Tartakower vs A Holte, 1923  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1907  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Chigorin vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C01) French, Exchange, 68 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Z von Balla, 1928  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 38 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 69 moves, 1-0
See YouTube vide on this game; Google: Salomon Flohr chess
Flohr vs Simagin, 1947 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1928  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
Fine positional game inc. sacrifice of piece for a passed pawn
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1932  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Nice miniature, with sacrifice of isolani
F Lequoy vs D Julliard, 1982  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 0-1
A fighting defence, incisive play, the isolani is sacrificed!
Alekhine vs Diesel, 1944  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 0-1
How NOT to play this line!
K Nemcova vs S Odinaeva, 2016 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 23 moves, 1-0
And again! In both games, ...c4 is so anti-positional
O Sarapu vs V Secula, 1949 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 25 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sacrifice compromises Queen
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
A fine Rook and Pawn ending
Flohr vs Vidmar, 1936  (D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 58 moves, 1-0
Interesting Rook and Pawn ending
Marshall vs Janowski, 1908  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
An exchange sacrifice for a won Pawn ending
Vidmar vs Flohr, 1931  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 85 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1911  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 1-0
An historic defeat
Capablanca vs Tarrasch, 1914  (C49) Four Knights, 83 moves, 0-1
From the same tournament
Tarrasch vs Capablanca, 1914  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1
An interesting find!
Capablanca vs S Prokofiev, 1914  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Queen put en prise for brilliant ending
Anand vs Caruana, 2017  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
Neat play
Flohr vs Menchik, 1932  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
How to refute Queenside Castling in Exchange Variation
Sultan Khan vs Menchik, 1932  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1
A fine attack
Tal vs M Neibults, 1991  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0
Another stunning attack
Kieseritzky vs C W Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, 1846  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1-0
Another attacking minature
T Lehtimaki vs R Taher, 2009  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 1-0
A great player humbled
Znosko-Borovsky vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C48) Four Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Fine positional play
Burn vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Consummate mastery of the closed game
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
A sacrificial masterpiece
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
Exploitation by positional means of white-square weakness
J Mieses vs Rubinstein, 1905  (C21) Center Game, 34 moves, 0-1
Beautiful finish: Bishop put en prise
Rubinstein vs J Mieses, 1905  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1920  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1904  (C25) Vienna, 19 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1904  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
A fine Rook and Pawn ending
Rubinstein vs A Selezniev, 1920  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 70 moves, 1-0
Bxh7 sacrifice
Rubinstein vs Kostic, 1920  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Model positional play leading to a won ending
Rubinstein vs J N Berger, 1907  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1920  (A84) Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs P P Benko, 1903  (A84) Dutch, 18 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1918  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Rubinstein, 1918  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 1-0
A fine Queen sacrifice
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
A brilliant mating attack
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Chigorin, 1906  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1928  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capablanca vs Menchik, 1935  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Gligoric, 1959  (E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 47 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs C Carls, 1925  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Reti, 1926  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0
Fearless attack based on positional soundness
Menchik vs G A Thomas, 1932  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
L Forgacs vs Rubinstein, 1909  (C01) French, Exchange, 52 moves, 0-1
A model of endgame technique - worthy of study
G Marco vs Maroczy, 1899  (C01) French, Exchange, 78 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1911  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 66 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Chigorin, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Play leading to a won Knight and pawn endgame
T Regedzinski vs Rubinstein, 1917  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Tactical play par excellence
P Johner vs Rubinstein, 1926 (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
K Joanovic vs Rubinstein, 1929 (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Accurate play by both sides
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1912 (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fine positional play & entry of Queen on weak squares
A G Conde vs P W Sergeant, 1922  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
The consequences of surrendering the centre
Tarrasch vs J Davidson, 1926  (A48) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs W Michel, 1926  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Fighting play
Lasker vs Alekhine, 1914  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
A model ending with conversion of a piece advantage
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1912  (B20) Sicilian, 90 moves, 0-1
This looks good!
Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C48) Four Knights, 56 moves, 0-1
How to win a Bishops with opposite colours ending
P S Leonhardt vs Schlechter, 1912  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch vs K Walbrodt, 1898  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Alekhine, 1924  (A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs J van den Bosch, 1929  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 31 moves, 1-0
K Havasi vs Rubinstein, 1929  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Fine defensive play
Prokes vs Rubinstein, 1929  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Nice End!
Rubinstein vs Marshall, 1908  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
H W Shoosmith vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Eric Lundgren vs Rubinstein, 1920 (A03) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1895  (D66) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 34 moves, 1-0
An attack carried through with small means
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1918  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs T G Jeansen, 1920 (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
A faulty combination refuted by positional play
Teichmann vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1
P Johner vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C10) French, 27 moves, 0-1
Incisive Defence
G Prakken vs R Sagit, 2016 (A09) Reti Opening, 63 moves, 0-1
Active defence: the result is a mystery
Geller vs Bronstein, 1971  (A09) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
A game full of finesse
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2013  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
How to constrict
Korchnoi vs Barcza, 1966  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C10) French, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Wolf vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C10) French, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game saved by active and excellent endgame play
Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C10) French, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Simple, direct play leading to a won Pawn ending
Rubinstein vs Flamberg, 1910 (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
A model Rook and Pawn endgame. Worthy of study!
Kanep vs D Kolbus, 2011 (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 65 moves, 1-0
Play with admirable restraint by my third Cousin
K Millward vs J Altman, 2012 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
This requires another look!
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Masterful exploitation of disruption to castled position
Hort vs Portisch, 1973  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Play against the fianchettoed Bishop in Orthodox Defence
Maroczy vs Schiffers, 1898  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1906  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 39 moves, 1-0
A brawl!
Fischer vs Geller, 1967  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs T Lovewell, 1923  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs G Goossens, 1933  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Guimard, 1951  (D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 27 moves, 1-0
Delightful positional play
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1960  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 24 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1965  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
Petit Combinations
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1927  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
A brilliant attacking display
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs Chigorin, 1905  (A84) Dutch, 27 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Lasker, 1924  (A12) English with b3, 45 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Lilienthal, 1936  (A12) English with b3, 54 moves, 1-0
A fine minature. 8.h4 is noteworthy
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1905  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Model minor piece ending. 83.Bxe6! breaks deadlock.
Maroczy vs Von Gottschall, 1905  (C14) French, Classical, 96 moves, 1-0
M Basman vs Keene, 1981  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Korchnoi, 1987  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 17 moves, 0-1
A positional masterpiece capped by double rook sacrifice
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Najdorf, 1939  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs Najdorf, 1939  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923  (A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1924  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0
Fridman vs S Maze, 2006  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Queen ending of note - from move 37 [(Date!]
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 58 moves, 0-1
Solid position, delayed castling, then King-side attack
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Classic Rook & Minor piece endind from Move 19
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
A cramped but solid position is springboard for attack
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
Combination met by combination. A magisterial display.
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1
Suba vs C Parligras, 2000 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0
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