13 Be2xa6!! b7xa6 pinned Black c6-knight falls without b7-pawn Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0 42 Ng3 Ne4xg3+! exploits a discovered pin on the a8-h1 diagonal Anand vs Kasparov, 1997  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 0-1 Kasparov sacs a pawn to create a pin then exploits it Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1997  (E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Leko, 2000  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 47 moves, 0-1 31 Rd1! e4 32 Bf4! piles on 2 pinned Black pieces in succession Adams vs Lautier, 1991  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 Black g6-pawn must block b1-h7 diagonal so 27 Nxh5+! Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0 32 Re8+! Black g7-knight pinned to h6-f8 cannot also defend e8 C Baginskaite vs A C Calotescu, 2006  (E91) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 21 Qxg7! Black e6-knight cannot block h3-c8, defend g7-bishop Nijboer vs I Sokolov, 2006  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 21 moves, 1-0 17 Bxe5+! Black d5-rook cannot block d-file, defend e5-knight Rossolimo vs Livingstone, 1961  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0 27 Qxc6! Black e5-knight must block e-file, cannot defend c6 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0 25 ... Nd3! White c2-pawn cannot block c-file and defend d3 Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1900  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 0-1 33 ... Qg4! piles on the pin of the White f3-pawn, no defense Naiditsch vs Carlsen, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1 17 Qd8+! Black e7-bishop cannot block e-file, defend d8-square Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914   (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0 19 Ne4! Black d5-pawn cannot block d-file, defend e4-square Nijboer vs Timman, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0 10 Qxd5! since both Black c6-,e6-pawns must block lines to king Rossolimo vs C Kottnauer, 1948  (B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0 32 ... Nxh3+! White g2-pawn must block a8-h1, cannot defend h3 T Pym vs B C Addison, 2006  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 0-1 Korchnoi's incredible pinning masterpiece Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 17 Be5! f6 18 Ng5! Nf5 19 Nh6+! exploits -two- pins Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0 24 Qf1 Bh3! creates pins on a7-g1, f1-h3, and g-file, winning Polgar vs Kasparov, 2002  (B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1 34 ... Bc3! forces White into a horrible pin which loses game Shirov vs Kasparov, 1997  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 0-1 Nimzowitsch's Black c6-knight caught in horrific cross-pin Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 Karpov wins by creating pins on lines a8-h1, a7-g1and g-file Hampyuk vs Karpov, 1965  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1 43 Bd3!! pinned Black e4-pawn does not defend e4, piled on Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2007  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 68 moves, 1-0 40 - Qf7? self-pins Black c7-rook to Black f7-queen, 41 QxNc4! Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0 58 ... Ne4!, 59 ... Nf2 piles on the pinned White d1-bishop Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2007  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1 30 Ne5! Black d6-pawn must block the d-file to stop Rd3xQd8 E Alekseev vs Jakovenko, 2006  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0 Black resigns since Rae1, f4 pins and wins the Black e5-knight Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2007  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0 Gazza pins Black knight to king and Black rook to knight Kasparov vs Bareev, 1997  (C11) French, 73 moves, 1-0 22 ... Re1+! White f2-bishop pinned allows fork-overload trick B Thorfinnsson vs E Najer, 2006  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 0-1 19 Qf6! Black e5-bishop must block e-file, cannot defend f6 H Hamdouchi vs A Simutowe, 2001  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0 Black c8-rook + Black c6-bishop = pin Polgar vs E Ubilava, 2007 (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 36 moves, 1-0 Adams creates pins along the e-file, 6th rank, and h5-e8! Adams vs Nisipeanu, 2007  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0 29 ... Rf6xBf4! White