The sense for danger
G Botterill vs Andersson, 1979 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
The Closed Formation f7/g7/h7
Van der Wiel vs K Langeweg, 1979 (B83) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1-0
The f7/g7/h6 formation (1)
Kasparov vs A Duer, 1981  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
The f7/g7/h6 formation (2)
Timman vs Karpov, 1978  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
The f6/g7/h7 formation
Fischer vs Andersson, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
The f7/f6/h7 formation
Petrosian vs Barcza, 1955  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0
Persistance in Defense
I Kan vs N Riumin, 1934 (A53) Old Indian, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
The f7/g7/g6 formation
Znosko-Borovsky vs H Price, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
The f7/g6/h7 formation
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929  (B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
Defending Economically
Keres vs K Plater, 1947  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Trading off a dangerous attacker
Aronin vs Simagin, 1952 (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blockade (1)
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blockade (2)
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Blockade (3)
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Active Defense (1)
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1936  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1
Active Defense (2)
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Active Defense (3)
Y Porat vs Larsen, 1956  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Active Defense (4)
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Defensive Resourcefulness (1)
G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
Defensive Resourcefulness (2)
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1905  (C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Defensive Resourcefulness (3)
Fischer vs J H Donner, 1966  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Defensive Resourcefulness (4)
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
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