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Leningrad rampage
Compiled by Morphized
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The Leningrad dutch, in a sense, is the older brother of the King's indian. Hoping to save a move by going f5 before playing Nf6, black by doing so loses a bit of flexibility weakens his position. This imbalance makes up for many exciting games, where white will usually be blown off the board if he doesn't attempt to exploit black's weaknesses.

A few mistakes completely killed white
P Aguirre vs J Pelikan, 1957
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

R Tibensky vs V Beim, 1991 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Black manages to create counterplay on the queenside
I Jelen vs Z Zhang, 2002
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

agressive play + Exchange sac by a Leningrad legend
M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2006 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 71 moves, 0-1

Leningrad brillancy with king hunt
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

Quick destruction after white's somewhat passive setup
I Farago vs P Poutiainen, 1975  
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 21 moves, 0-1

Typical scenario: white fails to create play and gets killed
Karjakin vs Nepomniachtchi, 2014
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 47 moves, 0-1

White neglects developement and gets completely tied up
R Etruk vs Kholmov, 1965
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 27 moves, 0-1

Dream position where black is very active during the whole game
Szabados vs Kostic, 1962
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 48 moves, 0-1

Game where white never got anywhere and lost to a deadly attack
Ribli vs Sax, 1971 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 34 moves, 0-1

Black sacs an exc. and gets an endgame where W's R are dummies
J van Baarle vs P van der Weide, 1971
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 53 moves, 0-1

Black's bishops are monsters and have a decisive role
D Marovic vs Lombardy, 1976
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 33 moves, 0-1

Black uses his space advantage and active pieces to good effect
E Martinovsky vs T Taylor, 1976 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Case of white's play being too tame to combat the Leningrad
J Stephanus vs K Nieuwelink, 1987 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 19 moves, 0-1

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