How to Play Nimzo (if white lets you do it...)
W Shipman vs Fine, 1945  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 52 moves, 0-1
How to stop a minority attack
J D Tisdall vs Sveshnikov, 1978  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
Bxh7 sac
K G Shirazi vs A Lein, 1986  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
Exchange Spanish
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1970  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
The Stalemate Immortal
Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zwischenzug
S Conquest vs J Moreno Carnero, 2002 (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 41 moves, 1-0
Fortress
D Andreikin vs Shirov, 2011 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
Attack along the f-file
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Counterattack
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Minority attack
Larry Evans vs H Opsahl, 1950  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 81 moves, 1-0
Minority attack II
Arencibia Rodriguez vs Jobava, 2005  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Weak f7
Tal vs Miles, 1981  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
A piece sac in the Najdorf
M Stean vs Browne, 1974  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Philosophical defense
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
A serious hole at f6 costs the game
Szabo vs E Bakonyi, 1951  (A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
9...c6? is a useless pawn move causing general Q-side looseness
Nimzowitsch vs A Pritzel, 1922  (B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 1-0
Blockade
Euwe vs Pilnik, 1950  (D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 77 moves, 0-1
Weakening ...h6
Fine vs E Thorvaldsson, 1933 (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Steamroller attack
Euwe vs H Steiner, 1946  (E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 38 moves, 1-0
Knight sac at f7/f2
D Zagorskis vs Sadler, 1998  (A10) English, 32 moves, 0-1
Lesson from the drawing masters
B Badea vs Z Varga, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
A piece sac to get two central passed pawns
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0
Exploiting a weak isolani
Ivanchuk vs Aronian, 2007  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
Pawn islands
N Rashkovsky vs Geller, 1977  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 42 moves, 0-1
With two pieces threatened, put a third en prise!
J Hobaica vs L Dominguez, 2005 (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 30 moves, 0-1
The blind pigs
Szabo vs A Dueckstein, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 35 moves, 1-0
Meeting the Benko safely
P Tjioe vs P Regeer, 2008  (A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
No need to hurry when the king's in his coffin already
D Barua vs Ganguly, 2000 (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Not resigning
J Krivec vs R Messina, 2007 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 83 moves, 1-0
The oops move
Cherniaev vs S Conquest, 2004  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 88 moves, 1-0
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