Positional Venture
Smyslov vs J Rubinetti, 1970  (E08) Catalan, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0
Kramanik outplays Carlsen
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2010  (E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Petrosian Shows his Class
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1
Positional Queen Sac
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Instructive Game on positional values
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
Alekhine was Superb
Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Fischer proves the value of Counter
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicillion Najdorf
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1
Fischer Brilliant
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Bishop cannot be taken
A Naumann vs R Eames, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Kramanik played nice.
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0
B vs N with an extra pawn
A Yusupov vs Anand, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 70 moves, 1-0
Positional Game with short term plans.
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
Kramanik surprised Gelfand
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 2011  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 44 moves, 0-1
Good Positional Game
Kasimdzhanov vs E Alekseev, 2008  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
Sharp game on Nimzo
S Tkeshelashvili vs Y Xu, 2004  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 19 moves, 0-1
Nimzo e3 variation
Potkin vs H Wang, 2010  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 30 moves, 0-1
Karpov gives exchange for innitiative.
R Osterman vs Karpov, 1975  (E14) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
Garry played like a machine
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Blunders of high level can be exploited by Positional players o
Carlsen vs Giri, 2011  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1
Gary Kasparov played well.
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A21) English, 50 moves, 1-0
G.K Naj
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Creating innitiative from posibilities of going messy.
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1997  (A06) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Investment & Return.
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Tactics will not work against Positional Players.
Kramnik vs J Polgar, 2012  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1-0
Karpov wins in a Style
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
Best Game ever played.
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Good example of Threat & Forcing Play.
Y Estrin vs H Berliner, 1965  (C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Positional Game on Nimzo Indian.
T Mamedjarova vs Naiditsch, 2007 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Magnus Carlsen coudnt get breakthrough.
Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2010  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
If U Cannot play d5 then force your opponent to remain busy on
F Berend vs Navara, 2007  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitch Zugzwangs Schamish
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Marshals Gold.
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Alekhines Vission in blindgame.
Alekhine vs N E Schwartz, 1926  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 54 moves, 1-0
Laskers Forcing play and immortal mate by king move
Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Morphy Calculated brilliantly.
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Nice Calculation based on Vission & Plan.
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Immense calculation work by W. Steintz
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Veresovs opening.
W Duckworth vs L Remlinger, 2012 (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Punishing Grobs attack.
W Duckworth vs E Schiller, 1988  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Dutch
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2012  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 59 moves, 1-0
Gelfand plays Najdorf.
Karjakin vs Gelfand, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1
Sic Naj
Giri vs V Gashimov, 2012  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 0-1
Middle Game
Caruana vs McShane, 2012  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 67 moves, 1-0
Sharp game with lot of Calculation work.
A Rodriguez Vila vs G Vescovi, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Leko, 2013  (E15) Queen's Indian, 59 moves, 1-0
Superb End Game.
Van Wely vs Kramnik, 1990  (A90) Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1
ele gambit
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
ele gambit dec
F Washaba vs P Corbin, 2004  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
ele gamb line
P Topholm vs R Pape, 1988  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
ele gam another
NN vs E Diemer, 1978  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
Bronstein attacks with the King in early middle Game.
NN vs Bronstein, 1954  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs The World, 2010  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 1-0
Rubestein on Positional
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Korochnoy on open Spanish.
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1955  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 33 moves, 0-1
Magnus fine
Carlsen vs F Vallejo Pons, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Kramanik positioaly Superb
Kramnik vs G Bwalya, 2013  (A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
QGD Sharp
Giri vs Smeets, 2011  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
KID E 62
Benko vs Portisch, 1957 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
KID-E 62
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1995 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
KID fianchetto variation
A Lahiri vs N Wajih, 2001 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchetto
F Berkes vs M Pacher, 2012  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchettio
M Bokuchava vs S Jacimovic, 2013 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
KID Fianchetto
Petrosian vs Benko, 1959  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
KID FIANCHETTO
D Berczes vs A Sesma Merino, 2012 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchetto
A Dimukhametov vs A S Ipatov, 2012 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 41 moves, 1-0
KID FIANCHETTO
S Azaladze vs R Veleski, 2010 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0
KID FIANCHETTO
Vaganian vs D Haroutjunian, 2006 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
Invitation to Jungle
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
Magnus Squeezing Blood out of Stone.
Carlsen vs Anand, 2013  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0
Magnus takes innitiative.
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capa very Simple
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Kramanik plays Sharp.
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2013  (A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
Kramanik in peak form.
Kramnik vs J Rowson, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Svidler outplays Kramanik.
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2013  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
Gelfand keeps passed pawn under Survellance.
Gelfand vs J Polgar, 2013  (E15) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Ivachuk
Karpov vs Ivanchuk, 2013  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand back on tracks
Anand vs McShane, 2013  (A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
Amazing Garry.
Short vs Kasparov, 1989  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 103 moves, 0-1
Nakamura Surprised Gelfand.
Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2013  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 36 moves, 1-0
Kramanik lost patience.
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2013  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 1-0
Kramanik played Forcing Middlegame
Anand vs Kramnik, 2013  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
Gelfand exploited Q Side Weaknesses
Gelfand vs Caruana, 2013  (A80) Dutch, 43 moves, 1-0
Great Game Gelfand.
Gelfand vs Adams, 2013  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0
Gelfand initiates pressure in middle game.
Caruana vs Gelfand, 2013  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Capa ending.
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1936  (B58) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1
Capa Outplayed Aekhine
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 70 moves, 1-0
Capa Simple & Tuff.
Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
Capa Endgame.
Capablanca vs Reti, 1924  (C14) French, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
Max Euwe
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
Euwe Pearl
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0
Fisher
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Miles restricted Smyslov
Miles vs Smyslov, 1986  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Kramanik restricts Svidler.
Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0
Anand restructed Aronion.
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
Kramanik plays positional to tame Anand
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Botvinik IQP
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Topalov"s Masterpiece
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2009  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1
Gata Kamisky Brilliant.
Kamsky vs Shirov, 2007  (B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
Accepted winning Trade
H Stefansson vs Carlsen, 2007  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
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