On The Road to Kasparov
A Sokolov vs Karpov, 1987  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Beautiful Karpov"ian" knights
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1990  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 66 moves, 0-1
Too much finesse leads to Less
Psakhis vs Geller, 1982  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 0-1
The Dynamic Duo
M Bertok vs Fischer, 1962  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 31 moves, 0-1
Trap on move five (5.d5!)
A Chernin vs Kudrin, 1985 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
The exchange caro-kann
Hort vs J M Bellon Lopez, 1978  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation
Hort vs T Georgadze, 1981 (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Modern Variant
Sax vs Miles, 1989 (B10) Caro-Kann, 74 moves, 0-1
Proffered Paring Provides Perdition
Spassky vs Alburt, 1985  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
A good example of why sometimes the Caro-kann is not so solid.
Nunn vs Kiril D Georgiev, 1988  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
The Torre Tackles e5
Zsuzsa Polgar vs R J Dive, 1988  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Never underestimate your opponent.
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Properly play the Torre
Spassky vs A Sokolov, 1986 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sweep the 7th rank clean (except for a pawn)
Carlos Torre vs Lasker, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Mexicano Tango
Saemisch vs Carlos Torre, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Got Bishop?
Vaganian vs Psakhis, 1983  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Putting the question to the bishop
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1972  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Hamburger
Ermenkov vs K Burger, 1980 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Don't "smir"k in my face
Salov vs Smirin, 1988 (A48) King's Indian, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Torre tackles King's Indian
Balashov vs Sax, 1979 (A48) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Taming the Gruenfeld
Seirawan vs Kudrin, 1988 (A48) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
I ran out of things to say.
Short vs Timman, 1989  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Karpov, 1991 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
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