Lasker can't save everything
Janowski vs Lasker, 1896  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 71 moves, 1-0
3 pawns are more than enough
Sedlak vs Velimirovic, 2000 (B32) Sicilian, 76 moves, 1-0
I Platonov vs B Katalymov, 1969 (A10) English, 61 moves, 0-1
--> R
Van der Wiel vs Andersson, 1982  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 56 moves, 0-1
Karpov's way
Karpov vs Timman, 1993  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
--> R:B
J D Rhodes vs G Mercky, 2010  (C02) French, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1
Bacrot vs M Godena, 2004 (C78) Ruy Lopez, 74 moves, 1-0
E Najer vs Grischuk, 1998 (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0
--> R:B
E Najer vs V Shalimov, 2005  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Giri, 2012  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Cmilyte vs I Nyzhnyk, 2012  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 64 moves, 0-1
Uffe
Andersson vs K Langeweg, 1981  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1-0
3:3||
D Arngrimsson vs J L Hammer, 2011  (B10) Caro-Kann, 48 moves, 0-1
Vassili
Geller vs Smyslov, 1956  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 56 moves, 0-1
B Socko vs T Markowski, 2001 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
--> R
A Udeshi vs R Kulkarni, 2011 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 60 moves, 0-1
--> R:B
Stahlberg vs Nimzowitsch, 1934  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 64 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Lputian, 1995  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 52 moves, 0-1
H Mertens vs I Cheparinov, 2012 (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 77 moves, 0-1
Sasikiran vs O Annageldyev, 2005 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Djingarova vs V Eingorn, 2001 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tukmakov vs V Eingorn, 1989 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 89 moves, 0-1
--> R+
Nimzowitsch vs Yates, 1926  (A28) English, 65 moves, 1-0
The danger of kings on the edge
Q Huang vs W Doudou, 2012  (E61) King's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0
RR:RB+2
Yusupov vs Van Wely, 1994 (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 64 moves, 0-1
R S Hoff vs N Whitaker, 1916  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 43 moves, 1-0
--> RR:Rppp
Hort vs Unzicker, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 59 moves, 0-1
Stellwagen vs A Berelowitsch, 2012 (C11) French, 58 moves, 1-0
A Stukopin vs M Atabayev, 2010 (C12) French, McCutcheon, 56 moves, 1-0
Bpp wins
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1970  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 65 moves, 0-1
A.A!!
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1921  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0
GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!!!
G Sargissian vs J Gustafsson, 2011  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
-->R:Bpp --> R:Q
M Papadakis vs M Monjac, 2010 (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 0-1
Capa executes
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
RRB:RBB
Sultan Khan vs Rubinstein, 1931  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0
Short vs G McCarthy, 2011  (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
RRB:RBB+pp
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1966  (A10) English, 34 moves, 0-1
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1936  (A92) Dutch, 56 moves, 0-1
G Danner vs Turov, 2003 (D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 0-1
S Williams vs H Melkumyan, 2012  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Vaganian vs A Vitolinsh, 1980 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
--> B-
Alekhine vs Keres, 1936  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Granda Zuniga, 1995 (C10) French, 48 moves, 1-0
--> R:Bpp
Aronian vs K Chernyshov, 1996  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
Z Nemeth vs Polgar, 1988 (A57) Benko Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
37.d5!! breakthrough
C Leotard vs N Stull, 2004  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
RRB:RBB --> RR: RB
M Dziuba vs S Azarov, 2003 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 64 moves, 0-1
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
L'Ami vs Tiviakov, 2012  (E17) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
E El Gindy vs I Georgiadis, 2007 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 98 moves, 0-1
hopeless
Qi Guo vs A Galliamova, 2013  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0
--> R
Suba vs Kamsky, 2011  (A10) English, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
RR:RBppp
Vitiugov vs A Timofeev, 2013  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 60 moves, 1-0
L Bruzon Batista vs F Hernandez Basante, 2009 (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Mamedyarov, 2013  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 67 moves, 0-1
Adams vs Epishin, 1993  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1928  (D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 36 moves, 0-1
H Melkumyan vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2016  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 84 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1948  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1925  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 1-0
Bacrot vs Topalov, 2000  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 33 moves, 0-1
H van Kempen vs M W Johnson, 1997 (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 39 moves, 0-1
2 Corr WChampions
F Baumbach vs J Sloth, 2001  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0
Vasiukov vs Korchnoi, 1965  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 43 moves, 0-1
Kalegin vs V Moskalenko, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 88 moves, 1-0
--> R:B
M Jelica vs G Heinatz, 2013 (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs D Byrne, 1972  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Suba vs S Pons, 1992 (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 62 moves, 1-0
RB+2pp (a+g)
M Matlakov vs C Ali Marandi, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0
Chandler vs R Mascarinas, 1978  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Karjakin vs Morozevich, 2013 (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Zhou vs Zhao Jun, 2012 (A15) English, 59 moves, 0-1
D Biro vs E Kahn, 2001  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 48 moves, 0-1
Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1951 (C18) French, Winawer, 58 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Panno, 1969 (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blatny vs C Bauer, 2000 (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 83 moves, 0-1
R Palliser vs D Bunzmann, 2001 (A10) English, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Safarli vs G Guseinov, 2014  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Rombaldoni vs G Caprio, 2014  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
--> R+2
Oll vs B Alterman, 1997 (B32) Sicilian, 80 moves, 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs P Dubinin, 1940 (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 74 moves, 1-0
S Azarov vs R P Sharma, 2002 (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 60 moves, 1-0
D Smerdon vs Aronian, 2014  (B07) Pirc, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Bauer vs K Roser, 2014  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 108 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gulko vs Yusupov, 1990 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Frisk vs R Luna, 2010 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 70 moves, 1-0
Salov vs Polgar, 1997  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 53 moves, 0-1
3:3||