g3-pawn blocks g-file to g2-luft square Leko vs Piket, 1997  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 9 ... Nf6xd5? lines up d5-knight with undefended b7-bishop Karjakin vs F Bindrich, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 14 moves, 1-0 37 ... Rd7xd4? lines up Black d4-rook, undefended a7-queen, pin Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0 25 Nd2xc4? Qa5-c7! creates monstrous pin on newly opened c-file Szabo vs Petrosian, 1953  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 39 moves, 0-1 26 Qh6xh7+! White g3-rook pins Black g7-rook to Black g8-rook E Post vs Flamberg, 1914  (C48) Four Knights, 26 moves, 1-0 22 ... Rb8-d8 pins White d5-bishop to undefended White d1-rook Shirov vs Adams, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1 Leko missed 40 Re7xf7! since Black d6-knight pinned to 6th rank Leko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0 39 ... Nd5xc3+! White b2-pawn blocks b-file else ... Qb5-b1# Rublevsky vs Grischuk, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 0-1 29 b4!! Bxb4? creates a horrible pin that wins a whole piece Carlsen vs Onischuk, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0 39 ... Qa2-d2! piles on White d3-rook PINNED to White g3-king K B Richardson vs D Andreev, 1977  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 39 moves, 0-1 52 ... Nb6xd5! White c4-pawn BLOCKS a6-f1 diagonal else ... BxB Najdorf vs Huebner, 1971  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 52 moves, 0-1 44 Rb3 Re3 and 44 Rc4 Re2 White loses material to PIN Mamedyarov vs Navara, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 0-1 Black d8-queen + UNDEFENDED White d1-rook =PIN on White d4-pawn Navara vs Sasikiran, 2007  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1 35 ... Re5xNe4! White f3-pawn BLOCKS f-file line of Black f4-Q V Liberzon vs Taimanov, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 36 moves, 0-1 Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1998  (B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 35 moves, 1-0 34 Re1-e7! pinned Black f7-rook does not defend e7-square Kasparov vs Lputian, 1976  (B15) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0 49 ... Nd3xe5! White d4-pawn blocks d-file, prevents .. Qd8xQd2 Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 2005  (C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 0-1 38 Bb7xa6?? lines up bishop + undefended White a1-rook for pin P Haba vs Morozevich, 2007  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 0-1 30 ... Qc5xc4! possible since 30 Rc1-c2 pinned rook to d2-queen Anand vs Kasparov, 2000  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 32 moves, 0-1 23 Re1-e7 threatens 24 Rxa7!, exploiting pin on Black b6-bishop Capablanca vs Rubinstein, 1928  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0 20 .. Qc7-a7! reinforces pin on the White c5-knight to a3-queen Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1 60 Ng6xe5! backward pin on Black d6-pawn by White f8-bishop H Wang vs D Andreikin, 2007  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2 26 ... a4-a3! White b2-pawn blocks 2nd rank against an x-ray L Babujian vs Mamedyarov, 2005  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1 19 ... Nf6xe4! White f3-pawn blocks f-file else 20 ... Rf7-f2# Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1 32 .. Rc8xc6?? undefended Black c6-rook + c3-bishop = fatal pin Kasparov vs Adams, 1997  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 1-0 48 ... e2-e1=Q! White d3-knight pinned to d4-king by d1-rook Leko vs Ivanchuk, 2007  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 48 moves, 0-1 37 ... Ne5-d3+! White e3-rook is pinned to the f2-mating square Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 44 moves, 0-1 13 Nc4-d6! exploits pin on Black e7-bishop to d8-queen on d8-h5 Capablanca vs Janowski, 1918  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 28 ... Rh5!, 32 ... Nf5! White g6-bishop in g-file pin to queen K Georgiev vs Kasparov, 1995  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 0-1 A pinning tour de force by Magnus Carlsen Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 Tkachiev is the master of making pins and then piling on them E Vorobiov vs Tkachiev, 2005  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1 Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1 White b3-bishop pin gains a tempo, wins ending a la My System Mamedyarov vs Z Kozul, 2007  (E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0 28 Nd4xe6! White e7-queen pins both the Black d6-rook, f7-pawn Adams vs M Gurevich, 2007  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0 22 ... Nd5-f4 leads to fatal pin on g2-bishop, Capa mini loss Capablanca vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 I Sokolov vs Shirov, 1999  (E97) King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1 25 Ra1-d1?! reinforces pin on Black d3-knight to recover piece Ponomariov vs H Wang, 2007  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 0-1 Nakamura turns Kasimdzhanov into a pin cushion Kasimdzhanov vs Nakamura, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1 38 .. Bd7xb5! White c4-bishop blocks Black a4-rook from a4-pawn Larsen vs Fischer, 1971  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 0-1 33 f4-f5! creates pinning chain Black f5-bishop+Black f6-queen Seirawan vs Korchnoi, 1986 (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 62 moves, 1-0 8 - Ne4xNc3 9 Qd1-d2! pins Black c3-knight, undefended a5-queen Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0 29 Ng4-f6+!, 29 Ng4xh6+! White g3-queen + Black g8-king Topalov vs Gelfand, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 9 f2-f4, 10 d2-d4 Black e4-pawn does not defend f4,d4 en passan Fischer vs Matulovic, 1970   (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 22 ... Re4xf4! 23 Qd2xRf4?? Bf6-g5 pins f4-queen to c1-king Anand vs Gelfand, 2007  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 86 ... Kd6-c5? lines up with Black c4-bishop for pin 87 Re3-c3! A Timofeev vs E Inarkiev, 2008  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 117 moves, 1-0 39 Be2xh5! g6xh5? opens g-file to loose Black g8-rook Kasparov vs Bacrot, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 1-0 17 Nb5-d6+ Black e7-bishop pinned to d8-queen by g5-bishop Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0 37 e2-e3! White a4-rook pins Black d4-bishop to loose e4-rook Kamsky vs E Alekseev, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 27 Bc4-e6! exploits backward pin of Black b7-pawn to b6-bishop Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2008  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 27 ... Nd3-f4+! White e3-,g3-pawns pinned to e-,g-files respect F Bindrich vs Z Andriasian, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1 37 .. Nf5-e3?? White f7-queen pins f5-knight to loose f4-square Gelfand vs Kasparov, 1997  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 25 Rg1-g5?? Qe5xRg5! e3-bishop "defender" pinned to d3-queen A Riazantsev vs Svidler, 2008  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 25 moves, 0-1 M Perez Candelario vs Adams, 2008  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1 25 Rd6xc6+!! Black d7-bishop pinned to its c7-king by f7-queen Keres vs L Schmid, 1961  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 Radjabov's superb pinning masterpiece: 24 Rf1-f7!, 25 Bg5-f6!! Radjabov vs X Bu, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 32 ... Rd8-d3!! White f4-knight pinned to White f3-pawn,square Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (D85) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1 10 Qe2-c2! pins Black e4-knight against undefended f5-bishop Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1 28 Bb3xe6+! wins pawn by setting up pin to recover sac'd piece Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0 29 Rb7xf7+!! Kg7xRf7 30 f2xRe3 pins Black f3-queen to f7-king Carlsen vs Anand, 2008  (A20) English, 48 moves, 1-0 32 - Rh2-h1+! White g1-king decoyed to h1 since g2-bishop pinne J Parker vs N Pert, 1999  (A92) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1 18 Qd1-e1, 18 c2-c3 Black b4-knight pinned against a5-,c5-queen K Kuderinov vs M Arnold, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 18 moves, 1-0 50 Rg2-g7+!! White e4-queen pins Back f5-knight to the h7-king C Li vs H Wang, 2006  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 55 moves, 1-0 26 Qb2-e5! pins and wins the Black d5-knight to undef a5-queen Aronian vs Gelfand, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0 White d8-queen pins Black e7-rook to undefended Black f6-queen Aronian vs Grischuk, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0 40 Bc2xe4! Black b7-bishop pinned to e7-king by White a7-rook Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2008  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 10 ... Nf6xe4! based on pins against undef c2-queen and e1-king V Artsukevich vs Korchnoi, 1953  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 24 moves, 0-1 29 Rh7-h8! pins Black g8-rook which pins the White g2-bishop! Stein vs Smyslov, 1972  (A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0 22 Qe6xRf7+! Qf4xQf7 23 Re1xBe7 pinned f7-queen cannot defend Stein vs Uhlmann, 1967  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0 26 Nc3xd5! White e1-rook pins Black e6-bishop to undef e8-rook Ivanchuk vs Svidler, 2008 (A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 31 ... c6xNb5?? 