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...8.d5!?
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0

...10.g5
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919 
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1

18.f3!?
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

...16.Rf7!?
Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 48 moves, 0-1

...5.b5
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1953 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

15.g6
Tal vs Koblents, 1957 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

7.d5!?
Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

...9.g5
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

12.Nxf7
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

19.Ncd1
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 53 moves, 1-0

16.Nd4
Anand vs H Wang, 2011 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0

9.Nd2
Aronian vs Sutovsky, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0

7.h3
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2012 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 68 moves, 1-0

8.g4
Tomashevsky vs Morozevich, 2012 
(E90) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

13.Bg2
Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2012 
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

...13.a5
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012 
(E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

...6.Nc6
Bluebaum vs J Hector, 2014
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

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