Queen versus three minor pieces
Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 43 moves, 0-1
The Bishop & open diagonals
Alekhine vs H Johner, 1934  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 47 moves, 1-0
The 'good' & 'bad' Bishop
Botvinnik vs P Trifunovic, 1947  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
The 'good' & 'bad' Bishop
T Sakellaropoulos vs Boleslavsky, 1952  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 26 moves, 0-1
Bishops of opposite colours
Filip vs Pachman, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0
The Knight & it's operation base (outpost)
Ahues vs Alekhine, 1936  (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 0-1
The Knight & it's operation base (outpost)
Pachman vs Szabo, 1947  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
The superiority of the Knight
Najdorf vs Stahlberg, 1953  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 55 moves, 1-0
The superiority of the Knight
Lilienthal vs Bondarevsky, 1940  (C10) French, 55 moves, 1-0
The superiority of the Knight
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
The Two Bishops
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Bishop versus Knight
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Bishop versus Knight
Englisch vs Steinitz, 1883  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1
Knight versus Bishop
Sokolsky vs Kotov, 1949  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
The Castles: Open files, as a factor attacking the King
Pachman vs J Runza, 1946  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0
The Castles: Open files, as a factor attacking the King
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1
The Castles: Open files, as a factor attacking the King
Barcza vs Filip, 1953  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
The Castles: Conversion of open files in the centre & queenside
Pachman vs L Steiner, 1948  (D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
The Castles: Attack on the Seventh rank
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
The Castles: Active Castles in front of the Pawn chain
Alekhine vs Kmoch, 1930  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
The Castles: Active Castles in front of the Pawn chain
P Trifunovic vs Pachman, 1947  (C49) Four Knights, 43 moves, 0-1
The Queen: Play, with the heavy pieces
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
The Queen: Play, with the heavy pieces
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
The Queen: Play, with the heavy pieces
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1-0
The Queen: Play, with the heavy pieces
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs Allies, 1905  (C56) Two Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Szabo vs A Bisguier, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Kotov, 1954  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine vs W Winter, 1932  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Von Gottschall, 1925  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs P Romanovsky, 1935  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 69 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs L A Sanchez, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0
M Christoffel vs Boleslavsky, 1946  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 42 moves, 0-1
Flohr vs Vidmar, 1936  (D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 58 moves, 1-0
Barcza vs Golombek, 1952  (E14) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Szabo, 1946  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
J Podgorny vs Pachman, 1954  (D85) Grunfeld, 49 moves, 0-1
Boleslavsky vs Fine, 1945  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
Szabo vs Euwe, 1946  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Lasker, 1909  (C49) Four Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
Kotov vs Eliskases, 1952  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Sliwa vs Pachman, 1956 (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1894  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0
Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1932  (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs V Lyublinsky, 1949  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 33 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1925  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1938  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Chigorin, 1904  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
M Feigin vs Flohr, 1937  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
Pachman vs J H Donner, 1955  (A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1948  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spielmann vs Colle, 1928  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Janowski, 1909  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
Averbakh vs R Fuchs, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Euwe, 1940  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
J Sajtar vs E Pedersen, 1951 (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
Ragozin vs Kotov, 1947 (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Pachman, 1950  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
Pachman vs Ragozin, 1948  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pachman vs Averbakh, 1952 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
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