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Endgame Themes
Compiled by KingG
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R+P:
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948 Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941 Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905 Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908 Alatortsev vs V Chekhover, 1937 To add:
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1947

NvB:
Andersson vs A Sokolov, 1987

P endgame, creating 2 outside passed pawns
Capablanca vs A G Conde, 1919 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0

Pawn Endgame
E Cohn vs Rubinstein, 1909 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

K+P endgame
Capablanca vs W P Shipley, 1924 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 34 moves, 1-0

Pawn Endgame
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1956 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

RN vs RB
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1948 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1

Rook Endgame
Schlechter vs Rubinstein, 1912 
(C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1

Rook Endgame with pawns on same side
Capablanca vs Yates, 1930 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 87 moves, 1-0

R endgame
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0

R endgame, Rook behind passed pawn
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

Rook Endgame
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Rook Endgame
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1911 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 1-0

Rook Endgame
A Brinckmann vs Rubinstein, 1929 
(C48) Four Knights, 80 moves, 0-1

R endgame, Umbrella
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

Rook endgame
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1909  
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 75 moves, 0-1

R endgame, Rook in front of pawn
Alatortsev vs V Chekhover, 1937 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0

RB vs RN
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 71 moves, 1-0

RRN vs RRB
D Kontic vs Gligoric, 1998 
(C56) Two Knights, 40 moves, 0-1

N vs B
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1-0

B vs N
Spassky vs Fischer, 1966 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 1-0

M Gurevich vs Short, 1990 
(C01) French, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1

A Saidy vs Fischer, 1964 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 0-1

N vs B
Gulko vs Romanishin, 1978
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 80 moves, 0-1

R vs NN
Kasparov vs Seirawan, 1988 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Grischuk, 2011 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 65 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs Korchnoi, 1985 
(C11) French, 34 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs C Daly, 1996
(C11) French, 60 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1956 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 73 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs Huebner, 1981 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 1-0

H Pfleger vs Karpov, 1976 
(A17) English, 55 moves, 0-1

V Kalashnikov vs Karpov, 1961 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

J Nowak vs Pachman, 1968
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 56 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Portisch, 1966 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Tal vs Portisch, 1961 
(B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Leko, 2007 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0

Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine, 1933 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 55 moves, 0-1

Flohr vs Petrov, 1937 
(A28) English, 54 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1965 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 39 moves, 0-1

N endgame
Timman vs H Ree, 1984 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

Good N vs bad B in the French
Sultan Khan vs Tartakower, 1931 
(C11) French, 87 moves, 1-0

Grischuk vs A Iljushin, 2003 
(C11) French, 53 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1912 
(C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Leko vs M Gurevich, 2007 
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Leko, 2001 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 51 moves, 1-0

Knaak vs Lautier, 1990 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 71 moves, 1-0

A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1961 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 47 moves, 0-1

Alburt vs Kasparov, 1978 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 56 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Seirawan, 1978 
(C16) French, Winawer, 44 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0

E Ermenkov vs Tal, 1981
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 53 moves, 0-1

Keres vs R Flores Alvarez, 1939 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 0-1

Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(C49) Four Knights, 67 moves, 0-1

Exchanging a wing
Sveshnikov vs Kasparov, 1979 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 43 moves, 0-1

V Eingorn vs Beliavsky, 1986 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 73 moves, 1-0

Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1955 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 0-1

Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1

Preventing the bodycheck
K Lerner vs Dorfman, 1980 
(D94) Grunfeld, 76 moves, 1-0

Knight Endgame
Lasker vs Nimzowitsch, 1934 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs E Torre, 1982 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 62 moves, 1-0

Uhlmann vs Gligoric, 1970 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 58 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs Lasker, 1907 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

Rook vs Bishop
Speelman vs I Nataf, 2001 
(A15) English, 66 moves, 1-0

Bishop vs Rook fortress
Benko vs Browne, 1973
(A15) English, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rook and BOOC
Nisipeanu vs Eljanov, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 123 moves, 1-0

