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Rage against the Monarchy: minorities vs Queen
Compiled by syracrophy
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♖♘♘ is enough to promote 2 ♕s!
Z Zhang vs Sadvakasov, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 97 moves, 1-0

After 9...Nxc4?? you also may have thought it was over, right?
A Artidiello vs D Freeman, 2002 
(B01) Scandinavian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Vepkhvishvili vs A Berdzenishvili, 1981 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 0-1

The true brutal power of the minorities-Unique mating position!
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

The second masterpiece by the king of the power of minorities.
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

My king was being prosecuted but he was Miles ahead!
Miles vs Ljubojevic, 1978 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

Bologan's resourcefulness revealed on his last pawns!
Kotronias vs Bologan, 2007 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 0-1

If Petrosian sacs Queen, positional annhilitation is expected!
Pachman vs Petrosian, 1958 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1

Queen's a low cost for the lone Queen-King stuck between Rooks!
Kupreichik vs Gipslis, 1972 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

Immortal among immortals! Gusev's army tie down Queen and Rooks
Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk's the name, 21.Qg7!! the surname.
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Planinc's a renowned adept of the minorities clash vs Queen.
Westerinen vs A Planinc, 1970 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

Kholmov vs W Pietzsch, 1965 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Belov vs V Prohorov, 1991 
(E97) King's Indian, 82 moves, 0-1

Queen sac unleashes brutal minor pieces attack on lonely King.
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002 
(E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1

Adams vs Y Hou, 2017 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 70 moves, 1-0

K Treybal vs F Kafka, 1921 
(B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 1-0

Avrukh vs N Guliyev, 2006 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Two Queens helpless against a savage King and dominant army.
R Franz vs Mayet, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Short, 1995 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 60 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

M Thinius vs V Beim, 1993 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 0-1

G Veltkamp vs S Jessel, 2017 
(C00) French Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Short vs Kasparov, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gligoric vs Bobotsov, 1960 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0

F Sideifzade vs Gipslis, 1983 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

A Hollis vs F Baumbach, 1973 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Moewig vs R K Kieseritsky, 1905 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 66 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

After exhausting battle, Knights and 3 Pawns provoke ceasefire
Janowski vs Ed. Lasker, 1924 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nataf vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

I K Sukandar vs N Zdebskaja, 2007 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Shen Yang vs J Zhou, 2005 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 114 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Larsen, 1971 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

Mequinho's comeback displays creative and intuitive attacks.
Mecking vs Shirov, 2017 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dubious Q/RNN exchange leads to 62.Ne6+!! (Domination)
M Petrosyan vs S Pavlov, 2017 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Timman, 1988 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

Unusually forced windmill annihilates and leaves a passed pawn
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2017 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1-0

M Ashley vs Weeramantry, 1991 
(B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 1-0

Krogius vs A Kuznetsov, 1962 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Black blundered 5 moves short of a draw by 50-moves!
D Howell vs Graham J Moore, 2017 
(B07) Pirc, 108 moves, 1-0

A fascinating chapter for the "poisoned" b2-pawn capture debate
Vitiugov vs I Lysyj, 2014 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1

K Baranov vs N Grigoriev, 1919 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1

B Lalic vs Khalifman, 1997 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Adianto vs N Mariano, 2005 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs N Delgado Ramirez, 2005 
(B58) Sicilian, 72 moves, 1-0

Caruana vs Negi, 2011 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 98 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

A Kosten vs R Zelcic, 1992 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2

Xu Jun vs Ivanchuk, 1993 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 62 moves, 0-1

So vs Ding Liren, 2015 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 1-0

Boleslavsky vs Botvinnik, 1943 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2

Suetin vs Bagirov, 1963 
(B83) Sicilian, 84 moves, 1-0

Short vs R J Miles, 1976 
(B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0

R Bergersen vs I Gundersen, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

I Sokolov vs T Hillarp Persson, 1997 
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 0-1

J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Giri vs Lupulescu, 2017 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 51 moves, 1-0

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

Shabalov vs Bologan, 2005 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 76 moves, 0-1

K Aseev vs Motylev, 1998 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983 
(C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0

I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

O Adu vs B Lugo, 2004 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0

S Volkov vs C Balogh, 2007 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

G Zaichik vs Bronstein, 1980 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

One of the least convincing Viktor's Queen sacs scored victory.
Filip vs Korchnoi, 1954 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 56 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Mieses vs Alekhine, 1913 
(C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 0-1

S Kindermann vs Yusupov, 1995 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 82 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs Lasker, 1934 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1

R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs A Chase, 1922 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Komodo vs Stockfish, 2014 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 50 moves, 1-0

Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Aronian, 2017 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

Svidler vs Grischuk, 2013 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

One of the longest fights between a Queen and minorities
V Neverov vs A Mastrovasilis, 2005 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 148 moves, 1-0

A Shariyazdanov vs B Zueger, 1998 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

K Treybal vs Petrov, 1933 
(B58) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs Navara, 2018 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1-0

Larsen vs Kavalek, 1970 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 45 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs Herzfeld, 1893 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Oll vs Y Kruppa, 1987 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 60 moves, 1-0

Oll vs Barsov, 1986 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 103 moves, 1-0

A Raetsky vs N Miezis, 2000 
(C02) French, Advance, 51 moves, 0-1

P H Nielsen vs Goldin, 2001 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 1-0

Alburt vs Kasparov, 1982 
(E73) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Bronstein vs V Eingorn, 1980 
(A21) English, 71 moves, 0-1

Matulovic vs Mecking, 1967 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 41 moves, 1-0

N Puric vs V Ianov, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 104 moves, 0-1

I Salgado Lopez vs D Debashis, 2014 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 62 moves, 1-0

S From vs T Rosenlund, 1981 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Chernin vs A Utnasunov, 2000 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 146 moves, 1-0

A Diamant vs M Yilmaz, 2009
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 77 moves, 1-0

Ed. Lasker / Allies vs Marshall / Allies, 1916 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

The Batavo 'Bryntse' Gambit - anyone?
A Bryntse vs G Osterling, 1968 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

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