This game represents "the beginning of modern positional play"
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Very efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974  (A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0Exchange sac, weak pawns
Ribli vs B Thorfinnsson, 2005  (A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
English vs Hippo (A10) 1-0N sac opens diagonal for g7 crossfire
E Ghaem Maghami vs R Bancod, 2004  (A10) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 h3 is a common blunder
Fomin vs Fedossov, 1988  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Benko G. Accepted. King Walk Var (A59) 0-1 R sac, Q penetration
J Bonin vs S Polgar, 1988  (A59) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Occupy weak squares
A H Williams vs A Kosten, 1982  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 24 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton G. (A83) 1-0 Simple yet effective, intermezzo+
A Stefanova vs R Tozer, 1997  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
G52: The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1931  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Game 12: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy (Watson)
Spielmann vs Colle, 1928  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
The Mammoth Book of The World's Greatest Chess Games.
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Czech Defense: General (B06) 1-0 Surprise, yet so obvious!
J Arnason vs J Pribyl, 1987  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0
Pirc Classical, Quiet System (B08) 1-0Sacs demolish P structr
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
C-K: Creating Connected Passers in blindfold simul
Koltanowski vs NN, 1938  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0
C-K Classical Var. Main lines (B19) 1-0 Brilliant tactics!!
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin (B22) 1-0 Tactical pawn manipulation
G Jones vs J Reid, 2013  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed Chameleon Var(B23) 0-1Miniature: Hole/Smothered Mate
Marjanovic vs I Zhivanov, 1946  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 6 moves, 0-1
Compensation: Open Lines
Matulovic vs Taimanov, 1965  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
"The Great Pawn Wall" - Labourdonnais' strategical wonder
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen (B44) 0-1 N sacrifice changes everything!
B Besson vs J Geller, 2003  (B44) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 Sacs open diagonal to expose K
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857  (B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sic Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern deviations (B62) 1-0 Q sac to #
Tal vs B Williams, 1974  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82)1-0 N sac controls position
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Battery on the half-open f-file
S Polgar vs L Schandorff, 1989  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
The Art of Planning by Neil McDonald, p. 66
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
The Argentina Chain Saw Massacre -- A VERY BAD Bishop
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0 Victorious isolani
S Melia vs A Shyngys Kyzy, 2014  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Exchange Alekhine Var (C68) 1-0 N on 6th, Rs penetrate
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Tear open the diagonal
Blackburne vs NN, 1899  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Schmidt Var (C47) 0-1 Up the exchange, penetrate
Bird vs Lasker, 1899  (C45) Scotch Game, 58 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Bishop pair
Hannah vs Paulsen, 1862  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
3 Knights Opening: Steinitz Def. (C46) 0-1 A positional crush
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Breakthru to pin, win
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
4 Knts Spanish (C49) 0-1 Strategic Masterpiece, Classic R EG
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1-0 Fine positional chess
Somacarana vs Cochrane, 1856  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Bird Var (C61) 1-0 BxNf6 creates corridor mate
F Ekstrom vs G Carrisson, 1961  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Bf6 block is coffin nails
Fischer vs E German, 1962  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Var (C29) 0-1 Pawn grabbing slows devel
R Steel vs Blackburne, 1882  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
It is worth a pawn to get a rook on the seventh rank
G Hammond vs Morphy, 1857  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
The Giants of Strategy by Neil McDonald
Schlechter vs Nimzowitsch, 1907  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
French vs KIA/Reversed Philidor (C00) 1-0 Heavy pieces action
Capablanca vs J Grommer, 1913  (C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
This promotion is what made Petrosian fall in love with chess.
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 1-0N sac, RxR+ deflects Black Q, then Qh2
Howard Staunton / NN vs J Loewenthal / J Cunningham, 1856  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
FR Advance Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Restriction Overprotect
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy
Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Capablanca Line (C10) 1-0 Cross pin focal pt.
