2 Queens v Queen & 2 Minor Pieces
Shabalov vs Bologan, 2005  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 76 moves, 0-1
Mate with Bishop and 2 Knights
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Pawn demolition, trapping the king in a mating net
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
beautiful finish
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Power of bishops and Queen sacrifice leads to mate
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1862  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
Qa4?!?!?!
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
mighty double passed pawns
P Kranzl vs Blatny, 1991  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Locked up Queen
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Kasparov proves three pieces are better than a queen.
K Georgiev vs Kasparov, 1995  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 0-1
Ruy classic - hanging queen
Sutovsky vs I Sokolov, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 37 moves, 1-0
O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991  (C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1
eat eat eat!
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
building up an attack on the king
Keene vs Miles, 1976  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0
King-side pressure
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Black is OK!
Nunn vs Adorjan, 1975  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
18. de! Black sac his queen but white's king is trapped
Quinteros vs Ribli, 1974  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
The King and I
D King vs D Howell, 2003  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Khan demonstrates the fork
T H Tylor vs Sultan Khan, 1933  (C46) Three Knights, 60 moves, 0-1
Zugzwang!
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976  (A43) Old Benoni, 33 moves, 0-1
Bishop diversion
R C Balinas vs Korchnoi, 1968  (B44) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
M Hewitt vs Steinitz, 1866  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
D Baretic vs T Timman, 1974  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Chandler vs H Olafsson, 1991  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Power of minor pieces
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Play for the endgame
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
Royal March
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Royal March 2
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
Power to pawns!
M Trosman vs S Salov, 1978  (B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
A Kingdom for a Horse!
M Dziuba vs M Sorokin, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 81 moves, 0-1
Uruguayan Immortal
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1
Dutch
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit nail-biter
C W Kennaugh vs K Shirazi, 2003  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
Gufeld's Mona Lisa
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
Tactical Benoni
M Podgaets vs G Zaichik, 1986  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 25 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs W Beach, 1963  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Beliavsky, 1988  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
E Inarkiev vs Kazhgaleyev, 2008  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 50 moves, 1-0
Petursson vs Wojtkiewicz, 1990  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
Endgame
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1959  (C42) Petrov Defense, 60 moves, 1-0
D Smerdon vs S J Solomon, 1999  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
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