How not to play as Black, and fun kibitzing
Radjabov vs A Volokitin, 2006  (A53) Old Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Magnusifent !
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
The Old Indian IS flexible
Vocaturo vs Jobava, 2014  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs P H Clarke, 1957  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
W/ fianchetto K bishop (for Black)
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1
"Even the laziest king flees from a double check"-Nimzo
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956  (A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Nice trap catches Huebner
Huebner vs H Kestler, 1965  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 41 moves, 0-1
Accurate and energetic play by Mamedov
J Murey vs R Mamedov, 2015  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
Bronstein's creative fantasy
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1
Ivanov couldn't lay a glove on him!
I Ivanov vs L Day, 1984  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 59 moves, 0-1
J Delva vs L Day, 1976  (A53) Old Indian, 47 moves, 0-1
Famous game, deservedly
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Oh boy, a positional Q sac!
Pachman vs Petrosian, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
This is the "Rat", same ideas
A Dukhov vs Tal, 1991  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 31 moves, 0-1
...and The Rat
S Kovacevic vs Suba, 1994  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 33 moves, 0-1
Krush plays an unusual line well; blitz game
C Zhu vs I Krush, 2014  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1
Gross stepped in something
R J Gross vs L Christiansen, 1973  (A53) Old Indian, 12 moves, 0-1
Valentina Gunina's Brilliancy
V Gunina vs Ju Wenjun, 2013  (A21) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1960  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 45 moves, 1-0
See Kunin's Philidors
E Zude vs V Kunin, 2015  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 38 moves, 0-1
This game ends witth a great shot
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965  (A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
"...almost like witchcraft..."
Marshall vs Lasker, 1914  (A53) Old Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Another treatment of the OI: Boleslavsky was terrific!
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
It's the little in between moves that mean so much
C Amura vs Tal, 1991  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 43 moves, 0-1
P Cramling vs N Davies, 1995  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 30 moves, 0-1
A Rubinstein lesson
Rubinstein vs D Przepiorka, 1925  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 33 moves, 1-0
An exhibition, but still....
C Jaffe vs Capablanca, 1912  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Petrosian did well to draw this one
Sliwa vs Petrosian, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
+9=8-1 with the Old Indian!
V Kovacevic vs Petrosian, 1970  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 50 moves, 0-1
Not how it goes when Tigran plays it as Black
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1960  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0
Koenig put up quite a fight
I Koenig vs Reti, 1922  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Q sac and nice finish
Uhlmann vs L Espig, 1978  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 36 moves, 0-1
The so-called Janowski var.
Showalter vs Janowski, 1916  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 44 moves, 0-1
An odd battle, well played
Keres vs Tartakower, 1937  (A15) English, 64 moves, 0-1
Instructive
B Kolvig vs Petrosian, 1960  (A53) Old Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
For real?
D Andreikin vs Nepomniachtchi, 2012 (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 73 moves, 0-1
Czech-Indian; close enough
M Kriz vs M Krajnak, 2001 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 0-1
Movsesian's very succesful with the Old Indian
L Szilard vs Movsesian, 1994 (A53) Old Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Nicely done
R Tibensky vs Movsesian, 1995 (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 35 moves, 0-1
A Moiseenko vs Movsesian, 2015 (A53) Old Indian, 47 moves, 0-1
Maybe 12...0-0-0?
Kotov vs C Kottnauer, 1946  (A53) Old Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
The flexible OI scores again(with help from Henin)
A Saidy vs C Henin, 1954 (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
4...Qe7?!
A Pomar Salamanca vs Hug, 1972  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 22 moves, 1-0
How to open lines when appropriate
V Dambrauskas vs Movsesian, 1995  (A53) Old Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
The more flexible Old Indian
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1951  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 66 moves, 0-1
Bronstein is the berries
G Ravinsky vs Bronstein, 1946  (A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Analyze this!
M Pinc vs Movsesian, 1993 (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
Reshko wasn't shy
A Reshko vs Tal, 1971  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 37 moves, 0-1
Alburt vs K Shirazi, 1986  (A53) Old Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Larsen scored 2 wins and 1 draw with this variation
Z Vranesic vs Larsen, 1964  (A53) Old Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
Fred the Bear's paw prints all over the Old Indian
E E Dedebas vs V Nevednichy, 2017  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 41 moves, 0-1
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