Capablanca vs R B Estera, 1913  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein / 4...f5 Dutch (C10) 1-0 W counters in center
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Castle opposite; get there first
Mackenzie vs G Reichhelm, 1867  (C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Q beats pair of Rs
Fischer vs I Bilek, 1965  (C11) French, 40 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical (C11) 1-0 The best in simple positions
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1914  (C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Constriction strategy
Steinitz vs A Sellman, 1885  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 173: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Kasparov vs Short, 1994  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
Lasker vs Showalter, 1899  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 1-0 Simplify, K&P EG
Capablanca vs W P Shipley, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 34 moves, 1-0
FR McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 1-0 Watch Capa climb up board
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 65 moves, 1-0
French Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift 2x same wk
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  (C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var (C16) 0-1 Sac to create a passer
Von Gottschall vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C16) French, Winawer, 100 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Alekhine's GUN
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Classical (C18) 0-1Ultra centralization, Pawn roller
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Advance (C19) 1-0 BF has the Bishop Pair
Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
"Mastering Chess Strategy" by Johan Hellsten
Stein vs S Schweber, 1966  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 46 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Paulsen Var(C25) 1-0Castle, attack opposite wings
A Soltis vs Romanishin, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Simple Chess by Michael Stean, p. 134 Russian, Classical Attk
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Four Knights: Nimzowitsch (Paulsen) (C49) 0-1 Entombed W Bishop
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 1-0 Devestating B pair
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Principles of Chess Strategy CD by Aleksey Bartashnikov
P S Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Tarrasch Var (C53) 0-1 Retreat to win
E Contedini vs Euwe, 1960  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
G29 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman. K on attack!
Teichmann vs Allies, 1905  (C56) Two Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Cozio Defense (C60) 1-0 Notes by JHB; h-file attack
Blackburne vs NN, 1893  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish Steinitz Defense (C62) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
L Schmid vs Welz, 1945  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Accumulation principles
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
How to conduct a perfect kingside majority attack!
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def (C78) 1-0 Highly entertaining, but bizarre
Navara vs Ganguly, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Martinez (C78) 1-0 A pawn on the 6th problem
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
An exchange sacrifice ends up trashing Alekhine's kingside
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
QGD Exchange (D35) 0-1 Tactics whip Qside minority attack
Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1986  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def. Classical. Carlsbad Var (D34) 1-0 N whips B EG
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 h6 weakens 0-0 position
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
QGD Chigorin Def. (D07) 0-1 Open lines, connected Rs penetrate
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1921  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
QGD Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Weak squares in pawn chain
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1924  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Colle System (D05) 0-1 Lasker carefully escapes
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1899  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Notes by R. Teichmann; direct attack on K & pressure on IQP
Lasker vs Janowski, 1895  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Janowski's Supreme Achievement; QGD Charousek (Petrosian) Varia
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0Central agression pays!
L E Johannessen vs Nakamura, 2002  (D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
Slav, Czech (D19) 1-0 Sure fire perpetual in hand
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Outposted Knight vs Bad Bishop = Slow Suffocation
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 1-0 Shift from Qside to Kside
V Akobian vs G Szabo, 1993  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
QGD Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1 Thank you Ulhumbrus!
F Alexander vs G A Thomas, 1919  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1
QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Attack Masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
QGD (D30) 1-0 Famous R ending, highly annotated, photo
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
QGD Gunsberg Def (D21) 0-1 Classic K & P EG
E Cohn vs Rubinstein, 1909  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def. Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 "Chess Fundamentals"
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Hanging Pawns : Classical Example
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Hanging Pawns : Playing Against
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
QP Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var (D00) 1-0 White Minority Attack
Kamsky vs S Erenburg, 2014  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Classical Defense (D26) 0-1 Own the diagonal, file
Lasker vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
QG Declined: Lasker Defense (D53) 1-0 Marshall makes it look EZ
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Winning Chess Brilliancies by Seirawan - Game 5
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik "100 Selected Games"; Winning w/the IQP
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
QP Levitsky Attack/Delayed Veresov (D00) 1-0 Exchanges B4 0-0?
I Sokolov vs Oll, 1996 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
"Nothing exciting has happened but black is clearly lost."
