How to manage and assess a side pawn majority
Yates vs Alekhine, 1921  (B40) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Aggresive Najdorf Sicilian
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1
The powerful pawn centre in the middle game
Bronstein vs Tal, 1972  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
King's Indian.The power of centralized knights.
J Thomason vs Fischer, 1955  (E90) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
Nice Black attack on the kingside!! QG-Semi-Slav.
J H Stapfer vs Capablanca, 1913  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Bishop pair vs Knights (in an open board)
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2015  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 78 moves, 1-0
Brilliant tactics - Perfect strategy!
L Bruzon Batista vs Carlsen, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
The Adams Attack against the Najdorf!! Nice!
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian King's Indian Attack
Fischer vs E Mednis, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Incredibly complicated game!
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1961  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 57 moves, 0-1
Khalifman vs Van Wely, 2002  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 1-0
Development neglected. Superb Alekhine energy!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
How to conduct a perfect kinside majority attack!
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0
Superb endgame technique by Alekhine!!
E Steiner vs Alekhine, 1921  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 62 moves, 0-1
The Bishop over the Knight/When to eschange material
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1906  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 43 moves, 0-1
Wow! Game rich in tactics!
Alekhine vs Vidmar, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
From the strong San Sebastian 1911 tournament
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Instructive lesson of Queen against two rooks.
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1962  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 54 moves, 0-1
The strong bishop pair / mutual flank attacks! Instructive!
E Nash vs Fischer, 1956  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 48 moves, 0-1
Capablanca Var.5...Bb4+ and Riumin Var. 6... Be7
Carlsen vs V Gashimov, 2009  (E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0
Nice black's kinside attack in the King's Indian
C F Ekeberg vs Carlsen, 2003  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 42 moves, 0-1
Good alternative to Queen's Gambit: Ragozin Def!
M Matlakov vs Y Yu, 2016  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 57 moves, 0-1
Breaking the Maroczy Bind - Interesting!
Lombardy vs Fischer, 1960  (B54) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Center file vs flank attack - tactical Capablanca
H Kline vs Capablanca, 1913  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1
For practicing this Var. of the Colle with Black
M Espinosa Cancino vs O Girya, 2016 (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1
Highly instructive with the original notes!
A Speijer vs Alekhine, 1910  (C15) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
Amazing tactics by Karjakin!! Incredible game!!
Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Lets play Four Knights Italian V.with White Nice!!
Capablanca vs NN, 1918  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Using mobility advantage to create pawn weaknesses!
Larsen vs J Penrose, 1969  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Instructional strangling tactics by Carlsen
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0
Instructive King's Indian Attack!
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
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