32 Be2xb5 pins Black d7-queen to Black e8-king Ivanchuk vs Grischuk, 2008  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0 31 Rb1-b2 creates winning pin against Black c2-knight + d2-rook Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 20 ... Bb6-e3! White f2-pawn pinned to f-file, cannot defend e3 Anand vs Carlsen, 2008  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 25 Nc5-e4! pins Black d6-knight, reinforces pin at same time Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2008  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 52 b3-b4!! Bf8xb4 lines up with a5-knight for pin 53 Be3-d2!+- Fischer vs L A Sanchez, 1959  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0 33 Rh3xh7+! Black g7-rook pinned along g-file to g8-mating sq Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900  (C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 1-0 28 Rd1-d7+! Black f6-knight pinned to f7-king, cannot defend d7 Tukmakov vs D Norwood, 1990  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0 13 Bc1-f4! pins d6-bishop to c7-queen, threatening 14 Qe2xNe7+! Sutovsky vs Ivanchuk, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 0-1 64 Bf2xNg3?? Bd8-b6! pins White e3-queen to the White g1-king E Inarkiev vs Kasimdzhanov, 2008  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 86 moves, 0-1 24 h4-h5!! as 24 ... Nf6xh5?? 25 Be3-d4 pins e5-queen,h8-king Krasenkow vs Sutovsky, 1998  (E90) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0 23 Bd3-g6! exploits pin of Black f7-pawn to f8-king by f6-queen Keres vs Szabo, 1955  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0 27 ... Qe6xBe4! Black d8-rook pins White d2-knight to c1-square Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007  (A28) English, 27 moves, 0-1 Carlsen's brilliant 14 Bc1-h6! sets up future pinning Ra1-d1 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2009  (B40) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 28 ... Re8-d8!, 29 ... Ba6xNd3! winning pin against d1-queen Motylev vs Navara, 2009  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 32 ... d4xQe3?? not a threat as Black d4-pawn pinned to d8 mate Aronian vs Caruana, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 29 Rf1xNf4! White e3-rook pins Black e5-pawn to e6-,e7-squares Van Wely vs Radjabov, 2009  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 21 Qc2xg6+! mates Reshevsky in 2 as f7-pawn pinned to g8-king Szabo vs Reshevsky, 1953  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 23 ... Ra5xg5 Black g6-bishop pins White e4-knight to d3-queen D Howell vs M Bosboom, 2009  (B01) Scandinavian, 35 moves, 0-1 31 - Nf6xBe4?? opens f-file to f7-square for 32 Qf3xf7+, mating Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 31 c4-c5! Black f8-bishop pinned to g8-king by White queen Kasparov vs Anand, 1999  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0 30 - Nh5-g3+! Black h3-queen pins *both* White g2-queen,h2-pawn Gelfand vs Aronian, 2006  (A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1 35 ... Qe6-e7 36 Bf4-g5 pins and wins helpless Black f6-knight I Sokolov vs A Chibukhchian, 2009  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0 25 ... Be7xg5! White f4-pawn pinned to h2-square near g1-king Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1 Kramnik vs Leko, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 26 Nc4-b6! Black f6-rook undef due to pin by White g3-queen Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2009  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2 13 Re1xe6+! Black d7-bishop pinned to e8-king by White c6-queen I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0 25 ... Rf8-d8! White d5-knight is caught in horrible cross-pin Kasimdzhanov vs Gelfand, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1 P Acs vs A Khruschiov, 1997  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 130 games