Ch. 2.1: Methods of creating an open file Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916   (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1 K Bischoff vs Sutovsky, 2001  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 26 moves, 0-1 Uhlmann vs Ujtumen, 1970  (E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0 Csom vs V Liberzon, 1977  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 49 moves, 1-0 Anand vs Short, 2001  (C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 53 moves, 1-0 Stahlberg vs Szabados, 1950 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 60 moves, 1-0 Uhlmann vs Portisch, 1968  (E92) King's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0 Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927   (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1 Portisch vs S Dittmann, 1959 (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0 Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0 Krogius vs Smyslov, 1967  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 43 moves, 0-1 K Honfi vs Portisch, 1964 (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1 Kramnik vs Beliavsky, 1995  (A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0 Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0 Uhlmann vs A I Petrushin, 1980 (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 26 moves, 1-0 Gulko vs A Kochyev, 1978  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0 Uhlmann vs W Schmidt, 1967  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0 Ch. 2.2: Preparing to occupy the open file Karpov vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1977  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 30 moves, 1-0 S Hamann vs Uhlmann, 1975  (E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1 Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0 Polugaevsky vs J H Donner, 1970  (E73) King's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0 Smyslov vs B Rabar, 1952 (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 32 moves, 1-0 Polugaevsky vs Smyslov, 1960  (D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 0-1 I Bilek vs Smyslov, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs Trompowsky / Charlier / Madeira de, 1939  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0 Ch. 3.1: The conquest of the open file Bondarevsky vs E Lundin, 1948  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0 Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1971  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 43 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1945  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0 Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0 Huebner vs Karpov, 1977  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 49 moves, 0-1 Ch. 3.2: Square weaknesses on the open file P Biyiasas vs Hug, 1973  (B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0 Kotov vs Levenfish, 1949  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 A Evenson vs Alekhine, 1916  (C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 0-1 B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1 Smyslov vs Polugaevsky, 1970  (A05) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 1-0 Uhlmann vs Yanofsky, 1968 (E92) King's Indian, 70 moves, 1-0 Portisch vs I Radulov, 1969  (A10) English, 35 moves, 1-0 Z Kozul vs S Atalik, 2001 (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0 Ch. 3.3: The struggle against the open file Alekhine vs Kostic, 1931  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0 Chapter 4: The dominant open file Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Ponomariov, 2002  (C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0 Salov vs Illescas Cordoba, 1995 (A28) English, 46 moves, 1-0 Larsen vs A Nielsen, 1953  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 29 moves, 1-0 W Winter vs Alekhine, 1936  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1 Stahlberg vs Taimanov, 1953  (E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1 P Dely vs Portisch, 1971 (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1 A Moiseenko vs Turov, 2001 (D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0 Salov vs Shirov, 1996 (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 32 moves, 0-1 Korchnoi vs R Bellin, 1976  (A10) English, 34 moves, 1-0 49 games