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense (D43) 0-1 The more active Rook wins
W Ward vs Teichmann, 1900 (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
WC 1986 Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Smyslov Var (D98) 1-0 Bad P adv
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 10 in 'Judgment and Planning in Chess' by Machgielis Euwe.
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Secrets of Positional Chess by Drazen Marovic p. 37
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Q's Gambit Declined: Modern (D53) 1-0 Capa notes; exchange sac
Janowski vs Kupchik, 1913  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Exchange (D85) 1-0 Bishop Pair Pasting
Spoelman vs R Swinkels, 2011  (D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
Watson, p. 42 "Isolated Pawns"
Yusupov vs Lobron, 1996  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Classical.Noa Var (E36) 0-1 Battery half-open file
J Aagaard vs N Miezis, 2014  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
a strategic howler of major proportions
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1989  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 16: The Art of Logical Thinking (Neil McDonald)
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchetto. Simagin Var (E62) 0-1 Cramped into Zugzwang
Quinteros vs Panno, 1968  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1
A "gruesome example of a blockade" -- GM Neil McDonald
M Feigin vs M Monticelli, 1936  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical (E32) 0-1 Destructive Sac Exchange!
J Jezek vs Pachman, 1953  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
NID Normal. Bronstein(Byrne) (E45) 0-1Black Kside Minority Attk
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
Exploiting the bad bishop. Start at move 20.
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953  (E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Grandmaster Chess by Glenn Flear
Kamsky vs Short, 1994  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Kadas Opening 1.h4 (A00) 0-1 Weak pawn structure, blockade
R Fabry vs Z Radojevic, 1978  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Ware Opening 1.a4 d5 (A00) 0-1 Pawn pushing, bad bishop
T Vogler vs Barsov, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Grob Opening, Long fianchetto vs Cntr Pawn Duo (A00) 1-0 Weak P
G Welling vs P Bekkers, 1996  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 2 Hogs on 7th beat the outside passer
Ljubojevic vs Leonardo, 1988  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
Capa accepts doubled Ps w/out castling->overworked P exchange
Capablanca vs A G Pedroso, 1927  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 Gain space, seize 7th, pin backward P
Smyslov vs S Tatai, 1967  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Michael Stean in "Simple Chess" thinks "Black dare not 13...a5"
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen, Ringelbach Gambit (A01) 1-0 Creating connected Ps
M Jadoul vs H Froeyman, 1999  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 61 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 0-1 Own the open file
V Aleshnya vs J Kluegel, 1997  (A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening vs Tarrasch (A03) 1-0 Exchanges for connected Ps
E Williams vs Staunton, 1851  (A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Good N superior to B
Staunton vs Bristol CC, 1839  (A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Colle Zukertort vs Dutch Leningrad (A04) 1-0 Two Weaknesses
J Kraai vs Nakamura, 2007  (A04) Reti Opening, 67 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 1-0 Dbl B sac gone wrong
Burn vs Owen, 1884  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Dutch (A04) 0-1 e5 dilema, Kside attack
Albin vs Bird, 1895  (A04) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 0-1
Sicilian vs KIA (A04) 0-1 Bishop Pair Beats Rook Pair
O Troianescu vs Petrosian, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Dbl Fio vs Lasker's NY System (A04) 0-1 Defend Dbl R's on file!
