959  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Nxf7!!, you can't play that... or can you?
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
The 23. fxe5! queen sac
Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Great technical Q-less late middle/endgame
Fischer vs Tal, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1-0
Qxf4 to end a positional attacking onslaught
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
12... e5! in a highly symmetrical Indian position
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
With the defensive queen sac 31. Qf1!
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Interfering rook sac 18 Rf6! to set up a mating net
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
the Four Queens game
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Strangulation finished by 48. Nh4!
Petrosian vs M Pavey, 1955  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Strangulation
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1961  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 47 moves, 0-1
Euwe's king hunt
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
With the defensive rook sac 22...Rh8! to lure the queen
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Another Petrosian strangulation
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
the "Brisbane Bombshell"
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Spectacular loss of Topa in exch-sac fest
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
An example of Rowson's 'potential' in Black's position
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
Kasparov's famous exchange sac Rxb7!!
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Fischer slowly outmaneuvers Petrosian
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
Kounterattacking Kramnik
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Typical Tal sacfest
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
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