Double exchange sac in ending
Kamsky vs E Romanov, 2012  (A06) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Shirov plays Archangel Main Line
T Ernst vs Shirov, 1990  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1
White's tactics involve black's undefended bishop
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1996  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 65 moves, 1-0
Fischer with a lead in development and against pawn weaknesses
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's Immortal
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Tal against the Pirc
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs the Pirc
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Double piece sac in the ending to herald in Q-side passers
Karpov vs C Hansen, 1992  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Fischer Exchange
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1966  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Fischer Exchange
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1970  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
11 year old American prodigy
Sevian vs T Abrahamyan, 2012  (C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Trompowsky Attack
Van der Wiel vs Kasparov, 1982  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Carlsen plays the Ponziani
Carlsen vs Harikrishna, 2013  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Kramnik attains winning position vs. Deep Fritz
Kramnik vs Deep Fritz, 2006  (E03) Catalan, Open, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Komodo wins positionally
Komodo vs Rybka, 2014  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 81 moves, 1-0
Anand - Kasparov
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
deflection
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Rxf7!!
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Smyslov tricky mate
Smyslov vs Oll, 1993  (A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0
Shabalov Attack; combinations w/ underprotected pieces
Cmilyte vs C Vinas Guerrero, 2005  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Hou beats Giri with the Dragon
Giri vs Y Hou, 2013  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 85 moves, 0-1
tricky tactics involving mate threats to gobble pawns
Fischer vs J Durao, 1966  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Fischer g3 against sicilian
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
The Queen has nowhere to go
Fischer vs S Schweber, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
annotated by Keene; strong attack
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  (A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs the French
Bronstein vs Keene, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
White has more space to maneuver
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1960  (A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Carlsen wins playing Sicilian
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2015  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
Fischer Brilliancy
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Carlsen plays Dutch
Anand vs Carlsen, 2015  (A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 0-1
Carlsen: budding challenger
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Carlsen and the Queenside
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2015  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2015  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
Giri vs Grischuk, 2015  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Caruana, 2015  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
So vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1
Grischuk vs Anand, 2015  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
So vs Grischuk, 2015  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs So, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
So vs Nakamura, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Wei Yi vs Ding Liren, 2015  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
immortal zugswang
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
securing and using outpost f5
P Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1926  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2015  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Bologan, 2003  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
sunday puzzle; nice combination
Sutovsky vs Sakaev, 2007  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 55 moves, 1-0
marshall attack piece sacs combination
Shabalov vs Aronian, 2004  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 47 moves, 0-1
D Howell vs M Roiz, 2015  (C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Iturrizaga Bonelli vs V Papin, 2010  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Wei Yi vs J Zhou, 2013  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs S Campos, 1927  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Wojtaszek, 2015  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2006  (B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Aronian vs Topalov, 2015  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2015  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 78 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Y Hou vs B Esen, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs C Li, 2015  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
Giri vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1
magnus candidates
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2013  (B30) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (B50) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs So, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
knight + queen sac finish
G Ferrantes vs A Giustolisi, 1956  (E91) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2007  (D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Miles vs Ljubojevic, 1978  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Return of Fischer
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Marshall, 1925  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Rd6
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908  (C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Fischer annotation
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Tal, 1960  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs H Wang, 2012  (E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 28 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1923  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs E Steiner, 1921  (C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
dble bishop sac
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 75 moves, 1-0
NN vs Santa Claus, 1908  (C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1
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