Interesting Midgame Tactical Finishes
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
T Bowdler vs H Conway, 1788  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Gulko, 1996  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Bisguier vs Benko, 1963  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956  (A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914  (A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900  (C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Browne, 1990  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994  (A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1
C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 28 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Keres, 1961  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1
Unzicker vs Uhlmann, 1962  (C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 0-1
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991  (B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
M Paragua vs D Debashis, 2012  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1970  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 66 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Stein vs Portisch, 1962  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Conquest vs A Butnorius, 2008  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 37 moves, 0-1
Stockfish vs Rybka, 2013  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912  (A84) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs I Radulov, 1973  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Yates, 1925  (E91) King's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1
Vidmar vs Yates, 1930  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs W Napier, 1904  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs Kasparov, 2002  (B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1974  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Browne vs B Zuckerman, 1973  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Duras vs E Cohn, 1911  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
Bisguier vs Fischer, 1961  (E61) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs A Reshko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 30 moves, 1-0
Benko vs Fischer, 1958  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs A Planinc, 1971  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Browne vs Smyslov, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Kamsky vs Mamedyarov, 2013  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Kotov, 1950  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
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