R & N endgame: active play vs weak pawns
Chandler vs Adams, 1989  (B01) Scandinavian, 56 moves, 0-1
R & N vs R & B - K is a fighting piece
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Instructive Rook endgame
Timman vs Karpov, 1988  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 69 moves, 0-1
Good Bishop vs Knight
Spassky vs Fischer, 1966  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 1-0
Simplify to won K&p endgame
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1956  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Bishop over Knight- Fischer style
Uhlmann vs Fischer, 1960  (E79) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 43 moves, 0-1
Bishop over Knight- Capa's contribution
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 59 moves, 1-0
Bishop over Knight- Rubinstein
Rubinstein vs P Johner, 1929  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 56 moves, 1-0
2 Bishops vs B & N & IQP
Rubinstein vs Gajdos, 1905  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 50 moves, 1-0
Bishop over Knight Problem Finish- 60...,?
O Renet vs G Miralles, 1986  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 65 moves, 0-1
Good Bishop over Knight- active King
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Good Knight vs bad Bishop
Alekhine vs Yates, 1926  (C01) French, Exchange, 56 moves, 1-0
Knight over Bishop
Burn vs Alekhine, 1911  (C13) French, 82 moves, 1-0
Knight over Bishop
Averbakh vs Lilienthal, 1949  (E90) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Knight over Bishop- very complex game
Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
Good Knight over bad Bishop - Capa draws
Flohr vs Capablanca, 1935  (D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Knight over Bishop - Fischer style
M Damjanovic vs Fischer, 1970  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 79 moves, 0-1
Knight over Bishop - dramatic game
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Knight dominates Bishop - Fischers final win 11-0 sweep
A Saidy vs Fischer, 1964  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs A R Thomas, 1938  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0
Various aspects 2 bishops
Kasparov vs Smyslov, 1984  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Various aspects- R & 2 p's vs R
Capablanca vs Kostic, 1919  (C42) Petrov Defense, 86 moves, 1-0
Knight & Queen ending
Chigorin vs Marshall, 1907  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 84 moves, 1-0
Knight, then pawn endgame
Alekhine vs E Andersen, 1933  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Queen sac & endgame tactics & technique
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
"simple" endgame tactics
Capablanca vs F Beynon, 1913  (B58) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
B+N vs R Karpov technique
Timman vs Karpov, 1980  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1
Initiative and mobile pawn majority
A Kalantar vs Petrosian, 1948  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Rook + pawn
Timman vs V Faibisovich, 1969 (A04) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1
Brilliant Tactics-->B+N vs Rook
Tukmakov vs V Faibisovich, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0
Tal's endgame tactics- two bishops in Veresov
Alburt vs Tal, 1972  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Dominates R+p ending in QGA
Alekhine vs R Flores Alvarez, 1938 (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0
Great shot Ne6! Followed by instructive R+p & K+p endgame play
Alekhine vs Yates, 1910  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Brilliant play KIA
Harikrishna vs Y Hou, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 1-0
Escorting the potential Queen
Schlechter vs J Mason, 1903  (C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Chernev calls it a bolt from the blue
D Andric vs D Djaja, 1949  (E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
How to use a Queenside Majority- Excellent!
Eliskases vs Flohr, 1937  (D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 57 moves, 0-1
Capa strategic masterpiece- w some sparkling tactics
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
R+p ending. Active K + R
M Opanasenko vs M Denishev, 2012 (B15) Caro-Kann, 63 moves, 0-1
Capa demo win based on the Q-side Majority
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Tricky R+p w protected passer -> Basic K+p
P Michel vs M Czerniak, 1944 (C15) French, Winawer, 62 moves, 1-0
Chernev's Endgame Arithmetic #48 K + p
J Mieses vs Reshevsky, 1935  (B15) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1
Game #59 Grandmaster Chess Strategy R+p endgames
Andersson vs Larsen, 1975  (A04) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 1-0
Game #60 Grandmaster Chess Strategy
Andersson vs S Mariotti, 1975  (A22) English, 41 moves, 1-0
#61 GCS R+p
Andersson vs L Christiansen, 1979 (A17) English, 51 moves, 1-0
#62 GCS R+p
Andersson vs Huebner, 1981  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 1-0
#63 GCS
Andersson vs Miles, 1981  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 1-0
Brilliant endgame, enlightened Kibbitzing! esp. Tamar
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
The famous Hippo sac, w a cool opp color Bishop+R endgame!
Tal vs Vasiukov, 1964  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 58 moves, 1-0
Opp Bishops win- Kings Indian Attack
S Kindermann vs O Reeh, 2006 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 1-0
The active King in an opposite color bishop attck
Naiditsch vs Nisipeanu, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
Opp Bishops + Queen attack. Very nice!
D Eggleston vs Short, 2011  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 70 moves, 0-1
Another ex of capa's clever endgame play
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
How Karpov wins Endgames
Spassky vs Karpov, 1974  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 56 moves, 0-1
Easy to follow technique when ahead
S Fazekas vs L Barden, 1958 (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 45 moves, 0-1
Maneuvering to win a drawn bishop endgame
W Hartston vs Barcza, 1973  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 95 moves, 1-0
Rook ending- #2 beats #3 QGD
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2013  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
R+p Q-side majority
Schlechter vs A Kaufmann, 1916  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Precise Q+N vs Q + B by Kramik
Kramnik vs Vitiugov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Total Domination. Game 1 in Grandmaster Chess Strategy
Andersson vs Robatsch, 1979  (A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0
25 moves of Q+ R vs. Q+ R
Andersson vs K Hulak, 1983  (A15) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Nice Interference/Knight fork shot, + endgame technique
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2007  (A57) Benko Gambit, 58 moves, 0-1
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