overprotection, domination
Carlsen vs E Inarkiev, 2014  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
while the other side picks up pawns, go straight for the throat
N Dzagnidze vs Yifan Hou, 2014  (E16) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 0-1
Bishops of opposite color
Hort vs Fischer, 1970  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 73 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Bareev, 2000  (C11) French, 38 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014  (A06) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
A R Saleh Salem vs Kramnik, 2014  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Hort, 1973  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
pawn breakthrough
E Cohn vs Rubinstein, 1909  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
Wei Yi vs Ding Liren, 2015  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Wei Yi vs Svidler, 2015  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 67 moves, 0-1
Carlsen spitting mad endgame.
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 67 moves, 0-1
Paunovic vs Karpov, 2002  (A15) English, 70 moves, 0-1
Fischer goes summarily to endgame and then wins.
Saidy vs Fischer, 1964  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 0-1
Who says bishops of opposite color are drawish?
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1975  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1
determined endgame play
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1965  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0
Handling of kingside pawns
Leko vs Carlsen, 2015  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs So, 2021  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
G Mazzoni vs Fischer, 1967  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
zugzwang
Carlsen vs Movsesian, 2014  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 63 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs V S Gujrathi, 2021 (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 66 moves, 1-0
rooks behind passed pawns, and more!
Carlsen vs So, 2021  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
solid, smooth maneuvering, then pressure on the king
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2009  (A22) English, 46 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2011  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 0-1
nice promotion tactic
Korchnoi vs Ljubojevic, 1980  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
N Grandelius vs Caruana, 2021  (B30) Sicilian, 68 moves, 0-1
Caruana vs Firouzja, 2021  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
<42> and else
Carlsen vs Dreev, 2021  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Yifan Hou, 2018  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2007  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 84 moves, 1-0
establish strength first, then recollect material
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 61 moves, 1-0
Dutch defense and amazing endgame.
Niemann vs Carlsen, 2022  (A90) Dutch, 95 moves, 0-1
masterclass in domination
V Artemiev vs Carlsen, 2022  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 102 moves, 0-1
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