Giuoco Pianissimo - 4. d3 - BLK no castle - end comb! J Mason vs Winawer, 1882  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0 G. Pianissimo - 4.d3 - Fortify the center - attack the flank Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 49 moves, 1-0 G.Pianissimo-closed position wthout Knights. Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1886  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 R. Lopez Berlin - Brilliant Rook sacrifice Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 G. Fortissimo - Chigorin brilliant endgame tactics. Chigorin vs Charousek, 1896  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0 R.Lopez - 4 d3 - Steinitz did not castle - Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 R. Lopez - 5 d3 - Nd2-f1-e3(g3)-f5! K-side attack. Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1876  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0 R. Lopez - 5.d3 - Brilliant endgame by Steinitz Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0 R. Lopez - Fischer queenside initiative Fischer vs Smyslov, 1965  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0 Philidor Def - Center controlled & K-side pawn storm. Steinitz vs G MacDonnell, 1865  (C41) Philidor Defense, 50 moves, 1-0 Philidor Def - K-side pawn attack - Late Q-side castle Steinitz vs J Mason, 1895   (C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 GP - Steinitz 0-0-0!! - secure center - storm Kingside. Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1 GP - Bird's Attack - Chigorin brilliant in the endgame Albin vs Chigorin, 1898  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1 Pianissimo - 29. Rxe4!! (Rook Sac) - opens the B3 Bishop diag. Lutikov vs B Malisov, 1968  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - Interesting positional game White +4.39 S Makarichev vs Knaak, 1977  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - Remarkable game - Kudos to VK! Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1981  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pianissimo - 10. 0-0-0 (?) then K-side attack Tiviakov vs C Balogh, 2010  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - 23.0-0-0(??) then K-side attack Duda vs Eljanov, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - NF5 = ROOK & NF3-H2-G4 maneuver. Gavrikov vs Van der Sterren, 1987 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0 Two Knights - MVL - Solid Opening and a model game! Vachier-Lagrave vs Navara, 2018  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - delayed d4 - 4 Brilliant moves - A.G.!!!! Gipslis vs M Ruderfer, 1979 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0 Delayed D4 - 4!! - great middle game to review. E Vorobiov vs R Cvek, 2002 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0 2. BC4 - transforms to G. Pianissimo - Q-side initiative. Psakhis vs H Schussler, 1988 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0 5.b4! - Instructional as NS consistently improves his position. Short vs Portisch, 1986 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0 2.Bc4 & 9.Nc4 - White Queenside initiative Vasiukov vs A Kolev, 1989 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0 2.BC4 - Blk KB rendered ineffective - brilliant RK sac by Nunn. Nunn vs F Olafsson, 1982 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0 Two Knights Defense - 12.N3h2 28. !! Bishop Sac. Bologan vs V Akopian, 2013 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1-0 5...a6 - Korchnoi neutralizes Karpov Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1981  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 12.N3h2?! - Many ?'s and position changes - better games. J Ye vs J Pinter, 1998  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 71 moves, 1-0 D4 AFTER Exch of the dark-square BISHOPS!!!! - Pianissimo Dolmatov vs Razuvaev, 1979 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 0-1 Pianissimo - Preservation of the Spanish Bishop! Dominguez Perez vs Mamedyarov, 2008  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0 Opening transposes - Beautiful end sequence by Bologan! Bologan vs B Heberla, 2008  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0 Black's appropriate d5 advance - White 14.Ba4! Yudasin vs Adams, 1999 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 An endgame to savor - active/forceful King for ST! Tiviakov vs Nijboer, 2008  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 62 moves, 1-0 Classic Pianissimo - VA exploits the weak Bishop! Anand vs J L Hammer, 2010  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0 Black wins - using the f5 pawn advance (12...f5!) Gipslis vs Podgaets, 1985 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1 Black attacks K-side - White attacks center--0-1 C Lutz vs Khalifman, 1995 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1 AK neutralizes 12...Nf4 by Kh3-Ng1-g3 - Brilliant positional ga Karpov vs Yusupov, 1986  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 61 moves, 1-0 Black has 3 pawn islands giving White the endgame adv. Karjakin vs So, 2017  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 1-0 7.BG5 - premature - VK exploits - No castling either side. Anand vs Kramnik, 2018  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 0-1 7.BG5 - AFTER Blk castles - LY - great endgame! Yudasin vs Tukmakov, 1988 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0 8.BG5 - Tiviakov exploits the F5 hole. Tiviakov vs E van den Doel, 2008 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 68 moves, 1-0 5.B4 - !!Queen SAC & solid endgame afterward. Jobava vs M Roiz, 2014  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1-0 4.B4 - Q-side push - Good reference game game! Short vs Z Zhang, 2003  (C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 Wht Knight sometimes better fit on E4, not C4. Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi, 1987  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0 Bird's - Wht = Queenside space and 14.Bg5 post-castle. Jobava vs Caruana, 2016  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 12.N3h2(?!) key move in prep for Ng4 - not convinced. Leko vs Kramnik, 2007  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2 Pianissimo - quiet 12. Be3 - h3 after ...0-0! Kaidanov vs V Malaniuk, 1997 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - quiet 12. Be3 - h3 after ...0-0! - 14...g6?! A Brkic vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - quiet 12. Be3 - h3 after ...0-0! Kramnik vs So, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 Excellent end-game play by Areschenko - solid open Areshchenko vs A Aleksandrov, 2007  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0 Uncommon Opening seq but a beautifal endgame! 48.Ba5!! Naroditsky vs Jakovenko, 2015  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0 Anand ahead until 22...Qd6?? - Blitz - 9.Bc2 key move. Giri vs Anand, 2015  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0 12.Bc2 = great endgame W=pp & B vs B =2 Knights S Zhigalko vs N Kabanov, 2012 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0 12.Bc2 - game in question untim move 49. Kramnik vs Anand, 2016  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0 @Move18 - Black + material but the A7 B rendered ineffective! Predojevic vs R Hess, 2011  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 1-0 D5 can increase BA7 scope - CONSIDER (also in Chernev). Areshchenko vs Sutovsky, 2007 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 RL xpose to GP - If opponent is cramped - avoid exch's Dominguez Perez vs Buhmann, 2008  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo Main Line - dubious instructive value E Alekseev vs G Sargissian, 2007  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 1-0 Tabiys...NF4 - Good reference for the opening! - DRAW Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2004  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2 ...NF4 - Black K-side storm left King exposed. Z Almasi vs P Acs, 1999 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0 ...Nf4 - "good" - Opening fine - dubious instr value. E Alekseev vs V Golod, 2001  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 78 moves, 1-0 Typical 4K IT/RL middle game - Brilliant endgame for NV. Vitiugov vs Sasikiran, 2015  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0 4K-4R IT/SP endgame - interesting not exemplary! Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2017 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 88 moves, 1-0 Blitz - Opening good - 22.Qb1 is a great move - dubious otherw. Y Hou vs Fressinet, 2016 (C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 1-0 Classical Open & instructional game by So! So vs Anand, 2020  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0 Classical Ital - 8...a5 - good ref. game MVL Vachier-Lagrave vs Mamedyarov, 2019 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0 6.BG5 - Good opening & endgame - Instructive! Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 6.BG5 - Mistakes aplenty per the engine - time troubles? Kramnik vs M Matlakov, 2018  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 1-0 Brilliant engame and an outstanding reference game! M Antipov vs J van Foreest, 2015  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0 8.A4 - Q-side space - move = "good" - lukewarm game Karjakin vs Giri, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2 8.A4 - Solid Open but a magnificent endgame! Z Andriasian vs Artur Gharagyozian, 2017 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0 6...d5 let to a game of blistering simplification - draw. Mamedyarov vs Kramnik, 2018  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 Solid Open - Beautiful endgame - Great reference game. Carlsen vs Adams, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 66 moves, 1-0 AK outplays VA in the endgame. Kramnik vs Anand, 2017  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 1-0 Good reference game - 7.A4 Smirin vs Motylev, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0 An excellent reference game by VA in all three facets. Anand vs Aronian, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 66 moves, 1-0 4.0-0 - Open & Mid game = Superb Magnus endgame! Carlsen vs Anand, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0 Kramnik takes Queenside initiative - Instructive Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0 So early Q-side attack--->SK forces tatlemate! - Entertaining g So vs Karjakin, 2017  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 Solid GP opening but a brilliant Kramnik endgame! Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0 VA - Tactical mid-game to weaken K-side - reference Anand vs Leko, 2017  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0 Good ref open - some Ruy L mid game similarities. Karjakin vs Svidler, 2017  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 1-0 Solid Open - White = 3 passed pawns! Anand vs Nakamura, 2018  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0 An excellent reference game by Nepo! Nepomniachtchi vs Mamedyarov, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0 Karjakin converts Q vs N-P-P endgame - Blitz Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2017  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 86 moves, 1-0 Nice Open - 7.A4 Anand vs Wei Yi, 2016  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 1-0 "Centralize and do not despair." Nimzowitsch Giri vs Karjakin, 2019  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1 Two Knights - 7.Bg5 pin! Good model game VA! Anand vs V Fedoseev, 2017 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0 Blitz - 8.Bg5 pin (good, b4!) - Ido not like this pin. So vs Anand, 2016 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 Blitz - Two connected passers & King movement! Karjakin vs So, 2017  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0 Classical - 8.Bg5 - "good" - R Mamedov vs D Paravyan, 2018 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0 Game = until36...Qc7?? - interesting, not a model game. Kramnik vs Aronian, 2018  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0 Instructive until move 15. Bad thereafter. Vachier-Lagrave vs Mamedyarov, 2019  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2 Ruy Lopez - great game but not for Botvinnik. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Botvinnik, 1931  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0 Beautiful game by MC! - Decisive ?? on ...36 by LA. Carlsen vs Aronian, 2015  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0 Blitz - Ruy Lopez - DL ?'s in endgame decisive. Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2017  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0 Two Knights - 7.a4 & 8.Nc3 - brilliant end game! B Ivanovic vs D Blagojevic, 2000 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 7.a4,8.Nc3 - Lackluster open and mid game - instructive end gam Z Almasi vs Harikrishna, 2007  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 7.a4, 8.a5 - Great end game by VM after 35...Ne8? V Malakhov vs Y Wen, 2016 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 7.a4 - DRAW after 96 moves - uneventful. M Kobalia vs R Soffer, 2017 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2 Two Knights - one of the best endgame sequences!!! Vocaturo vs S Satyapragyan, 2016 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 35 moves, 1-0 A methodical victory vs the Philidor. Kasparov vs T Giorgadze, 1979  (C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 Philidor - great positional game & Queen SAC!! Y Hou vs R Reinaldo Castineira, 2009  (C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 Bishop's Opening and a !! middle-game by Magnus. Carlsen vs Wei Yi, 2017  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 1-0 Two-Knights - Great reference for the "Quiet Italian"! Radjabov vs Harikrishna, 2011  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0 Ruy L - 4 Knights - and and a great endgame. Wei Yi vs H Melkumyan, 2015  (C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0 Bishop's Opening - 4.QE2 -Tactical victory by Polgar Polgar vs Gelfand, 2009  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0 Bishop's Opening - 4.QE2 - !! Positional play - MC Carlsen vs Y Hou, 2018  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 61 moves, 1-0 Bishop's Opening - Black tripled pawns. Karjakin vs V Gashimov, 2011  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 Bishop's Opening - exemplary middle game FC. Caruana vs P Tregubov, 2017 (C24) Bishop's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0 Bishop's Opening - MC - Material advantage prevails. Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 77 moves, 1-0 Ruy Lopez - P29 - 8.exd5 - Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1 GP - 9. Nxg6 - P37 - V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1 10. 0-0-0 Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 10. 0-0-0 Caruana vs Radjabov, 2016  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 36 moves, 1-0 Gipslis vs W Reichenbach, 1995 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 J Nun vs Chiburdanidze, 1989 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1 8.BG5 - = "Good"- game drawn - dubious instructive value. Tiviakov vs D Pavasovic, 2008 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish - White gets Bishop pair for the pawn Bronstein vs Keres, 1950  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0 Pianissimo - Kramnik vs Svidler, 2016 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2 Ding Liren vs Anand, 2019  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2 122 games