Kasparov vs D Johnson, 1998 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0
J B Adams vs Keene, 1963  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Vaganian vs R Lau, 1991 (A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Loewenthal vs Morphy, 1858  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 67 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Loewenthal, 1858  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs J Carr, 1858  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs G W Lyttelton, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 44 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs Worrall, 1858  (000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs C A Seguin, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs Bornemann, 1858  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857  (B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
create a weakness or imbalance
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
18. Ng5!
Morphy vs F Deacon, 1859  (C52) Evans Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0
when the Ne4 is captured, Black advances
A Mongredien vs Morphy, 1859  (A84) Dutch, 50 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs T Hampton, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Ragozin, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 49 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Radjabov, 2007  (E97) King's Indian, 47 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Kasparov, 1999  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 50 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Leko, 2001  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 51 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
Shirov vs Karpov, 1996  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 84 moves, 0-1
power of passed pawns
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
weakening king position
Aronian vs A Volokitin, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
J Rowson vs Carlsen, 2008  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1
V Wendel vs Nimzowitsch, 1921  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Psakhis vs Kasparov, 1990  (A10) English, 30 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Replacing the opponent's pawn center with your own
Smyslov vs Huebner, 1983  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 48 moves, 1-0
unexpected shift of control
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 63 moves, 0-1
bloat
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
take pawn where the one behind it can't move forward easily
Nepomniachtchi vs E Inarkiev, 2010  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs V Small, 1982  (B44) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0
good positional stuff
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
there are two consecutive good moves in this game
Macieja vs Shirov, 2010  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Mustn't be such a hamfisted sissy. Look how aggressive Naka is!
Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2011  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
E Mnatsakanian vs Korchnoi, 1965  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 36 moves, 0-1
defend against attack and keep endgame advantage
Spassky vs Huebner, 1989  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 0-1
"the most instructive game ever"
Keres vs A Tarnowski, 1952  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
king's eye data ck
Radjabov vs Harikrishna, 2011  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0
The Ba3! is felt even through the hard pawn wall.
Karpov vs V Malaniuk, 1988  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Dominguez Perez vs Anand, 2009  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
kingside attack
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0
great pawnplay in endgame
Morozevich vs Anand, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 0-1
D Frolyanov vs Dubov, 2012  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
good thing to do with the a1 pawn and the queen's rook
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
good positional pawn sacrifice thing
Botvinnik vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
one good way to play english opening
V Malakhov vs Nisipeanu, 2012  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1-0
closed sicilian kingside attack
Carlsen vs F Vallejo Pons, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
simple power chess
Kramnik vs G Bwalya, 2013  (A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
build pressure, sac piece, ???, profit
Kramnik vs Topalov, 1999  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
strength of passed pawns in the middlegame
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
Central breakthrough
V Ciocaltea vs Tal, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
creating a passed pawn in endgame setting
Efimenko vs A Goganov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Good positional and endgame play
Svidler vs Shengelia, 2013  (B54) Sicilian, 54 moves, 1-0
little tactics are big good
Caruana vs Nyback, 2013  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0
isolani play, central control, excellent beneath-the-surface ta
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2010  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Great positional play
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2008  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 0-1
The finish of this game is so good.
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
pwn3d by young Fischer's Sicilian
H Goldhamer vs Fischer, 1956  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 0-1
lots of good, patient position stuff
Gleizerov vs Ivanchuk, 2014 (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 0-1
Isolani --> central strength --> attack
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Soltis - "One of most instructive endgames of 20th century."
Fischer vs Portisch, 1962  (B10) Caro-Kann, 68 moves, 1-0
Central control and exploitation of isolated pawn.
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2011  (D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0
Portisch vs Karpov, 1978  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 40 moves, 0-1
great positional chess, piece coordination
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2010  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0
Najdorf opening, good minor piece play with c4
Leko vs Karjakin, 2014  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1
powerful central control
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1918  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Good positional chess.
Botvinnik vs P Ostojic, 1969  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 46 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
maneuvering and endgame
G Estevez Morales vs Karpov, 1973  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 55 moves, 0-1
Relentless Korchnoi
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
positional stuff
Adams vs Topalov, 1996  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
powerful play
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 35 moves, 1-0
Lots of good Fischer stuff in this game
Fischer vs J Durao, 1966  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Great positional/knight play, exchange sac, and passer handling
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2017  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 0-1
very well positional play
Caruana vs Shankland, 2021  (A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
kingside attack in closed position leading to central pawn brea
Caruana vs Swiercz, 2021  (B30) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0
restrictive pawn play
Petrosian vs Lutikov, 1959  (E92) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
crush
Capablanca vs Eliskases, 1936  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0
P Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
brilliant piece coordination
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2021  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 51 moves, 1-0
Firouzja vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1-0
strong, double edged positional play
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
Bewildering endgame technique
Karpov vs Adorjan, 1977  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Rapport, 2019  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
positional play so good
D Flores vs Carlsen, 2010  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 0-1
clean positional play
Carlsen vs Le Quang Liem, 2012 (A17) English, 40 moves, 1-0
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