GAME 1 - Control the center - develop before attacking - avoid
Von Scheve vs Teichmann, 1907  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1
GAME 2 - Control the center - develop before attacking - avoid
E Liubarski vs V Soultanbeieff, 1928  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1
GAME 3 - Do not move pawns in front of castled King.
Colle vs J Delvaux, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
GAME 4 - Consider blocking doubled pawns
Blackburne vs Blanchard, 1891  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
GAME 5 - D6 reserved for a piece, not a pawn!
Ruger vs H Gebhard-Elsass, 1915  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
GAME 6 - Patience and development - WHT downfall
G Zeissl vs W Walthoffen, 1898  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
GAME 7 - Play the move that suits your temperament
Spielmann vs R Wahle, 1926  (C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0
GAME 8 -Undefended squares create positional wkns.
Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
GAME 9 - White's gradual positional improvement
Znosko-Borovsky vs A J Mackenzie, 1924  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0
GAME 10 - Attack the moved K-pawn - N/Q attack
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1889  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0
GAME 11 - 2 Bishop threat after K-pawn weakness
Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
GAME 12 - Use action in centre vs Kingside attack
R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934  (A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1
GAME 13 Weakness ok the K-Side pawn move!
J Dobias vs J Podgorny, 1952  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
GAME 14 Simple, continuous, effective development
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
GAME 15 Black loses tempo with N moves in the open.
Alekhine vs Poindle, 1936  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
GAME 16 Dev knights before Bishops - Move 1X only
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
GAME 17 Control the C-File in QGDecl - passed pawns
Pillsbury vs J Mason, 1895  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
GAME 18 - Control C-file and C5 - patient development
Noteboom vs G van Doesburgh, 1931  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
GAME 19 - Center - develop - avoid moving K-pawns.
Gruenfeld vs J Schenkein, 1915  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
GAME 20 - Exploit positional advantage of C5!
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
GAME 21 - Developing positional adv presents alternative attack
Chernev vs H H Hahlbohm, 1942  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
GAME 22 - Disturb the pawn lineup in front of the K!
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
GAME 23 - Use of the King on offense in the end,
L Van Vliet vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
GAME 24 - Patient develoment; avoid bad pawn pushes
Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0
GAME 25 - Excellent positional play and passed pawns.
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
GAME 26 - Position! - Weak Bishop and King movement!
O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0
GAME 27 - C-FILE CONTROL & DOMINANT MOBILITY
Chekhover vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
GAME 28 - Combinations arise out of superior position.
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1920  (B01) Scandinavian, 41 moves, 1-0
GAME 29 - Technically "weak" per engine analysis.
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1905  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1
GAME 30 - Complete development before taking "action."
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
GAME 31 - Promotion of the passed pawn (Queenside)
K Havasi vs Capablanca, 1929  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
GAME 32 - A great endgame to review.
E Canal vs Capablanca, 1929  (E16) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
GAME 33 - Use of pawns when pieces were optimal.
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1920  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
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