Rag1, push g and h
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0
Fire on Board
Shirov vs Yudasin, 1994  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 36 moves, 1-0
Mating king march
T Hillarp Persson vs T Laurusas, 2018  (A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Rook can't quite sacrifice itself
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2010  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Karpov, weak dark squares
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1988  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
endgame pawnstorm
Rapport vs Naiditsch, 2013  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
h pawn and rooks inch forward
Ding Liren vs A Moiseenko, 2013  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
...a5 out of the blue
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
The king is an attacking piece
Bologan vs Smeets, 2011  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 81 moves, 0-1
Obsessive combo
P Dubinin vs D Petrov, 1936  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
more funny than instructive
Tiviakov vs A Rakhmanov, 2014 (B06) Robatsch, 52 moves, 1-0
a8-h1
Eljanov vs Bologan, 2014  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 0-1
bad bishop
Karpov vs Lautier, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
3
Topalov vs Karjakin, 2002  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
failed desperado
O Chajes vs R Blanco Estera, 1913  (A84) Dutch, 55 moves, 0-1
Sac exchanges, queen pawns
L'Ami vs A Smirnov, 2020  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Black brings White's pieces out of balance
S D Swapnil vs M Narciso Dublan, 2015  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 33 moves, 0-1
self-mate
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
Obsessive plan is: play like Karpov
Karpov vs M Schauwecker, 1973  (A15) English, 45 moves, 1-0
Winning king walk
O Privorotsky vs A Bukhover, 1960  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 0-1
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