Q-side advantage, centralisation, K-side pawn advance So vs Carlsen, 2018  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0 I Kan vs Lasker, 1935  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 50 moves, 0-1 Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1934  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 0-1 A fine Rook and Pawn ending G A Thomas vs Reti, 1925  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 73 moves, 1-0 Lasker vs Maroczy, 1902  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 b4 diversionary pawn sacrifice is an Alekhine feature Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0 Exchange Variation, Queenside castling, no counterplay Tartakower vs A Holte, 1923  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 69 moves, 1-0 Flohr vs Simagin, 1947 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1932   (A51) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0 Flohr vs Vidmar, 1936  (D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 58 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 Alekhine vs A Munoz, 1945  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 15 moves, 1-0 J Trapl vs J Trmal, 1962  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0 Bogoljubov vs Tarrasch, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1922   (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2 Two pieces sacrificed in the first six moves by White Charousek vs K Schneider, 1891  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0 Black's weakened pawns lead to a winning White attack Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0 Underpromotion and checkmate A Sandrin vs P Le Cornu, 1949  (A16) English, 28 moves, 1-0 Sound positional play leaves White with no advantage O Barda vs Flohr, 1930  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 22 moves, 0-1 A classic Queen ending leads to won Pawn endgame Marshall vs Maroczy, 1905  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1 A Kingside attack with open e-file Maroczy vs P S Leonhardt, 1905  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 Combination at move 33 gives advantageous Q ending Rotlewi vs Nimzowitsch, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1-0 A classic Queen ending Maroczy vs Marshall, 1907  (C48) Four Knights, 60 moves, 1-0 17.e5 & 18.h4, control of a3-f8 diagonal, smothered mate Morphy vs T J Bryan, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0 Penetration of Black King via dark squares, mating threat Blackburne vs Maroczy, 1899  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1 38.e6? is capitalised upon to produce a won ending Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1895   (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1 Active Knight vs. helpless Bishop. Consumate strategy. Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0 A piece won after 12 moves; concludes in style of Capablanca Mecking vs D Lima, 1993  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1 An ingenious variant of the above game (12.Qd5 Bb4+!) A Jakab vs Z Nemeth, 2001  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1 Queen vs Rook & Knight ending preceded by K-side Pawns advance Janowski vs Schlechter, 1900  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 61 moves, 0-1 Gain of decisive tempi by sacrifices Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0 Combination at move 22 to obtain a model Rook ending Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 Rook and Pawn ending (from move 44) swiftly concluded H Wolf vs Schlechter, 1903  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 56 moves, 0-1 The exposed position of the Black King is exploited Karpov vs Tal, 1980  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0 Two fine pawn sacrifices (14...c5 & 17...e3) enable the win Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1900  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 0-1 An excellent endgame counter-attack only just fails Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1899  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 56 moves, 1-0 Solid play, then a masterful Queen ending. 36....Bb2! K Junge vs Alekhine, 1942  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 51 moves, 0-1 A fine Rook and Pawn ending from move 34...f4! K Richter vs Alekhine, 1941  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 0-1 Schlechter vs Tarrasch, 1903  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 26 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Superstar 36K, 1985  (D85) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 1-0 Superficial play by Black is punished W Winter vs Menchik, 1930  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 0-1 Steinitz vs E Pilhal, 1860  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0 A Queen and Rook ending of note Burn vs Maroczy, 1900  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 104 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 Colourless and mechanical opening play by White Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1 Fine Queen & Rook ending. An attack with smallest means. H Berliner vs Fischer, 1963  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 0-1 Opposite colours Bishops ending drawn though 3 pawns down Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 9.g4! seizes the initiative Alekhine vs Euwe, 1938  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 Fine positional play centred on control of h1-a8 diagonal Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1922  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 31 moves, 0-1 Positional soundness. A fine Queen ending from Move 40. Maroczy vs Tarrasch, 1920  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 1-0 "The Immortal Zugzwang Game" Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923   (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1 Interesting two Bishops endgame. Fine technique. Schlechter vs F G Jacob, 1900  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0 Pawn ending from Move 34, worthy of study Tartakower vs Flohr, 1932  (E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0 A consumate defensive display, with Q-side minority counterplay Menchik vs V Buerger, 1932  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 Fine Rook & Knight endgame Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0 Worth a closer look! Korchnoi vs I Rogers, 1988  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0 Worth a closer look! Kmoch vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1926  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 