Dzindzichashvili vs Furman, 1972  (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
KIA/English Botvk vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 White perm penetration
Tal vs R Teschner, 1960  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Simplification frees White
L Christiansen vs J Eslon, 1977 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
KIA vs. NY System (A07) 1-0 BF gains time w/pawn thrusts
Fischer vs R Cardoso, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Q sac for 9 pts & crossfire acti
Kasparov vs Fritz, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
K's Indian Attk Copycat (A07)1-0 General paralysis of the inane
Petrosian vs M Yudovich Sr., 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1-0 Minority Attack
Benko vs Taimanov, 1960  (A13) English, 40 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def. Keres Def (A14)1-0 Larry's Best
L Christiansen vs Portisch, 1981  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0
English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1/2-Q sac counterplay
Ehlvest vs Nakamura, 2009  (A14) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight (A15) 1-0Exchange, K attk
Andersson vs Robatsch, 1979  (A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Play vs IQP
Andersson vs Portisch, 1986  (A15) English, 51 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Bishop pair
Botvinnik vs A Khachaturov, 1943  (A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knt Var (A16) 0-1 Bad B
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1966  (A16) English, 61 moves, 0-1
English, Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog Systm (A17) 1-0Exchange sac
Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955  (A17) English, 48 moves, 1-0
King's English, Reversed Closed Sic; Nimzowitsch in a nutshell.
M Kobalia vs Le Quang Liem, 2011  (A25) English, 28 moves, 0-1
"Winning Chess Strategies" by Yasser Seirawan; Botvinnik System
Seirawan vs M Vukic, 1979  (A16) English, 30 moves, 1-0
King's English. 4 Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Block backward pawn
Smyslov vs Romanishin, 1979  (A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1
How to use an isolated d pawn, by G. Kasparov
Kasparov vs N Faulks, 2003  (A20) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Space Advantage, Game 62: The Hedgehog by Mihai Suba
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
English SymmetricHedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Central N outpost rules
Andersson vs Browne, 1983  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
The Giants of Strategy by Neil McDonald
Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Game 61 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Petrosian vs J Peters, 1976  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
Game 16 in 'Dynamic Chess Strategy' by Mihai Suba.
Larsen vs Suba, 1982  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1 Prompt Dbl Exchange Sacs
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2011  (A36) English, 85 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: Beefeater (A40) 0-1 Black N sac for pawn roller
G Buckley vs D Norwood, 1999  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
Horwitz Def (A40) 0-1 Black controls open e-file, penetrates
Loewenthal vs E Williams, 1851  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Rat / Modern Defense has ...g6 lines (A41) 1-0 Down the middle
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1994  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 44 moves, 1-0
Game 49: Chess Secrets-The Giants of Strategy by Neil McDonald
Petrosian vs Ivkov, 1982  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 49 moves, 1-0
Benoni-Indian Defense (A43)1-0 Bold sacrifices to advance pawns
Khalifman vs E Ermenkov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 1-0
Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Control the center, snip a pawn
K Paterek vs M Zajac, 2001  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0
Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Nice file work to protect backward P
V Vepkhvishvili vs G Bibilashvili, 1984 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Pyrenees Gambit (A50) 0-1 Mate threat on h-file
Kasparov vs W Cotrina, 1993  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Control the file, rob the pin
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1906  (A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def (A53)1-0 Space gains material advantage, passer
Salwe vs Tartakower, 1910  (A53) Old Indian, 61 moves, 1-0
Connected Pawns : Nd5 knight sacrifice
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0
Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 1-0 R sacs, Centralize, Connected Ps
Spassky vs T Ghitescu, 1967  (A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fianchetto (A58) 0-1Advancing K wins EG
Van der Sterren vs Adams, 1992 (A58) Benko Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1
Positional pawn sacrifice~quite a feat to beat the Tal of 1960!
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0
Endgame lessons by Capablanca (notations by Alekhine & Reti)
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense d6 vs Colle (A80) 0-1 BLOCKADE; notes by A.N.
H Hage vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def. Blackmar's Second G. (A80)1-0 Uncommon Ns Strategy
Tal vs K Klasup, 1952  (A80) Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0
(A92) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 3 Minors vs 2 Rooks
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1936  (A92) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Pawn chain is a tough nut to crack
Capablanca vs W Allnutt, 1911  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's Def. Modern (B04) 1-0Protect d4, shake the attackers
Tomashevsky vs Mamedyarov, 2016  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 43 moves, 1-0
Positional play, Qside minority attack, Q vs 2 rooks
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Keene, 1974  (B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1
Modern Def. Geller's System (B06)1-0 BF creates central passer
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense / Phildor (B07) 0-1Aggressive Rook play both sides
Browne vs Gulko, 1991  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 0-1
Czech Defense (B07) 1/2-1/2 Even battle throughout
S Aslanov vs Valery Sviridov, 2016  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pirc, Classical Two Knights System (B08) 1-0 Study W's d-file
V Vepkhvishvili vs Koridze, 1965 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
C-K 2 Ns Attk. Mindeno Exchange (B11) 0-1 Brave K escorts pawns
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1
Two bishops are almost always superior to a rook.
