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Games worth studying
Compiled by kevins55555
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A collection of beautiful games I found to study. You could have a look at those games to see which one you like to study.

Develop as fast as you can, on open files. And attack.
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Knights in the center, rooks on open files.
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0

"A jewel of a game", the annotation at the last move says.
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

If you want to be attacking, then you'll have to have the guts.
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Power of the bishops
Karpov vs Vaganian, 1972 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0

If you think carefully before sacrificing, it will work.
Keres vs Verbac, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Rooks belong on open files.
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Sac to Arabian Mate
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931 
(C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0

Don't put your king squashed in between pieces.
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Very pretty deflection tactic.
Kasparov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2011 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 59 moves, 1-0

Obvious...
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

This is an example of the basics of attack.
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1849 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Beginners: How to Smother your Opponent
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Game of the Century...
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Beautiful attacking flair by Morozevich.
Van Wely vs Morozevich, 1996 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Short vs Timman, 1991 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

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