54 moves, 1-0 Control of c-file, 7th. rank, won pawn, constricts, King enters L Spassov vs A I Zakharov, 2006 (A56) Benoni Defense, 47 moves, 1-0 How NOT to defend against the Colle Opening Colle vs J Delvaux, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0 Rook & Bishop endgame; bad Bishop with supported outpost Colle vs Marshall, 1925  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1 The cost of failing to eliminate a central knight Colle vs G A Thomas, 1926  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 A double Bishop sacrifice Shamkovich vs A Anguiano, 1978  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0 White constricts Black's position Polugaevsky vs Spassky, 1983  (A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2 Good Queen and Rook ending from move 30 Flohr vs Stahlberg, 1934  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0 Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910   (B33) Sicilian, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 How to play against this defence. Accurate B & N ending. Gligoric vs B Kurajica, 1970 (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 Classic attack based on positional principles, then a sacrifice Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1904  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0 Korchnoi vs Najdorf, 1971   (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 61 moves, 1-0 Marshall vs R J Guckemus, 1904 (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0 A positional gem. Rook and Knight ending. Portisch vs A Saidy, 1972  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0 A Rook and Pawn ending from moves 58 to 106 Schlechter vs Tarrasch, 1911  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 106 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912  (A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1926  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 55 moves, 1-0 Marshall vs Menchik, 1929  (A43) Old Benoni, 52 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Menchik, 1939  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Yates, 1910  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 46 moves, 1-0 Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1 Worth closer study. Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1968  (E16) Queen's Indian, 55 moves, 1-0 A fine attack with Bishop sacrifice to gain a vital tempo Spielmann vs Bogoljubov, 1932  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0 Rook & Bishop overcome the Queen. A positional masterpiece. Karpov vs Timman, 1988  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0 A manoeuvring Queen's tour: d3, f3, g3, d3, f3, h3, d3, & f5 Maroczy vs L Dewing, 1925  (C49) Four Knights, 38 moves, 1-0 Superb endgame technique Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1934  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0 R Byrne vs Korchnoi, 1967  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1 A model of attack in the Queen's Gambit Accepted with White Taimanov vs Polugaevsky, 1960  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 Fine defensive play, culminating in a mating attack Janowski vs Maroczy, 1911 (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 0-1 A Queen ending Maroczy vs Janowski, 1899  (C45) Scotch Game, 59 moves, 1-0 A fine attack, then Rook and Pawn ending Korchnoi vs Keres, 1975  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 1-0 Illustrates the power of a King-side pawn advance Kasparov vs Csom, 1980  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0 C Jaffe vs Marshall, 1909  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857   (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1 Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0 Spielmann vs Flamberg, 1914  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0 A very fine attack on positional lines A Kevitz vs Marshall, 1937   (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 25 moves, 0-1 A wild tactical scramble Bird vs Zukertort, 1886  (A02) Bird's Opening, 37 moves, 1-0 Worth a closer look Taimanov vs Korchnoi, 1950  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 35 moves, 0-1 Worth a closer look Aronian vs Karjakin, 2014  (E15) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 1-0 Worth a closer look! Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 73 moves, 1-0 Interesting ending: Good White Knight vs. Bad Black Bishop Flohr vs Bondarevsky, 1939  (A90) Dutch, 77 moves, 1-0 A fine attack, showing the power of an advanced passed pawn Flohr vs J Dobias, 1930  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 Interesting Maroczy vs Marshall, 1924  (C42) Petrov Defense, 81 moves, 1-0 A piece down, fine endgame technique. A 12-move Knight's tour. Marshall vs S T Sharp, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0 A tactical masterpiece Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 Of interest Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0 How to refute the Reti; very fine Rook & minor piece ending Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1926  (A09) Reti Opening, 58 moves, 0-1 Another refutation of the Reti with a positional finish Korchnoi vs Flohr, 1954 (A09) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1 Perfect technique to convert advantage into win Pillsbury vs J Mason, 1895   (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0 Precise positional play Teichmann vs Pillsbury, 1895   (C60) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1 Use of initiative by incisive play; a great game Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1904  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 Of further interest Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895   (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0 Reti vs Lasker, 1923  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 0-1 Weakness on back rank leads to mate Chigorin vs Pillsbury, 1895  (C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1 A very fine attack to switch to a completely won endgame Alekhine vs M Romi, 1930 (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0 Colle vs Olland, 1928 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1896  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs J C Bird, 1900  (A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs A J Souweine, 1894  (C10) French, 11 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs E Delmar, 1893  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0 A fine Queen and Rook ending from move 28 Steinitz vs Schlechter, 1898  