Exchanging opponent's bad bishop
H Kline vs Capablanca, 1913  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Exchanging opponent's bad bishop
Kramnik vs Zvjaginsev, 1998  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Playing a4 to prevent ...c5
Flohr vs Spielmann, 1931 (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
Knight on d5 vs bad bishop
Polgar vs Anand, 1998  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
Knight on d5 vs bad bishop
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Knight on d5 vs bad bishop
Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
Hole on d5
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
Knight on d5 vs bad bishop
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Exchanging B on g2 for N on c6
Petrosian vs W Schmidt, 1972  (A16) English, 38 moves, 1-0
Power of Centre
Polugaevsky vs Dorfman, 1978  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Power of Centre
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1918  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Romanishin vs Dorfman, 1978 (A15) English, 59 moves, 1-0
Unzicker vs A Planinc, 1969  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1
First to play Ne4 in symmetrical QG positions
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1907  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Winning R + 2P for 2 pieces in hedgehog
V Mikenas vs G Lebredo Zaragoitia, 1978 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 1-0
g4 against e5-f5 pawn duo
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956  (A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Play against doubled c pawns
I Rogers vs V Johansson, 2006  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0
Playing against Stonewall setups
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
File Domination
Stahlberg vs Taimanov, 1953  (E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1892  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs A Sellman, 1885  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs Filip, 1965  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Radjabov vs Shirov, 2006  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
File Domination
A Evenson vs Alekhine, 1916  (C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Yusupov vs S Kindermann, 1982 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
fxe3 recapture
Kasimdzhanov vs K Arkell, 2003  (C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0
a4 vs ...b5
Najdorf vs Fischer, 1966  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
Controlling the open file
G Sargissian vs Y Yu, 2011  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Control of the centre
Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1894  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0
Allies vs Nimzowitsch, 1921  (C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1
Allowing doubled isolated pawns
Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
Creation of Good N vs Bad B
O'Kelly vs Najdorf, 1950  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Creating an outpost for the knight
L Ogaard vs J Flesch, 1974  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 34 moves, 0-1
Destroying a large centre
H Scheichel vs Adorjan, 1971 (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1
Blockade of passed pawns
Gligoric vs Szabo, 1952  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 39 moves, 0-1
Passed pawn
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1955  (C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Exploiting a weak square
Tartakower vs Lasker, 1909  (A22) English, 53 moves, 0-1
Exploiting a weak square
W Michel vs Nimzowitsch, 1931  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 48 moves, 0-1
Good knight vs bad bishop in KID
P Izmailov vs Kasparian, 1931 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 47 moves, 0-1
Bypassing the pawn recapture
Stein vs Tal, 1971  (A14) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Creating a weakness
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1926  (A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Two weaknesses
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
Exchanging
Huebner vs Gheorghiu, 1972  (D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 63 moves, 1-0
Kotov vs Levenfish, 1949  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Creating a hole
Kmoch vs Alekhine, 1927  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Creating a passed pawn
Gelfand vs Korchnoi, 1994  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 37 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1992  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 45 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1970  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1936  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 57 moves, 1-0
Creating a Square
Lilienthal vs Keres, 1941  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 44 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912  (A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 0-1
Creating an outpost
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Creating an outpost on c6
Dautov vs Polgar, 2000  (E15) Queen's Indian, 47 moves, 1-0
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Yusupov vs Miles, 1986  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1938  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Rooks on the 7th Rank
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Retreating Bishop
Smyslov vs K Darga, 1964  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs I Golyak, 1961 (B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Fischer, 1992  (A57) Benko Gambit, 58 moves, 1-0
E Postny vs Delchev, 2013 (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 27 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Dreev, 1997  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 67 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Flohr, 1931  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Philidor's Ring
J Bruehl vs Philidor, 1783  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Philidor's Ring
Janowski vs Marshall, 1905  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Euwe, 1940  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Polgar, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Trapped and restricted pieces
Geller vs A Mikhalchishin, 1978  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1959  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 31 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
H Wolf vs Alekhine, 1923  (C48) Four Knights, 36 moves, 0-1
