The benefits of controlling the center
P S Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
This kingside weakness is nothing; the center is easily winning
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Strong points and weaknesses: Provoking a weakness
Boleslavsky vs Flohr, 1950  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Fight for the center and the initiative. It's worth the prize
E Gereben vs Spielmann, 1934  (D94) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 0-1
Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack
Spassky vs Gligoric, 1980  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Activate pieces with help of a pawn sacrifice
J W te Kolste vs Nimzowitsch, 1925  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Energetic play
Seirawan vs P Zarnicki, 1993  (E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Exchange sacrifice
Kramnik vs Giri, 2011  (E97) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Light-square orgy
Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Attack: Finding an invasion route
Lilienthal vs Aronin, 1948  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0
Position play: How to play in "simple" positions
Alekhine vs Eliskases, 1939  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Position can quickly collapse when you create targets to attack
Averbakh vs J H Donner, 1963  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Strategic demolition
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1
Model of strategic clarity
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
I have a better bishop than you
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1926  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Knights winning out over bishops
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Sicilian attack on the kingside
Chiburdanidze vs Larsen, 1993  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 33 moves, 1-0
French attack on the kingside
Hort vs M Schauwecker, 1987  (C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0
Queen's Indian attack on the kingside
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1981 (E12) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit attack on the kingside
Keres vs Fine, 1937  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Ruy Lopez attack on the kingside
Han and Hisler Durisch vs Tarrasch, 1904  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1
Sicilian attack on the kingside II
Pilnik vs Geller, 1955  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 38 moves, 0-1
King's Indian attack on the kingside
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Black use the idea from the game Lasker - Bauer, 1889
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Bxh7+ Game over
Szabo vs A Bisguier, 1955  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
The queenside is mine
T H Tylor vs Alekhine, 1937 (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
14...Bc6 [14...b5 15.Nf1 Qb8! 16.Ne3 a5, Nimzowitsch]
Reti vs Yates, 1924  (A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0
More than enough compensation for my queen
J Xu vs Ivanchuk, 1993  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 62 moves, 0-1
Controlling everything of importance
K Georgiev vs Miles, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Look a bit more and there is instead for white 15.Nc3!
Paulsen vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C02) French, Advance, 62 moves, 0-1
24...Bd8?? (24...fxe5! 25.Qg6 Bf6 26.Rfc1 e4 27.Rc7 Qxd4)
Milner-Barry vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1928  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0
42.Nxf7? (42.Nf3!)
Alekhine vs L Asztalos, 1927  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
Deep Gligoric
Gligoric vs Unzicker, 1973  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
24.Bb5! (24.Rc2?! Qxa4 followed by Nc5)
Capablanca vs Yates, 1919  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 61 moves, 1-0
Key Squares - Strong Points b4, c5, b6
Vasiukov vs A Ornstein, 1976 (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
Nice Team Work
J Kraai vs R Ris, 2011 (A13) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Tricky Knight
Y Hou vs Caruana, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 0-1
Tactics, tactics, tactics...
Sasikiran vs V Laznicka, 2011  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 1-0
A Correspondence Chess World Champion gives a lesson
I Bern vs L Danek, 2002  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
Hooked Grandmaster
V Liberzon vs W Hook, 1974  (C18) French, Winawer, 72 moves, 0-1
Fischer was better prepared for a Hook
Fischer vs W Hook, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
A nice little combination
Nijboer vs Piket, 1994 (C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Strategy closed position
Seirawan vs M Vukic, 1979  (A16) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Dutch Stonewall
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  (A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
19.b4!! We are not obliged to recapture
Karpov vs Westerinen, 1974  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0
And then came f7-f5...
Huebner vs R Pruijssers, 2011  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
How and where an advance on the wrong wing should be punished
K Opocensky vs Nimzowitsch, 1925  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1
The effect of prevention and the idea of total mobility
Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Restraint of a doubled pawn complex
Nimzowitsch vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925  (A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Complete restraint
P Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
9...c6? [9...Nc6 10.h3 Be6 11.Nf3 h6 12.Rhd1 a6, Nimzowitsch]
Nimzowitsch vs A Pritzel, 1922  (B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 1-0
23...Ra8? [23...g6 24.Ng3 Nd4; 23...Nd4] 24.Qf3 Ra2? [24...Nd4]
Blackburne vs Nimzowitsch, 1914  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
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