Ivanchuk uses a decoy for tempo to miniaturize Anand(!)
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2007  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk shows fork-overload works with queen on 2nd rank
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
49 Rxg6! exploits undefended Black e2-rook and unprotected king
Leko vs Kramnik, 2007  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0
33 Bc4xe6+!! begins combination that would have won exchange
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2007  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
31 Qc3xNg7+! starts a combination whose goal is pawn promotion
Gligoric vs B Rabar, 1945  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's 21 ... Ne6xd4!! begins combination winning a pawn
Sasikiran vs Kasparov, 2002  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
18 ,,, Ng6xe5! undefended White e4-knight,e3-bishop cost a pawn
Radjabov vs Topalov, 2008  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Magnus forks his way to first win over Anand
Carlsen vs Anand, 2008  (A20) English, 48 moves, 1-0
Radjabov's 24 Rf1-f7!, 25 Bg5-f6!! may be best of 2008
Radjabov vs X Bu, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
28 Bb3xe6+! starts a combo that Capablanca would be proud of
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0
31 Re1xBe6! combo based on pin and knight fork wins whole piece
Y Wang vs S Agdestein, 2008  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
39 Rg6-h6+! desperado creates loose piece later won by skewer
Kramnik vs E Alekseev, 2008  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0
44 Rf4-f5! a little trick based on a knight fork wins instantly
J Polgar vs I Sokolov, 2003  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
J Houska vs B C Yildiz Kadioglu, 2005  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Shirov, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1-0
Eljanov vs V Malakhov, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Zherebukh vs Navara, 2011  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
L Schandorff vs M Haubro, 2014  (A43) Old Benoni, 34 moves, 1-0
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