White looks fine after 10. Nxd4 but 10...c5! turns the tables
I Aloni vs Bronstein, 1956  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 29 moves, 0-1
14. e5! rips open black's kingside.
Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B57) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
The Isolated Queen pawn reigns supreme!
Kasparov vs Short, 1986  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
18. f5! and the double pin cannot be resisted.
Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
26...f3
L Karlsson vs H Olafsson, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
46...c4!
Feldman vs Korchnoi, 1953  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
14..e4! "An unexpected shot that sends white spinning" Lombardy
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
I dunno, any move by the h pawn?
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
d6. Lose a piece or get mated.
C Tsai vs Browne, 2002  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 29 moves, 1-0
16...f3! and it's pandemonium for the white king.
Harris vs Weeramantry, 1972  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
e6, f6 or f4?
Aronian vs Rapport, 2017  (E17) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
29. e5! and it's all over
Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2013  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Two in a row and an underpromotion to boot!
Larsen vs C Munoz, 1957  (A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1
12. e5! leads to smothered mate.
V Disawal vs M Anshuman, 2008  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 21 moves, 1-0
50. c4! and the black king is soon overwhelmed.
Caruana vs Aronian, 2014  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 66 moves, 1-0
27....d7! eventually nets the queen.
Gulko vs A Kremenietsky, 1982  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
25. g4!! starts a new front that black cannot defend.
Botvinnik vs E Zagoryansky, 1943  (A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0
18. e4! leads to a brilliant combination 6 moves later.
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
21. e4! shows ugly can be beautiful.
A Zatonskih vs P Dukaczewski, 2013  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Bad mojo can happen when your king defends. 31 h6!
V Akopian vs Sveshnikov, 1993  (B30) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
31. c4!. White's pawn offer is accepted. Mate follows.
T Krabbe vs R G Wade, 1964  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
19. a5!! nets the queen
S Knott vs D M Adams, 2004  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
The e pawn marches on.
Unzicker vs Bronstein, 1955  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
J Peters vs Seirawan, 1984  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
J Cervenka vs J Schauer, 1993  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
More than I can count.
Dreev vs Kamsky, 1987  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
21...e4! opens the position for Aronian's queen & nice endgame.
McShane vs Aronian, 2012  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 76 moves, 0-1
M Mahjoob vs A Nguyen, 2006  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0
Contrast 20... d5 with 22. b4
P Trifunovic vs Bronstein, 1957  (C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
29. b4! and black quickly falls apart.
Portisch vs Keres, 1969  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Give up some pawns, gain an attack
Bronstein vs Browne, 1990  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
35...f5? throws it all away.
Svidler vs Topalov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
63. g5! is the only way
Polgar vs Short, 1993  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 67 moves, 1-0
24. f6 seals blacks fate.
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
C6 quickly decides
Bronstein vs R Vedder, 1997  (E16) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs D J Banks, 1971  (B01) Scandinavian, 37 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2013  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0
Carlsen misjudges 19...e4
Carlsen vs Giri, 2011  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1
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