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Essential endgames
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M Noakh vs Karpov, 1966 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 100 moves, 0-1

Boleslavsky vs Kasparian, 1947 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 89 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Klovans, 1971 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Klovans, 1971 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 61 moves, 0-1

Van der Wiel vs Karpov, 1987 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 59 moves, 0-1

Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1988 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

A W Fox vs Capablanca, 1916 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 53 moves, 0-1

Hug vs Korchnoi, 1977
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 41 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2007 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 81 moves, 0-1

Geller vs Fischer, 1970 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1

Polgar vs Smyslov, 1994
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Timman, 1985 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1909  
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 75 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1962 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1

Shirov vs Adams, 1996 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 61 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs Topalov, 1997 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 76 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs Topalov, 1997 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 82 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Boleslavsky, 1957
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 75 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Bird, 1859 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 46 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Karpov, 1982 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 85 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs S Polgar, 1988 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Manhattan CC, 1931 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 0-1

Fine vs Alekhine, 1938 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 46 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs Fine, 1941 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 62 moves, 0-1

Aranov vs Karpov, 1962 
(C10) French, 71 moves, 0-1

G Timoscenko vs Karpov, 1961 
(C10) French, 53 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 71 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B44) Sicilian, 89 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Taimanov, 1970 
(B44) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0

O Bernstein vs Bronstein, 1954 
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1

B Gurgenidze vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 0-1

A Matanovic vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 66 moves, 0-1

I Platonov vs Korchnoi, 1969 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 0-1

Gipslis vs Korchnoi, 1970 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 59 moves, 0-1

D Minic vs Korchnoi, 1964 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

Van der Wiel vs Short, 1983 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 0-1

Short vs Vaganian, 1982 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 54 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Antoshin, 1954 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 70 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs J Rubinetti, 1979 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 66 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1983 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 46 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Beliavsky, 1988
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 52 moves, 1-0

Gulko vs Korchnoi, 1989 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Gelfand, 2001 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs C Laqua, 2003 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Tarinin, 1962 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 53 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Timman vs Karpov, 1980 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1

Kotov vs A Chistiakov, 1937 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 70 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2009 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 64 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs I Mikliaev, 1968 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 71 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs I A Zaitsev, 1970 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0

Alt vs Karpov, 1970 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 94 moves, 0-1

Kavalek vs Karpov, 1970 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 59 moves, 1-0

Opposite coloured bishops
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1975 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Gligoric, 1975 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0

Browne vs Karpov, 1976 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 73 moves, 0-1

Opposite coloured bishops
B Kurajica vs Karpov, 1976 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Lasker, 1921  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Gulko, 1996 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1

Candidate
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Gligoric, 1973 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 63 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 61 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs Showalter, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 68 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Romanishin, 1979 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 62 moves, 1-0

Opposite couloured bishops zugswang
Karpov vs Ivkov, 1980 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0

Lasker vs A E Blackmar, 1892 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 61 moves, 1-0

Queen + pawns ending
Lasker vs Bird, 1892 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 64 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1983 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 78 moves, 1-0

Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1986 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 49 moves, 1-0

A Zapata vs Karpov, 1986 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Bronstein, 1971 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 53 moves, 1-0

Opposite coloured bishops
Karpov vs Portisch, 1975 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 64 moves, 1-0

Shamkovich vs Karpov, 1971 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Karpov, 1998 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Miles, 1990 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Smyslov, 1977 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Opposite coloured bishops
Smejkal vs Karpov, 1973 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 72 moves, 0-1

L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993
(C10) French, 57 moves, 0-1

Kamsky vs Karpov, 1996 
(C10) French, 65 moves, 0-1

Queen versus rooks
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik, 1927 
(C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 0-1

Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik, 1931 
(C01) French, Exchange, 41 moves, 0-1

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