Lasker vs Albin, 1893  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
K Zambelly vs Maroczy, 1897  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Charousek vs Maroczy, 1897  (C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs F Lee, 1899  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1899  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs E Delmar, 1904  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Swiderski vs Tartakower, 1907  (A28) English, 20 moves, 0-1
Excellent QGD-pillsbury attack
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Leonhardt, 1907  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
russian, lasker attack-working within a position
Lasker vs Marshall, 1914  (C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
Carlos Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Colle, 1924  (A15) English, 32 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Lasker, 1924  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs H Mueller, 1934  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0
Qa5 attack
Tartakower vs Meitner, 1909  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs H Steiner, 1946  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 24 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Konstantinopolsky, 1945  (B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Gruenfeld, 1925  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Levenfish, 1935  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 26 moves, 1-0
Boleslavsky vs N Karaklajic, 1957  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Carlos Torre, 1925  (A47) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Belakovsky vs Boleslavsky, 1938  (A84) Dutch, 31 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Flohr, 1932  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
E Korchmar vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1931  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 22 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs A Ribera Arnal, 1935  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Milner-Barry, 1936  (A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Panov, 1947  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Arabian Mate
Fine vs Dake, 1933  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Kholmov, 1949  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs R Rey Ardid, 1934  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 35 moves, 1-0
Passed pawn
Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs M Kamyshov, 1945  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Bisguier vs Smyslov, 1955  (D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1
nimzo-sicilian, attack!- let them tire themselves out
V Sozin vs Nekrasov, 1931  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 20 moves, 1-0
vienna hybrid- tactics, carrying out h-file under pressure
M Kamyshov vs Panov, 1945  (C28) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
overprotection
Alekhine vs R Sucha, 1943  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Bronstein, 1961  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Symmetry, uses queen like a crowbar
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1962  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 44 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
philidor exch. Bold defense
O Dementiev vs Antoshin, 1970  (C41) Philidor Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0
S Garcia Martinez vs Pomar Salamanca, 1975 (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 25 moves, 1-0
Keres vs D Allan, 1975  (C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Portisch vs Smyslov, 1971  (A81) Dutch, 37 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Positional knight sacrifice for checkmate
Petrosian vs F Olafsson, 1962  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs I Rogers, 1976  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Blockade!
Bisguier vs Petrosian, 1954  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 0-1
G Ustinov vs Bronstein, 1970  (C02) French, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Velimirovic, 1976  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 67 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
Matulovic vs Kholmov, 1966  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
Filip vs Petrosian, 1956  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Polugaevsky, 1963  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Savon, 1972  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 36 moves, 1-0
E Reinhardt vs Pelikan, 1956  (B33) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld 3kts-clear and forceful plan
Petrosian vs Krogius, 1959  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Judit Polgar, 1994  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0
Jainy Gomes vs G Soppe, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
B-Queen never moves
Piket vs Kasparov, 1995  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1988  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 0-1
N Davies vs Kotronias, 1987  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs J Yuchtman, 1959  (E92) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Shabalov vs Alexander V Ivanov, 1994  (C22) Center Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Phenomenal closed position. petrosian at his finest
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1963  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1
IQP tactics, after 16, relatively nimzo
M Magomedov vs A Yegiazarian, 1996 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 60 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
Shabalov vs Saidy, 2003  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Khachiyan vs Joel Benjamin, 2010  (C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 1-0
B-Queen didn't move
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1995  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
Svidler vs Kasparov, 1999  (B53) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1
Kholmov vs Portisch, 1959  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Beautiful early sacrifice
S Milliet vs A Corke, 2013  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1976  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Kraidman, 1974  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0
gotta love watching victory snatched away from your enemy
Larsen vs C Zuidema, 1964  (A02) Bird's Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
Benko gambit-benoni w/b5-bronstein got skillz
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1953  (A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Catalan open-wild attacking duel-kholmov's defense mastery
Bronstein vs Kholmov, 1957  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
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