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0 A Rabinovich vs Schlechter, 1911  (B40) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1 Taubenhaus vs Schlechter, 1905 (B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1 F J Lee vs Maroczy, 1899  (B40) Sicilian, 49 moves, 0-1 A battle royal! D G Baird vs Tarrasch, 1898  (B40) Sicilian, 53 moves, 0-1 Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (B40) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0 Of further interest Schlechter vs Pillsbury, 1900  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pillsbury vs NN, 1900  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury's last game Pillsbury vs E Hymes, 1905  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 44 moves, 1-0 J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1 Fine double Rook ending from move 21 Maroczy vs H Wolf, 1900  (C28) Vienna Game, 44 moves, 1-0 Good analysis of game Pillsbury vs Von Bardeleben, 1900  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0 Queen ending from move 39 Marshall vs Alekhine, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1 Janowski vs Pillsbury, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1 Marshall vs Allies, 1915  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0 30.Re1! transposing to won Rook and pawn endgame Alekhine vs F J Prokop, 1942 (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0 An attack is conjured out of nothing Maroczy vs M Romi, 1930  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0 Pawn storm in the endgame Kramnik vs Nunn, 1992  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0 An astounding Queen, Bishop and Knight ending J Mason vs Pillsbury, 1902  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1 Fine defensive play Albin vs Pillsbury, 1902  (A06) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 0-1 Marshall vs Janowski, 1908  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2 Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905   (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0 Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 Active counterplay by Black; a highly tactical conclusion Janowski vs Maroczy, 1900  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1 Pillsbury vs H Wolf, 1903  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937   (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 Great positional subtlety leads to emphatic win Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0 Menchik vs F Schubert, 1928  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0 A fine pawn endgame, winning against a remote Q-side majority R P Michell vs Menchik, 1928  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 48 moves, 0-1 Solid play, central Rooks pressure, model Rook & Knight ending E El Gindy vs Seirawan, 2011  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 66 moves, 0-1 Mate with two Knights following wasted tempi by Black Korchnoi vs D Solak, 2002  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 19 moves, 1-0 Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1897  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 66 moves, 1-0 K Millward vs J Healy, 2018 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 Fine minor piece ending M R Owens vs G Moss, 2013 (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 46 moves, 0-1 Alekhine outplayed Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 36 moves, 1-0 Showalter vs Maroczy, 1899  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1 Refutes Manhattan Variation Korchnoi vs J Yuchtman, 1956  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0 Shows the advantage of the Knight closest to opposing pawns Alekhine vs E Andersen, 1933  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 37 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1895  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 A game of the utmost positional subtlety Alekhine vs J Piacentini, 1926  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 Good positional play Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1903  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0 Incisive play decisive! Korchnoi vs N Gusev, 1956  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0 Impeccable postional play - blindfold! Winning pawn at f5. Alekhine vs O Theiss, 1924  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0 Fine attacking, incisive play Marshall vs G Marco, 1900  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0 Fine positional play Burn vs Maroczy, 1900  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0 Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1927  (A04) Reti Opening, 57 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs G A Thomas, 1936  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0 Shows the power of advanced pawns Alekhine vs Marshall, 1925  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 Exchange sacrifice refuted by accurate defence and endgame play Korchnoi vs Short, 1997  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 62 moves, 1-0 Zwischenzug 24.Bg4! - advantageous Rook &Bishop ending - 58.b6! Tarrasch vs M Walter, 1923 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0 L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1 Rook & Pawn ending illustrates importance of active play Schlechter vs Pillsbury, 1900  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 56 moves, 0-1 Play against 8th. rank followed by sublime endgame technique N Banks vs Maroczy, 1926  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs P Johner, 1932  (E16) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0 A 63-move Rook & Pawn ending, actively defended Bondarevsky vs Keres, 1939  (D80) Grunfeld, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2 Tactically rich game. No. 87 in Tarrasch's Best Games of Chess H Wolf vs Tarrasch, 1923  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 51 moves, 0-1 Exploits the position of the Black King in the centre Alekhine vs NN, 1928  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0 Marshall vs Maroczy, 1926  (C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1 Knight and Pawn ending, with march of White's King to Q-side Alekhine vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1926  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 41 moves, 1-0 H Faehndrich vs Schlechter, 1903  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1 A pawn massacre Ed. Lasker vs Maroczy, 1926 (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 52 moves, 0-1 13.d5! to seize initiative; instructive Rook & Knight