Botvinnik vs Robatsch, 1966  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
It takes one to know one...
Karpov vs Tal, 1980  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0
A lesson on keeping the initiative
X Bu vs L Seres, 1999  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
V Akobian vs Robson, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1
12 year old Capa
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Very clever, 13...c5
So vs Giri, 2016  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Duras vs Capablanca, 1913  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 75 moves, 0-1
A crushing Stonewall
R Kujoth vs C C Crittenden, 1949  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Was Capablanca good or what?
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
Could Garry plan an attack, or what?
Kasparov vs Csom, 1980  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0
Mostly for the opening, the score is wrong later.
K Havasi vs Tartakower, 1929  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
How to win w/ opposite color bishops.
Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1929  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
A ruthless attack!
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
I dunno, I dunno...
Flohr vs Fine, 1935  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2014  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 43 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
A textbook on weak squares and initiative
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1988  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Karpov teaches technique to a top GM
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1989  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0
Black may not have played well, but White sure did!
M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2014  (A80) Dutch, 13 moves, 1-0
Kasparov Q trade for minors, pawns and initiative
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
A smoking attack by Portisch
Portisch vs de Firmian, 1990  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Incredible!
Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1988  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 0-1
This is the chess!!!
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Capablanca sees a little more...
Capablanca vs Rossolimo, 1938  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
No wonder Lasker doesn't play this anymore.
Jakovenko vs Gelfand, 2011  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0
Why I don't like 5...Nxd5
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
A unique game in many ways.
Capablanca vs Yates, 1924  (A48) King's Indian, 77 moves, 1-0
Another lesson from the master.
Capablanca vs J Mieses, 1928  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
"Baked a Lasker" :-)
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury's last great game.
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1904  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Double rook sac & very sharp finish!
Aronian vs Caruana, 2015  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
What did Bacrot have for breakfast?
Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
wowsers-"Sax and Violence" :)
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Nicely done.
S Takacs vs K Havasi, 1926 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
How to handle the Fajawaricz var.
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2014  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
White opens Black's position like a ripe banana
Chiburdanidze vs Z Peng, 1996  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
The Winawer Gambit
Karpov vs Bareev, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 57 moves, 0-1
Not Petrosian's approach !
Nakamura vs R Bellin, 2016  (A92) Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0
White castles VERY long
J van Ruitenburg vs S Castellani, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1990  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 63 moves, 0-1
E Schiller vs Carpenter, 1977  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Kramnik gives a lesson
Kramnik vs A Korobov, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0
Geller was the berries!
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Great game!
Reshevsky vs Capablanca, 1935  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
p.35 Excelling at Chess
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Euwe was 52
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
The Austrian Attack
Korchnoi vs Piket, 1993  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1
Brilliant logic, a unique game
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1
Flavored like a Carlsen game
Gelfand vs E Inarkiev, 2016  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 36 moves, 1-0
Young WIM plays well
J M Frayna vs A Bivol, 2016  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 39 moves, 1-0
Just one slip...
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2007  (D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1
Capa 12 wins no losses vs. the Nimzo !
Capablanca vs V Mikenas, 1939  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Another Rubinstein brilliancy
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1925  (A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1
The Marshall Gambit; well played
Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
The drawish exchange Slav :-)
Seirawan vs Beliavsky, 1988  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1
QGD exchange var. ala Portisch;(D35 "a point machine")
Portisch vs D Ciric, 1968 (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
49.Qa2! with malice aforethought!
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1918  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
Just a little snack!
H Berliner vs A Rott, 1956  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
More aggressive than me-(Alekhine)
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Winning with the Dutch
R Balins vs Tal, 1953  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Who was this guy?? :-D
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Finally, another Kramnik brilliancy
Kramnik vs Bluebaum, 2017  (A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Xlnt win in B of opp colors;also, ck the links in kibitz
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
Kasparov at 17
Kasparov vs Chiburdanidze, 1980  (E92) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Two tough cookies
Cmilyte vs A Pourkashiyan, 2006 (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Nice finish
I Rabinovich vs V Goglidze, 1939  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 23 moves, 1-0
Dreev is the name
I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Hammer liked it and so did I
Krasenkow vs J L Hammer, 2016  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 50 moves, 0-1
Karpov has no nerves!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
This is a king hunt!!
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
Oh me, oh Maia :)
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982  (D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
Young Dubov
A Nadanian vs Dubov, 2013 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Lovely game by Gelfand
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0
Twin game to Gelfand/Shirov?
Gelfand vs Salov, 1996  (D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
Morozovich! (and Alapin)
I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
Keres!(and Alapin)
A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Reminds me of d'Artagnan
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
A prolonged punchout
I Ivanov vs V Mezentsev, 2000  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Scholtens joins the club
Menchik vs C Scholtens, 1934 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 1-0
"this is the chess understanding!!!"--carpovius
Karpov vs Gulko, 1996  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
The Ragozin as Bobby would have appreciated
S Foisor vs N Paikidze, 2018  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 29 moves, 0-1
This is what you can call a fighting draw!!!
Gelfand vs Anand, 2012  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Another Finegold anti-Gruenfeld
B Finegold vs S Mikhailuk, 2003 (D80) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
Brilliant tactics!
J Werle vs P K Wells, 2008  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
How I would have done it (in my dreams)
Alekhine vs K Opocensky, 1925  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Shirov + Noteboom =Shboom!
Onischuk vs Shirov, 2007  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
11...Qe7 best novelty 1982
Psakhis vs Geller, 1982  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein's remorseless logic
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
A good fight
A Moiseenko vs A Korobov, 2011 (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 80 moves, 1-0
Warning! Not for the faint of heart!
Tukmakov vs Khenkin, 1992  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
Pieces always in the right place
Dreev vs Karpov, 2000  (E12) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
Karpov!
Karpov vs K Georgiev, 1994  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 34 moves, 1-0
Nice sharp game
Jobava vs R Svane, 2020  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
Quite an upset, well played
J Rukavina vs Korchnoi, 1973  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
Chess is a thinking game
Kasparov vs P Nikolic, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
But it was opposite colored bishops!
So vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 58 moves, 1-0
Not the way I would have played it
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
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