Bishop pair
Englisch vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1

Flohr vs Vidmar, 1936 
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 58 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Gelfand, 1991 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs C Lutz, 1994
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Centralisation
Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1912 
(C48) Four Knights, 56 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1922 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 60 moves, 0-1

Sosonko vs L B Hansen, 1989 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0

Jansa vs Geller, 1970 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 83 moves, 1-0

W Henneberger vs Nimzowitsch, 1931 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 76 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0

E Torre vs O Jakobsen, 1973 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 112 moves, 0-1

BOOC Endgame
B Kurajica vs Karpov, 1976 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 0-1

Spielmann vs Duras, 1907 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 99 moves, 0-1

Andersson vs Miles, 1981 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Azmaiparashvili, 2005 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1862 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 57 moves, 1-0

Bishop vs Knight
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 59 moves, 1-0

Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 69 moves, 1-0

Good B vs Bad B
Averbakh vs Furman, 1960 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 80 moves, 1-0

Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 62 moves, 0-1

BooC
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1975 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1

Reti vs Rubinstein, 1920 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 48 moves, 0-1

K Plater vs Botvinnik, 1947 
(B20) Sicilian, 62 moves, 0-1

Q+P vs Q
Botvinnik vs N Minev, 1954 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 91 moves, 1-0

Queen ending
Marshall vs Maroczy, 1905 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1

Queen Ending
Pillsbury vs Burn, 1898 
(C11) French, 90 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Velimirovic, 1979 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 103 moves, 1-0

Flohr vs Capablanca, 1935 
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

BOOC
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1944 
(A09) Reti Opening, 68 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Svidler, 1999 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs W Addison, 1957 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 36 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Teichmann, 1913 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs Janowski, 1909 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0

H Mattison vs Rubinstein, 1929 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1914 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1905 
(C26) Vienna, 47 moves, 0-1

Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Taimanov vs Fischer, 1960 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

Andersson vs Leko, 1996 
(A15) English, 91 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs Z Franco Ocampos, 1979 
(A15) English, 42 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs Robatsch, 1979 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs Tal, 1983 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs D Przepiorka, 1929
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1905 
(C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1

E Canal vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs Ragozin, 1936 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 63 moves, 1-0

I Kan vs Capablanca, 1936 
(C25) Vienna, 56 moves, 0-1

G A Thomas vs Capablanca, 1936  
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs Eliskases, 1936 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0

R and BoOC endgame
Nimzowitsch vs O Bernstein, 1912  
(C02) French, Advance, 61 moves, 1-0

Von Gottschall vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  
(C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs M Vukic, 1980 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

Good N vs bad B in the French
Burn vs Alekhine, 1911 
(C13) French, 82 moves, 1-0

Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1907 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 55 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs Wei Yi, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Yusupov, 1997 
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0

Sax vs Andersson, 1988
(C11) French, 51 moves, 0-1

Andersson vs E Gisbrecht, 1999
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs J Qi, 1978
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Benko, 1969 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs M J Tempone, 1979 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Radjabov vs Svidler, 2017 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 1-0

BoOC endgame
Chigorin vs Winawer, 1897 
(C25) Vienna, 50 moves, 1-0

O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1920 
(B01) Scandinavian, 41 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs G van Doesburgh, 1938
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 53 moves, 1-0

Yanofsky vs A Pinkus, 1942 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 64 moves, 1-0

Ribli vs Y Gruenfeld, 1979 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0

Two Bishops
Gulko vs A Kremenietsky, 1983 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0

Q endgame
V Ciocaltea vs Unzicker, 1956 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 95 moves, 0-1

P Motwani vs Granda Zuniga, 1988 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Shirov vs Morozevich, 2001 
(C11) French, 73 moves, 1-0

V Ikonnikov vs J Delemarre, 2007
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alatortsev vs Levenfish, 1937 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Polugaevsky, 1974 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 49 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Euwe, 1922 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Myagmarsuren vs H MacGrillen, 1972 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0

Salov vs Ljubojevic, 1994 
(B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

M Stean vs W Hartston, 1972 
(A22) English, 55 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1977 
(A10) English, 59 moves, 0-1

Creating outside passed pawn
Delchev vs Kharlov, 2004
(A06) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

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