advantage of the exchange
Svidler vs A Timofeev, 2009  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
advantage of the exchange
Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
rook v 2 minor pieces
I Cheparinov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2008 (C11) French, 50 moves, 0-1
rook v 2 minor pieces
Bologan vs Caruana, 2009  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
piece for 3 pawns
D Kokarev vs E Najer, 2009  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0
queen v rook & minor piece
Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
q v rook & minor piece
R Leitao vs Caruana, 2010  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 24 moves, 0-1
q v 2 rooks
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2008  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0
q v 2 rooks
Dreev vs J Zhou, 2008 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0
q v 3 minor pieces
E Vorobiov vs S Beshukov, 2002  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
q v 2 minor pieces
D Svetushkin vs Landa, 2010  (B10) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 1-0
q v 2 minor pieces
M Al-Modiahki vs A Kveinys, 2008  (B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
playing with extra pawn
Carlsen vs Adams, 2007  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 77 moves, 1-0
playing with extra pawn
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
playing with a pawn less
Kramnik vs Dominguez Perez, 2008  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
playing with a pawn less
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2009  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
bishop v knight
Miles vs Timman, 1984  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0
bishop v knight
Anand vs Radjabov, 2009  (B33) Sicilian, 61 moves, 1-0
bishop v knight
Nisipeanu vs Radjabov, 2010  (B33) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0
the 2 bishops
Gelfand vs Eljanov, 2009  (A13) English, 36 moves, 0-1
creating a plan
V Malakhatko vs A Volokitin, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1
when you can't think of a plan
Yusupov vs Nunn, 1990 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
when you can't think of a plan
Giri vs Karjakin, 2011  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 36 moves, 1-0
central pawns
Movsesian vs M Panarin, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
central pawns
Anand vs Svidler, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 32 moves, 1-0
improving piece position
D Svetushkin vs Y Wang, 2007 (B30) Sicilian, 81 moves, 0-1
improving piece position
Anand vs Leko, 2009  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 36 moves, 1-0
space advantage
Vitiugov vs Ganguly, 2010  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 37 moves, 1-0
space advantage
Z Almasi vs Macieja, 2010  (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
manoeuvring
Gelfand vs Y Wang, 2010  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 82 moves, 1-0
liquidating to an endgame
Westerinen vs Hort, 2007 (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 37 moves, 0-1
liquidating to an endgame
Bologan vs C Bauer, 1999 (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
using the whole board
Grischuk vs Ivanchuk, 2011  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
using the whole board
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1966  (A16) English, 61 moves, 0-1
the minority attack
Van Wely vs Short, 2010  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
the minority attack
Timman vs Short, 1993  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 44 moves, 0-1
inferior positions
Carlsen vs V Gashimov, 2008  (A15) English, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
inferior positions
P H Nielsen vs Caruana, 2010 (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
the curse of passivity
Tomashevsky vs I Khairullin, 2010  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1-0
the curse of passivity
S Berndt vs P H Nielsen, 2006 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
the initiative
Adams vs D Howell, 2010  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
the initiative
McShane vs Carlsen, 2010  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0
open files
Topalov vs Anand, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
open files
A Mista vs J Gdanski, 2010 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
outposts
Leko vs Navara, 2008  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
outposts
Kasimdzhanov vs S Megaranto, 2008  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 44 moves, 1-0
the dominant knight
S Azarov vs B Socko, 2009 (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
the dominant knight
Svidler vs E Berg, 2010  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0
misplaced piece
Grischuk vs Gelfand, 2009  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 50 moves, 1-0
good & bad bishops
Eljanov vs V Malakhov, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
bad bishop is good
Radjabov vs Eljanov, 2010  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 56 moves, 0-1
opening lines
Ivanchuk vs Bareev, 2002  (C11) French, 57 moves, 1-0
positional pawn sacrifices
Kryvoruchko vs Smirin, 2008  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 1-0
positional pawn sacrifices
So vs Navara, 2011  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 34 moves, 1-0
liberating moves
Grischuk vs Gelfand, 2011  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
liberating moves
V Ikonnikov vs J Maiwald, 2004  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 48 moves, 0-1
positional exchange sacrifices
Van Wely vs Topalov, 2006  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 0-1
other positional sacrifices
Anand vs H Wang, 2011  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
king in the centre
Bacrot vs Mamedyarov, 2009  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
king in the centre
T Hillarp Persson vs Tiviakov, 2008  (B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
sacrifice
T S Nguyen vs M Kanep, 2010  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
sacrifice
Smirin vs L Voloshin, 2003 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 33 moves, 1-0
disaster on g7
Shengelia vs A Belezky, 2009 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
disaster on g7
R Mamedov vs A Shomoev, 2009  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0
sacrifice
Z Almasi vs Mikhalevski, 2008  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 33 moves, 1-0
sacrifice
Radjabov vs Svidler, 2006  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
sacrifice in the sicilian
Stellwagen vs Naiditsch, 2003  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 30 moves, 1-0
sacrifice in the sicilian
Radjabov vs Gelfand, 2005  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1
sacrifice in the sicilian
S Azarov vs Jobava, 2007  (B89) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
rook xc3 in the sicilian
T Abergel vs Negi, 2010  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
rook xc3 in the sicilian
Shirov vs Anand, 2008  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
castling on opposite sides
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
castling on opposite sides
Sax vs J Gallagher, 1999  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1
the rook-lift
A Shariyazdanov vs V Petukhov, 2004  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
the rook-lift
J Radulski vs Z Almasi, 2008  (B83) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1
bringing up the reserves
G Vescovi vs Radjabov, 2010  (E90) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1
excluding defensive pieces
J Zhao vs D Xiu, 2011  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0
attack against the fianchetto
A Riazantsev vs D Kokarev, 2009  (E70) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
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