ending Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 68 moves, 1-0 Maroczy vs Ed. Lasker, 1926 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0 Use of tempi, diagonal (Qf3), weakens K-side, 7th. rank Alekhine vs B Rabar, 1942   (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 27 moves, 1-0 Maroczy vs Blackburne, 1905 (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 61 moves, 1-0 A W Fox vs Maroczy, 1906 (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 55 moves, 0-1 Swiderski vs Maroczy, 1904  (B20) Sicilian, 48 moves, 0-1 Cramped position, exchange sacrifice, passed pawn, 7th. rank Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1896  (C48) Four Knights, 33 moves, 1-0 Maroczy vs Winawer, 1896  (B40) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0 Korchnoi vs E Koning, 1978  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs W N Dinger, 1933  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0 Fine vs T H Tylor, 1937 (E72) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0 Kramnik vs Giri, 2018  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 0-1 Flohr vs W Fairhurst, 1938  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 39 moves, 1-0 A model attack with White Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1964  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 Korchnoi vs Sax, 1980  (A57) Benko Gambit, 51 moves, 1-0 White's central pawns and Black's inferior development Steinitz vs Gunsberg, 1890  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs W Michel, 1925  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0 Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1896  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 38 moves, 0-1 S Khavsky vs Korchnoi, 1950  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 31 moves, 0-1 Positional play: a permanent pin on h1-a8 diagonal P Scheeren vs Hjartarson, 1982 (E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 The two Bishops, open diagonals, weakening pawn moves Alekhine vs Baljet / Lindenaar, 1933  (A60) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 Model counterplay Pillsbury vs J Mieses, 1902  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0 An active Knight in the endgame nearer the opposing pawns Larsen vs S Hamann, 1965 (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0 10Bf4!, then 11Nd2 leading to pin on c-file N Meshkovs vs Stefan Lehmann, 2017 (E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0 A variant of the above. Pin - back-rank weakness - piece won Granda Zuniga vs J Hebert, 1990 (E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0 A sacrificial attack Alekhine vs J W te Kolste, 1925  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0 A study in pinning Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1 Sacrifice of Rook for Knight; 8-move Knight's tour to d6 & f6 Duras vs Nimzowitsch, 1907  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 51 moves, 1-0 A sacrificial minature NN vs Blackburne, 1884   (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1 Maroczy vs Showalter, 1898 (C22) Center Game, 43 moves, 1-0 Von Popiel vs Pillsbury, 1896  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 62 moves, 0-1 Dangers of wasted tempi (here by the Queen) Gruenfeld vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0 Maintenance of central tension by White into middle game Gruenfeld vs I Rabinovich, 1925 (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0 Attack by White with d5 & e6 Pawn structure Pachman vs A Ludgate, 1976  (A57) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0 A model display in a disadvantageous Rook and Pawn ending Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1904  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 An attacking minature with the Wing Gambit. 9.Bxh7+! Marshall vs Stodie, 1920  (B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0 A positional attack Lasker vs Heemskerk / Steffelaar, 1920 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0 Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1961  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 Remote passed pawn with 7th. rank combined with mating attack I Koenig vs Maroczy, 1922  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1 Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1 From Move 29, a fine Rook & minor piece ending A Rankis vs E Zemgalis, 1946 (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 0-1 W Henneberger vs Alekhine, 1934  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 52 moves, 0-1 Against e4 in the Queens Gambit Accepted, Black controls game C Baginskaite vs Dlugy, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1 Defence on 'heroic' lines M Rivas Pastor vs S Polgar, 1989  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 0-1 V Raicevic vs Blatny, 1989  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1 Menchik vs Euwe, 1931  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 56 moves, 1-0 Burn vs Marshall, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 An instructive four bishops ending Colle vs K Kullberg, 1927 (B08) Pirc, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0 A model opposite colours Bishops ending Janowski vs Schlechter, 1907 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1 P Gengler vs M Heidenfeld, 2008 (C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1 A sacrificial mating attack on the King-side Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0 ref. Grooten, 2009, p.38 Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0 A fine minor piece ending from move 30, worthy of study Colle vs Euwe, 1928 (A48) King's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1 Interesting Queen ending Gruenfeld vs Tartakower, 1926   (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1 Winawer vs Lasker, 1896  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1 P Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1 Minor piece ending from move 30 Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1 Careful defence, followed by h7 sacrifice Flohr vs D Rovner, 1950  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 32 moves, 1-0 J Owen vs Burn, 1875  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1 Exchange sacrifice, 8-move Knights tour, Pawn chains, etc. B Heastie vs Lasker, 1908  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 0-1 Active defence A Ipatov vs G Kacheishvili, 2017 (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 40 moves, 0-1 Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924   (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0 250 games