Trapped and restricted pieces
Miles vs Ribli, 1978  (D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
Bronstein vs Pilnik, 1954  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 69 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
Larsen vs A Nielsen, 1953  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 29 moves, 1-0
Trapped and restricted pieces
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Karjakin, 2002  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs E Torre, 1977  (A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Suba vs Tseshkovsky, 1983  (A20) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Kostic vs Capablanca, 1919  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1
Y Hou vs Kosteniuk, 2008  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 48 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Beliavsky, 1975  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Smyslov, 1947  (A16) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1932  (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Plachetka vs Yusupov, 1982  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
A Machulsky vs Bronstein, 1973  (C16) French, Winawer, 55 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Taimanov, 1955  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
Creating an outpost
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
Weak d5 square
Tiviakov vs Anand, 2012  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs Ivkov, 1969  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0
I Morovic Fernandez vs M Lodhi, 2010  (A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs McShane, 2009  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 61 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs M Carlhammar, 2009  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs O'Kelly, 1967 (A02) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Tartakower, 1937  (A15) English, 64 moves, 0-1
G Guseinov vs C Natarajan, 2008  (C00) French Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Caruana, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
BOOC in the Middlegame
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0
Staunton vs E Williams, 1851  (A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Staunton vs Bristol CC, 1839  (A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Reti vs H Fahrni, 1914  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Unzicker, 1960  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
Taimanov vs Hort, 1975  (A25) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Pawn Storm
P Petran vs J Pinter, 1972  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Dreev, 2000 (B10) Caro-Kann, 48 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Lasker, 1936  (A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Playing against Stonewall
Beliavsky vs Yusupov, 1989 (A90) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 38 moves, 1-0
Ng5-Nh3-Nf4 manoeuvre
Botvinnik vs Stahlberg, 1956  (A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Ng5-Nh3-Nf4 manoeuvre
Najdorf vs Ivkov, 1959  (A90) Dutch, 42 moves, 1-0
Ng5-Nh3-Nf4 manoeuvre
Z Kozul vs Razuvaev, 1991 (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
V Rauzer vs V Makogonov, 1934  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 57 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 33 moves, 1-0
Minority Attack on K-side
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 54 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs R B Estera, 1913  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
H E Atkins vs Capablanca, 1922  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 67 moves, 0-1
Yates vs Capablanca, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
Tal vs T Ghitescu, 1963  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
Tarrasch vs Muenchhoff, 1881  (B27) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956  (C58) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
Spassky vs J Penrose, 1969  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
Gligoric vs D Minic, 1972 (A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 33 moves, 1-0
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs V Akopian, 1993  (B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Piece sacrifice for mobile centre
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Bareev, 1993 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1965  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0
Excluding a piece from the game
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs Korchnoi, 1988 (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Restricting e6-f7-f6 pawn structure with g4
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1967  (C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Fischer, 1960  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1911  (A22) English, 52 moves, 1-0
Exchanging opponent's active pieces
Short vs Karpov, 1992  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
Gufeld vs M Damjanovic, 1971  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 60 moves, 1-0
Kholmov vs Geller, 1957  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
Navara vs Kramnik, 2008  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Timman, 1979  (B07) Pirc, 38 moves, 1-0
Playing against Stonewall
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Maroczy, 1929  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
M Monticelli vs Capablanca, 1929  (A47) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Yates, 1929  (A15) English, 32 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs H Ree, 1969  (A22) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Playing against Stonewall
Rubinstein vs Kmoch, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
V Godoj vs Andersson, 2007  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Flohr, 1937  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Playing e4 against c6
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 35 moves, 1-0
Creating a hole
G Kuzmin vs Furman, 1972 (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
Creating a hole
S Tatai vs Najdorf, 1973  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 71 moves, 1-0
Minasian vs O Nikolenko, 1991 (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Blockade
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1895  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs P M Nielsen, 1960  (A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs S Schweber, 1962  (E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
Good N vs Bad B
