Space Advantage and Piece Domination
Salov vs Spassky, 1994  (E08) Catalan, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0
Significance of the Bishop-Pair
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997  (A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0
The king is a strong piece - use it ! - Rueben Fine
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Superior knight outpost
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2001 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
King infiltration!
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's octopus knight!
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Losing by castling!
Pomar Salamanca vs E P De La Prida, 1964  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
The King is a fighting piece - use it! - Wilhelm Steinitz
Lilienthal vs Smyslov, 1941  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
White monarch - The second dark-squared bishop!
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Possible Exchange Sacrifice on move 13/14
Khalifman vs Kasparov, 2000  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capablanca's theorem: Q+N > Q+B
Anand vs Piket, 2000 (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 46 moves, 1-0
Knight Outpost
Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1936  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 57 moves, 1-0
Octopus/Kraken Knight!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
The importance of Structure
M Gurevich vs Shirov, 2000  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 58 moves, 0-1
Pawn sacrifice for active bishops!
K Zalkind vs Finkel, 1998 (D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 49 moves, 0-1
Double Exchange Sacrifice
E Shaposhnikov vs V Malakhov, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1
King Bishop!
Weenink vs L Gans, 1923  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
The bishop pair is usually a great strategical asset.
Miles vs Sunye Neto, 1994 (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
21... e5
Anand vs Kasparov, 2000  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Complex Queen vs Queen Endgame
Adams vs J C Gonzalez Zamora, 2006  (B30) Sicilian, 102 moves, 1-0
Fischer Grabs The Poisoned Pawn
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 56 moves, 1-0
Amazing King Play!
C Van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
Amazing King March
Wei Yi vs Y Gonzalez Vidal, 2015  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0
Two active bishops compensates for the minus exchange
Balashov vs Quinteros, 1976  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
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