1 C1 - An advantage in development Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0 2 Tal vs R Toran Albero, 1961  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0 3 Tal vs Petrosian, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0 5 Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1 Additional material Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1 Additional material Svidler vs Dreev, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1-0 Additional material Kasparov vs Polugaevsky, 1978  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 46 moves, 1-0 Additional material Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1 6 C2 - The centre and its significance Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0 7 V Loginov vs Sakaev, 1996 (A05) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 0-1 8 Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1 9 N Spiridonov vs Kasparov, 1980  (A48) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1 10 Naiditsch vs C Bauer, 2011  (A09) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1 11 Anand vs Kasparov, 1999  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 50 moves, 0-1 12 Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2011  (A20) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Additional material Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 1-0 Additional material Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0 Additional material Smyslov vs Euwe, 1948  (C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 26 moves, 1-0 Additional material Lputian vs V Malaniuk, 1987  (A81) Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0 16 C3- Do not make unnecessary pawn moves Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0 17 C4 - Do not develop the queen too early Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 18 Tal vs G Tringov, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0 19 Sakaev vs P Tregubov, 1998  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0 20 S Tatai vs Karpov, 1977  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 0-1 21 A Lastin vs D Kononenko, 2009 (B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0 22 Giri vs M Bartel, 2013  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0 Boleslavsky vs Bronstein, 1950  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1 Huebner vs Kasparov, 1985  (A21) English, 28 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0 23 C5 - Do not move the same piece twice Alekhine vs Marshall, 1927  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 25 Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 27 C6 - Do not leave the king in the centre R Jumabayev vs Sakaev, 2010 (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 40 moves, 0-1 28 Tal vs G Fuster, 1958  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 29 Geller vs A Filipowicz, 1970  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0 30 E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 0-1 Additional material Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0 Additional material Smyslov vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 44 moves, 0-1 31 C7 - An unprepared attack Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1 32 V Gunina vs J Majdan, 2011 (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1 33 Spassky vs Stein, 1964  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1 34 Jobava vs Mamedyarov, 2013  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1 Additional material L Christiansen vs Kasparov, 1982  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 40 moves, 0-1 42 games