instructive use of creativity and middlegame paralysis
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
instructive attacking prep and initiation
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Of course, I MUST include this game
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
instructive dynamic play
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Rf6!!
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Ba7!! to get the open file
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Bagirov vs Gufeld, 1973  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
J Salman vs S Agaian, 2003 (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 33 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs B Karen, 1997  (B06) Robatsch, 52 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Instructive ways to get ahead in development
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
26...Bb1!! is killer
L Aronson vs Tal, 1957  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 36 moves, 0-1
Brilliant defense: 17...c4! and 18...a6!
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Instructive sacrificial onslaught: the power of open lines!
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Development+exposed king=attack!
J C Benjamin vs G Carter, 1982  (C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Instructive exchange sac
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
21.Bg6!!
Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Capa was unbeatable in the endgame
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
instructive attack
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
Van Wely vs K Georgiev, 1997  (E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Alburt vs N Weinstein, 1984  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0
Piket vs Smirin, 1993  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
J Schulten vs Kieseritzky, 1850  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
what NOT to do in the Najdorf
F Zimmermann vs W Huebner, 1977  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Great Grunfeld game
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
When you have bishops, open the position!
Petrosian vs Lilienthal, 1949  (C49) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1-0
don't play on both flanks!
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  (A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
Keene vs P L Roe, 1967  (A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Dzindzichashvili vs Kalandazichvili, 1967  (C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Tal vs NN, 1963  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs J Arnason, 1987  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
Burn vs Owen, 1874  (B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0
E Sobernheim vs S A Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
J Agdamus vs J Rubinetti, 1970  (E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Chigorin vs H Caro, 1898  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Allies, 1905  (C56) Two Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Leko, 1996  (A15) English, 91 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Capablanca, 1928  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 0-1
Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs E Pilhal, 1860  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Timman vs Karpov, 1979  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Reti vs A Speijer, 1919  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
Gulko vs K Grigorian, 1971  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 40 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923  (A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991  (B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
D Pruess vs W Shipman, 1998  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
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