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
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