Van Wely vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2012 (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 122 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs K Berbatov, 2010  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0
--> R
I Krush vs V Akobian, 2010  (B07) Pirc, 113 moves, 0-1
R Taylor vs G Morrell, 2014  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 46 moves, 0-1
3:3||
B Dalmy vs G Foldes, 1912 (C21) Center Game, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
Radjabov vs Shirov, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 0-1
F Osmanodja vs I Khurtsilava, 2015 (C60) Ruy Lopez, 68 moves, 1-0
A Donskov vs S Grigorian, 2012 (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Bagirov vs O Magyar, 1989  (A14) English, 46 moves, 1-0
I Raud vs Stahlberg, 1937 (C11) French, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Seirawan vs Nakamura, 2003  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
hopeless
H Ree vs J H Donner, 1971  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0
--> R:Bp
Timman vs A J Mestel, 1982  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 115 moves, 1-0
--> R:B || B wins
Bogoljubov vs Nimzowitsch, 1931  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 65 moves, 0-1
RB wins
Alekhine vs Flohr, 1936  (C15) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Andersson, 1977  (B83) Sicilian, 66 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Beliavsky vs de Firmian, 1990 (A56) Benoni Defense, 61 moves, 0-1
W John vs Nimzowitsch, 1910  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 82 moves, 0-1
N Batsiashvili vs M Antipov, 2016 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 69 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1902 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
pawnless
Wei Yi vs M Paragua, 2012 (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 116 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stahlberg vs Najdorf, 1944  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
J Gustafsson vs Pelletier, 2001 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 46 moves, 1-0
J Gustafsson vs A Zajogin, 2014 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 60 moves, 1-0
--> R
Sax vs Tseshkovsky, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 91 moves, 1-0
Van der Sterren vs Plaskett, 1993  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 70 moves, 0-1
RB wins
G MacDonnell vs Gunsberg, 1883  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 66 moves, 1-0
RBp wins
S Ernst vs J Krassowizkij, 2016 (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0
Saric vs Kovalenko, 2016  (C18) French, Winawer, 62 moves, 0-1
RB wins
A Vaisser vs Kasparov, 1981  (E77) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1960  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Torre vs F E Parker, 1924  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Shirov, 2009  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 73 moves, 1-0
N Huschenbeth vs A Xylogiannopoulos, 2012 (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Y Shvayger vs Romanishin, 2016 (C48) Four Knights, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Castaldi vs B Rabar, 1954  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 33 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Tartakower, 1928  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 54 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Piket, 1997 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
W Hartston vs Andersson, 1975  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 128 moves, 0-1
Wojtaszek vs H Stevic, 2011 (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 59 moves, 1-0
2 pp + passivwe setup
J Cervenka vs J Schauer, 1993  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0
M Umansky vs H Rittner, 2001  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0
--R:B
Wei Yi vs Nepomniachtchi, 2017  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 75 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Eljanov, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
J Tomczak vs D Sadzikowski, 2017 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Kotov, 1953  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs O Popovych, 1956  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Tal, 1963  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
rpd
P Cramling vs K Ozturk, 2009 (A20) English, 151 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Andreikin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017  (B20) Sicilian, 52 moves, 0-1
Suba vs J de la Villa Garcia, 1994 (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Petrosian vs V Malakhov, 2014 (B06) Robatsch, 75 moves, 0-1
B Adhiban vs J van Foreest, 2017 (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Inarkiev vs R Edouard, 2016 (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 61 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0
V Valenta vs J Stocek, 1993 (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs L Lenic, 2018  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 77 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Caruana, 2018  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Pereira vs K Saravana, 2008 (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Kollars vs C Rietze, 2018 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Anand vs G Meier, 2018  (C10) French, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
U Stephan vs Y Dothan, 2001 (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 1-0
N Mohota vs G Koushik, 2016 (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
C Yip vs I Krush, 2016  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 53 moves, 1-0
Kostic vs C Jaffe, 1911  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 96 moves, 1-0
R Gao vs Yan Fang, 2017 (B01) Scandinavian, 57 moves, 1-0
D I Patrick vs H Hecht, 2010 (C10) French, 59 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Portisch, 1983  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Gligoric, 1983  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
RR:RB2(ef)
Lou Yiping vs Mo Zhai, 2013 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 119 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Foord vs A L Wilkinson, 1963 (A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
3:3||
Huebner vs B Andersen, 1968  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 1-0
AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2018  (E15) Queen's Indian, 251 moves, 1/2-1/2
Timman vs Velimirovic, 1979  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 103 moves, 1-0
S Bjarnason vs E Schiller, 1986  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 0-1
RB+2
F G Jacob vs W Cohn, 1900  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 45 moves, 0-1
A Bryntse vs Olle Smith, 1967  (A02) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
D Voit vs J Mukhina, 2019 (E73) King's Indian, 63 moves, 1-0
Eljanov vs Dreev, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 104 moves, 0-1
J Pachow vs G Souleidis, 2007 (A05) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1
RB+2 wins
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2018  (A13) English, 88 moves, 1-0
3:3||
Andersson vs H Pfleger, 1974  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kovalenko vs N Matinian, 2013 (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 53 moves, 1-0
4:4
Wojtkiewicz vs C Bauer, 1997 (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 38 moves, 1-0
RR5:RB6 --> R3:B5
L Aleshin vs V Golenischev, 1955 (B30) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
RR4:RB4 (2cc)
L Jarmula vs Niemann, 2022 (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 57 moves, 1-0
RR3:RB4
G N Treysman vs Kashdan, 1936  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 81 moves, 1-0
5:5
D Gukesh vs M Rafiee, 2019  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0
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