Chapter 1: Dynamics
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Euwe, 1948  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Shirov, 2000  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Stein vs Smyslov, 1972  (A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Lputian vs Ivanchuk, 1998 (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 34 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Portisch, 1965  (B10) Caro-Kann, 27 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Adams, 1999  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Timman, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Chapter 2: Development
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs T Hampton, 1858  (C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Chigorin, 1906  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Unzicker, 1952  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1991  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs H Wolf, 1922  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1993  (A13) English, 40 moves, 0-1
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Geller vs Smyslov, 1970  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 79 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Robatsch, 1966  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs K Opocensky, 1925  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1995  (A48) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Polugaevsky, 1970  (A15) English, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs A V Kharitonov, 1988  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs F Olafsson, 1976  (B44) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1965  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0
Chapter 3: King moves for attacking purposes
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Leko, 2000  (B44) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Larsen, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Tal vs V Soloviev, 1955  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 53 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Yates, 1926  (A28) English, 63 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Chapter 4: Breakthrough
Stahlberg vs Geller, 1953  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine vs H Johner, 1934  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 47 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Taimanov, 1960  (B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1
G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989  (A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Beliavsky, 1995  (A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Timman, 1995  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0
Chapter 5: Initiative
Alekhine vs H Fahrni, 1914  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Evans, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1939  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
G Stoltz vs Botvinnik, 1946  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Szabo, 1953  (E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 50 moves, 1-0
Stein vs Keres, 1967  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0
A Bisguier vs Stein, 1962  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Z Kozul vs Kasparov, 1989  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Tukmakov, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Short, 1994  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs V Malaniuk, 1994  (A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Timman, 1971 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 59 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1939  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994  (A21) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1994  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1896  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Anand vs T Markowski, 2003  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 43 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1944  (A47) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Korchnoi, 1973  (A20) English, 43 moves, 0-1
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