Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (A04) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
E Canal vs Rubinstein, 1929  (A04) Reti Opening, 80 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs V Malakhov, 2005  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
A N on a5 attacking pawns on b7 and c6 is a powerful pattern.
Rubinstein vs S Takacs, 1926  (D65) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line, 53 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Morozevich, 2001  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs Van Wely, 2003  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 56 moves, 1-0
Kasparov tries to switch to active defense too soon
Gelfand vs Kasparov, 1994  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
space
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1911  (A22) English, 52 moves, 1-0
The owner of the space nevertheless misses his chance
Gelfand vs Carlsen, 2013  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
space
Gelfand vs D H Campora, 2004  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 57 moves, 1-0
space to sac attack to instructive endgame
Gelfand vs Y Wang, 2010  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 82 moves, 1-0
Where white got the strategy employed in the previous entry
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Space to sac attack
Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 64 moves, 1-0
Favorable pawn structure transformation in the KID
Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2013  (E73) King's Indian, 62 moves, 1-0
Trans of advantages 19.pawn struct for good B; 28.good B for N
Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
pawn to attack to endgame advantage
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1918  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 49 moves, 1-0
trans 1st move adv into better structure & then squeeze
Gelfand vs Damljanovic, 2000 (E92) King's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0
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