Sacrifices and End Game Moves
Waitzkin vs A Friedman, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0
The French Style
R Schwarz vs Labau, 1948  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
Rook on the Seventh Rank
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn's Lust to Expand
Fischer vs H Berliner, 1960  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
King in the Center
Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0
The Shifting Attack
Najdorf vs Reshevsky, 1957  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 39 moves, 0-1
Every Move a Treat
M Porges vs Lasker, 1896  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1
A Touch of Jujitsu
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1946  (A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 23 moves, 1-0
The King-side Attack
Tarrasch vs Von Scheve, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Magnificent Outpost
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Weak Pawns, Weak Squares
H Mattison vs Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
The Passed Pawns
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
The King is a Strong Piece
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Finesse in the Ending
R Domenech vs Flohr, 1935  (B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
The Art of Exchanging Pieces
Menchik vs Capablanca, 1931  (A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
The Isolated Pawn
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1914  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Two Bishops
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Variety of Themes
Tartakower vs R Domenech, 1934  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Systematic Strangulation
Showalter vs Tarrasch, 1898 (C67) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
Good Bishop and Bad Bishop
L Barden vs Rossolimo, 1950  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1
Coup de Grace
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Prophetic Strategy
J Mieses vs Tarrasch, 1888  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Prophetic Strategy
A Schottlaender vs W Paulsen, 1892  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 36 moves, 1-0
Prophetic Strategy
Von Bardeleben vs F Riemann, 1883 (E72) King's Indian, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Problem-like Finale
Foltys vs Golombek, 1947  (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
A Pawn is a Pawn is a Pawn
Kashdan vs H Steiner, 1932  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0
Board with Excitement
Keres vs A Tarnowski, 1952  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Elegant Simplification
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
Four Endings in One
Blackburne vs M Weiss, 1889  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 70 moves, 0-1
Bishop and Pawn ending in Deluxe
M Weiss vs Blackburne, 1889  (B01) Scandinavian, 57 moves, 0-1
Brilliant Career of a Pawn
Panov vs Taimanov, 1952  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 1-0
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E Liubarski vs V Soultanbeieff, 1928  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
Max Euwe's Judgment and Planning
Botvinnik vs Kmoch, 1934  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0
Nunn's World's Greatest Games
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
The End-game is Near
Saemisch vs Reti, 1928  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 69 moves, 1-0
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