Rublevsky vs K Asrian, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 81: Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Lasker vs Tartakower, 1923  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 39 in 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 by Alekhine
Alekhine vs Eliskases, 1939  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Judgment and Planning in Chess, Euwe pp.15-16 Qside P majority
Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0
Sic Alapin vs 2...Qa5!? (B22) 0-1 Dr. T violates own principles
Alapin vs Tarrasch, 1898  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 38 moves, 0-1
Declining the Smith-Mora with 3...Nf6 and Beginner's Book Draw?
J Tamargo vs Fischer, 1956  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 40 moves, 0-1
Closed Sicilian maneuvers: Remove or allow a kNight Outpost?
I Hakki vs M Chokshi, 2004 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 193-195
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian/French (B40) 1-0Control of dark squares gains N
Fischer vs A Feuerstein, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Game 30: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs Kostic, 1922  (B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0
French vs King's Indian Attack (B40)1-0 Backward f-pawn problem
S Kindermann vs Short, 1987  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0 Fighting over a pawn
Anand vs Illescas Cordoba, 1992  (B44) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
The Exchange Sacrifice: A Practical Guide
Karpov vs Andersson, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1
Secrets of Positional Chess by Drazen Marovic
Lutikov vs Y Sakharov, 1969  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Another P on the 6th space advantage
Caruana vs Topalov, 2014  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 "An easy win for me"
Tiviakov vs Anand, 2012  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Lost tempos lose
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Silman's HTRYC, chapter on Backward Pawns p.191-192
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952  (B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Backward f-pawn
Leko vs Kramnik, 1995  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 53: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Karpov vs Hort, 1971  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Game 19: 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov ...d5 pawn sac
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1
An amazing row of attacking moves by the young Francisco Vallej
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 72: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis)
Matulovic vs Fischer, 1968  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Sic Najdorf. Opocensky (B92) 1-0If you don't like to capture...
Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2007  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07)0-1Backward P
Tiviakov vs Psakhis, 1993  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 62 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0 P levers, like clockwork
S Yusuphanova vs V Samanic, 2010 (C25) Vienna, 39 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit (C31) 1-0 Exchange off attackers
Alekhine vs A Rabinovich, 1918 (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
A knight on the 6th aids/harrasses heavy pieces, wins the EG
Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1873  (C41) Philidor Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
GK's 1st victory in a purely positional style over a GM
Kasparov vs T Giorgadze, 1979  (C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattk (C44) 1-0 Bind the bad B
Jobava vs Saric, 2015  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1/2-Heavy duty batteries
Kamsky vs Adams, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1/2-1/2 Q for 9 pts.
Ivanchuk vs Svidler, 1999  (C48) Four Knights, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Englisch vs Steinitz, 1883  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1
Modern Chess Strategy III by Ludek Pachman
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Zernierung is... encircling, a preliminary stage of seige.
Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1912  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1
Black occupied the center w/pieces, but gave up the back rank.
Bronstein vs Gligoric, 1967  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 40 moves, 1-0
Game 10. Milking the Cow from My 60 Memorable Games by B.F.