Lasker vs E Cohn, 1909  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 55 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1908  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Miles vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 1996  (A36) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1965  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0
Portisch vs Kramnik, 1993  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Salov, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs K Hulak, 1983  (A15) English, 50 moves, 1-0
S Giardelli vs Andersson, 2001  (A38) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 0-1
Plaskett vs Short, 1985  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0
Space Advantage
K Bischoff vs Andersson, 1987  (A14) English, 37 moves, 0-1
Andersson vs E Gisbrecht, 1999 (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Z Franco Ocampos, 1979  (A15) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1923  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
Zugzwang
M Podgaets vs M Dvoretzky, 1974  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Zugzwang
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Creating pawn weaknesses
Pachman vs Euwe, 1954 (E14) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
H Mattison vs Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
D Przepiorka vs P Johner, 1925 (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Control of c-file
Geller vs Simagin, 1951  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0
L Van Vliet vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Playing against the stonewall
Portisch vs I Radulov, 1969  (A10) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Playing against the Benko
Browne vs Alburt, 1983 (A57) Benko Gambit, 52 moves, 1-0
K Leenhouts vs Caruana, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 0-1
Making a bishop bad
T H Tylor vs Alekhine, 1937 (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Gheorghiu, 1967  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 41 moves, 1-0
Savon vs Spassky, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1945  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs Botvinnik, 1967  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Vyzmanavin vs A Mikhalchishin, 1989 (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Backward Pawn
Taimanov vs Karpov, 1973  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 39 moves, 0-1
Backward Pawn
Portisch vs Reshevsky, 1970 (A05) Reti Opening, 58 moves, 1-0
Backward Pawn
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Creating a Backward Pawn
G A Thomas vs Alekhine, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 45 moves, 1-0
Key Square
Browne vs Spassky, 1970  (B83) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Creating a Strong Square
I Aloni vs A Matanovic, 1966  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1922  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0
Bishop on d3
I Bilek vs Smyslov, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Lilienthal, 1941  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 54 moves, 0-1
F Olafsson vs Karpov, 1977  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs A Matanovic, 1961  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 66 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  (D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Kupreichik, 1969  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Huebner, 1985  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (A16) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1970  (A14) English, 36 moves, 0-1
Bondarevsky vs Lilienthal, 1941  (C49) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Andersson, 1973  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953  (E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Tal, 1969  (A38) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Larsen, 1967  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 43 moves, 0-1
Bishop on d5
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
Open Files
A Ribera Arnal vs Capablanca, 1929  (E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
Open Files
Capablanca vs Vidmar, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Open Files/Opening a File
Leko vs Van Wely, 2003 (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Open Files
Anand vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Open Files
Nisipeanu vs Ftacnik, 1998 (B07) Pirc, 60 moves, 1-0
Open Files
Topalov vs Dorfman, 1992  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 62 moves, 1-0
Open Files
Ponomariov vs Vaganian, 2001 (C18) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0
Open Files
Karpov vs Balashov, 1981  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 41 moves, 1-0
Hole on d5
Polugaevsky vs J H Donner, 1966 (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 41 moves, 1-0
Strong/Weak Squares
M Stolberg vs Botvinnik, 1940  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 41 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
Strong/Weak Squares
Karpov vs Salov, 1994  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 67 moves, 0-1
Strong/Weak Squares
Salov vs Ljubojevic, 1994  (B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Strong/Weak Squares
Timman vs B Ivanovic, 1984  (B69) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6, 48 moves, 1-0
Baklan vs Delchev, 2000 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Creating Outposts
Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1963  (A25) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Strong/Weak Squares
F Berkes vs Short, 2003 (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
Playing b3 against c4 in order to play d3
Miroshnichenko vs A Kuzmin, 2004 (A09) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Razuvaev vs I Stohl, 1992  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 69 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1
Creating a central pawn mass
Yusupov vs Kamsky, 1992 (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 44 moves, 1-0
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
N on a5 ties up Black's Q-side
Delchev vs Kharlov, 2004 (A06) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
b4 in Benoni structure
Andersson vs S Brynell, 1999 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Creating a weak square
B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Exploiting a backwards pawn
Boleslavsky vs Flohr, 1950  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1873  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1
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