Lautier vs Kasparov, 1997  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Black g7-pawn lined up with g8-king: 32 Bxg7! Qxg7 33 Rg5 pin
Y Hou vs I Berzina, 2006  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Black g6-knight lined up with g7-king: 37 Rxg6+! Kxg6 38 Bd3
Y Wang vs Ponomariov, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
30 ... Ng2!! takes g2-square lined up with White g1-king
Gelfand vs B Kantsler, 2001  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 34 moves, 0-1
28 Rxf5! since 28 ... Qxf5?? lines up Black queen with h7-king
J S Morrison vs Capablanca, 1922  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1
10 d4! since d4-capturing square lined up with Black d7-queen
Rossolimo vs H Mueller, 1948  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
9 Nxe5! since e5-capturing square lined up with Black e8-king
Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
15 ... d5-d4! takes the d4-square lined up with White d2-queen
P Wyss vs Navara, 2007  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
32 ... Bf8-d6+! Black d6-bishop defended by fork 33 ... Qc1-f4+
Tal vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
26 Rf1xf5+! Qc5xRf5 27 Rd1-f1 pins Black f5-queen to f7-king
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1904  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
13 ... Nc6xd4! 14 Qd1xNd4?? Be7-c5 pins queen to White g1-king
Yates vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 41 moves, 0-1
34 b3-b4! b4-square lined up with the Black a5-queen allows pin
Gheorghiu vs Beliavsky, 1982  (A58) Benko Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1
5 .. b7-b5! wins pawn, 6 Nc3xb5?? creates pin to White a4-queen
Szabo vs Keres, 1953  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1
39 Rb7xc7 Rc8xRc7 allows creation of pin against Black d8-queen
Naiditsch vs Carlsen, 2007  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1
20 ... Rf8xf2! creates an absolute pin against White g1-king
Tseshkovsky vs Kasparov, 1981  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 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
27 ... Nd1-f2! since 28 Rh2xNf2 lines up with e1-queen for pin
Smeets vs Y Hou, 2008  (C13) French, 58 moves, 0-1
54 - Be1xa5!, 56 - Rc4-c5+ forks White f5-king to regain piece
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 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
25 Bf4-e5!! since 25 ... Bf6xBe5 leads to pin on Black e6-queen
Fischer vs U Geller, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
13 Nf3xe5! since 13 ... Qf6xNe5?? lines up with e8-king for pin
Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0
21 d4-d5 Be6xd5! creates pin on d-file against Black d8-queen
M Pavlovic vs Carlsen, 2004  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
20 ... e5-e4! 21 Bd3xe4 Rf8-e8 pins White e4-bishop to e2-queen
Abrosimov vs Tal, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
47 ... h2-h1=Q+! possible cause h1 lined up with White d1-king
Shabalov vs Aronian, 2004  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 47 moves, 0-1
87 Qe5-h5+!! forces White h4-queen to line up with f7-king
Karjakin vs Gelfand, 2008  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
47 d6-d7! takes d7-square lined up with Black g7-king by pin
A Lastin vs K Maslak, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0
31 Re1xBe6! takes Black e6-bishop lined up with Black g8-king
Y Wang vs S Agdestein, 2008  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
M Ezat vs Mamedyarov, 2010  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
22 Nf4xg6!! 1-0 since ... Ne5xNg6 Qe3-g3 pin it and win it
Nakamura vs R Markus, 2016  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 22 moves, 1-0
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