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 65 moves, 1-0
Fischer gets a lesson-geat break-thru+ strategy by Kholmov
Fischer vs Kholmov, 1965  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 46 moves, 0-1
QGD Exchange Variation (D35) 0-1 Failed Minority Attack
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1989  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1
The Strategical Points: Weak Squares in the Pawn Chain
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1921  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Winawer CG (D10) 0-1 Zugzwang breaks White's back
Karpov vs Bareev, 1992  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 57 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense (D10) 1-0 W is the aggressor after dbl Q sacs
Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1991  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 133-137
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy Ch.2 (W centralizes K before B)
Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Exchange Var(D71) 0-1Black controls open file
Koltanowski vs Keres, 1955  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 6, The Art of Planning by Neil McDonald
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2005  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 0-1 Smooth play
Khalifman vs Adams, 1990  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Def.Nimzowitsch Var(E11) 1-0 N sac for a P roller
Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Jeremy Silman's Reassess Your Chess; pg.319
Spassky vs Karpov, 1979  (E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Game 5: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach - Sunil Weeramantry
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (E16) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player by Lev Alburt p. 113
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 137: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Miles vs de Firmian, 1990  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 0-1
Ulf Andersson (Grandmaster Chess Strategy)
M Gerusel vs Andersson, 1973  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
NID. Fischer Var (E44) 1-0 Seize open file, 7th rank w/N on 6th
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1945  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 43 moves, 1-0
Aron Nimzowitsch's Best Games: Restrain, Blockade, Destroy
P Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
A model IQP game by Nepomniachtchi
Nepomniachtchi vs Kharitonov, 2009  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
p.127-128 IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess"
Portisch vs Karpov, 1978  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 40 moves, 0-1
Positional sac of Queen
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1963  (E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 56 moves, 0-1
KID Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Flawed P rollers on opposite wings
Anand vs Nakamura, 2011  (E97) King's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by Sunil Weeramantry
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Bg2, Bb2, b3, c3, d3 Old Indian Attk vs Semi-Tarrasch (A06) 1-0
Mohishunder vs Cochrane, 1851  (A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Game 19/20 Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
Tarrasch vs J Noa, 1885  (C11) French, 47 moves, 1-0
QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein (D61) 1-0Strategic gem; A.N. notes
Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 420 in 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1905  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Schlechter frees Passed Pawn!
Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1910  (A20) English, 43 moves, 0-1
The Basic Concepts of Chess Strategy: Strategy and Tactics P35
Duras vs Z Barasz, 1912  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange (D41) 1-0 "a complete masterpiece"
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 17 in 'Nimzowitsch: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins.
Nimzowitsch vs Taubenhaus, 1914  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Closed ingenuity
Capablanca vs Ruiz / Molina, 1914  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 5 in 'The Blockade' by Aron Nimzowitsch
Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1920  (C02) French, Advance, 61 moves, 1-0
Video link: a wonderful demo of how to play against the IQP
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
QID: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Geza Maroczy notes
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Game 117 in Modern Chess Strategy (Pachman)
Nimzowitsch vs J Bernstein, 1923  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def (D26) 0-1 Bishop pair classic
Bogoljubov vs Janowski, 1924  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1
Torre Attack. Gruenfeld ML (D03) 1-0 Central P roller promotes
Kmoch vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1926  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 54 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Connected Ps
Saemisch vs Reti, 1928  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 69 moves, 1-0
G73 in Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 4 inChess Secrets: The Giants Of Strategy by Neil McDonald
Nimzowitsch vs Stahlberg, 1934  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
King's English. Closed System (A25) 1-0 The Bishop Pair
Capablanca vs Milner-Barry, 1936  (A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Positional Chess Handbook by Israel Gelfer
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 92 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
G67 of 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & DuMont
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. N Def (D51) 0-1 Minority Attack, open files
H Bouwmeester vs Euwe, 1950  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 0-1
Game 45 in Judgment and Planning in Chess by Machgielis Euwe
C van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
KID: Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 0-1 whittled away
J H Donner vs Fischer, 1959  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense (D94) 0-1 a masterpiece!
Polugaevsky vs Smyslov, 1960  (D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 0-1
Game 61 in The Golden Dozen by Irving Chernev
Petrosian vs S Schweber, 1962  (E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. Normal (D55) 0-1Mimic b-pawns block Minority Attack
Benko vs Petrosian, 1963  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1
Spanish, l'Hermet Var. Berlin Wall Def (C67) 1-0 nap w/N on 6th
Fischer vs Bisguier, 1963  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0
NID: Saemisch. Capablanca Var (E29) 0-1 Bad B vs Good N
I Aloni vs A Matanovic, 1966  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Closed. Chigorin(C97) 1-0Who's afraid of an open file?
Karpov vs Andersson, 1969  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 60 moves, 1-0
D47 1-0 35 King in the middle
Panno vs Larsen, 1971  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 1-0 Restriction!
Karpov vs Polugaevsky, 1972  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Game 171 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
B33 1-0 34 A Strategic Brilliancy! Very instructive.
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Karpov completely reorganize his pieces to get a single pawn
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack Minority/IQP (A45) 1-0 K&N tough together
Dzindzichashvili vs Vaganian, 1988  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
QGD. Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 Exploit dark squares
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1988  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. ML (C89) 0-1 Great prophylactics
Kamsky vs Ivanchuk, 1991  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 53 moves, 0-1
Chigorin Def. Exchange, Costa's Line (D07) 0-1 Win w/doubled Ps
D Rogozenco vs Morozevich, 2000  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Man-Machine Chess Ch. 2003 Semi-Slav Def. Accelerated (D45) 1-0
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Exchange Qs w/a protected passer (trade off pieces when better)
V Malakhov vs Grischuk, 2007  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Levon completely outplays Grischuk and makes it look so simple!
Aronian vs Grischuk, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
A kNight on the sixth rank is devestating.
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
G16: Positional Decision Making in Chess by Gelfand & Aargaard
Gelfand vs Y Wang, 2010  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 82 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1textbook B pair
F Vallejo Pons vs Anand, 2011  (A04) Reti Opening, 57 moves, 0-1
G5: Positional Masterpieces of 2012-2015 by Naiditsch & Balogh
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
QGD Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 Minority Attack w/N pair vs B pair
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2015  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1/2-1/2 Bishop pairs & pawns
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2019  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 video links
Anand vs Kramnik, 2020  (C11) French, 63 moves, 0-1
35.The Backward Pawn (c7 is weak)
Fischer vs L Barczay, 1967  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 24 moves, 1-0
FSR provides Explorer link to Qxb7/Qxb2; it's not so poisonous
Van Wely vs T F Rumph, 2011  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
p.56 / First Rule Concerning Bishops (trade off the Bad Bishop)
D Cramling vs J Yrjola, 1984  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1
NID: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1 Blockade technique
Z Kovac vs D Rajkovic, 2001  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 24 moves, 0-1
NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 basic tactics on the 6th
T Sachdev vs F Alinoori, 2001  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 29 moves, 1-0
Game 26 in "Simple Chess" by Michael Stean, page 141
Karpov vs Westerinen, 1974  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 28 in "Simple Chess" by Michael Stean, p. 152
Smyslov vs K Gudmundsson, 1974  (A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Carlsen - Karjakin World Championship Match (2016) New York, NY
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 75 moves, 1-0
All 16 pieces are still on the board
D Robinson vs S Woodrow, 2010  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Strategic Chess Exercises by Emmanuel Bricard, exercise 20
Smyslov vs A Dueckstein, 1955  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 58 in Neil McDonald's book "The Giants of Strategy"
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0
imbalance after pawn sac at 13...c4
C Yip vs T Abrahamyan, 2019  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Hanging Ps
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
The 'bad' light-square B in French Def is often misunderstood
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1923  (C11) French, 42 moves, 0-1
Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early deviations (B62) 0-1 Stockfish
Karpov vs Salov, 1994  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 67 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1Instructive file take-over
I Kopa vs Swiderski, 1905 (C22) Center Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 1-0 Promotion race!
Carlsen vs V Artemiev, 2021  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 weak dark sqrs
Yates vs M Censer, 1927  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0
A classic strategic battle in the Nimzo-Indian --read the notes
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
QGD: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 1-0 Central pawn thrust
B Finegold vs A Thorsteinsson, 1990  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Undevelopment
Karpov vs V Sergievsky, 1970  (B07) Pirc, 42 moves, 1-0
Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
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