Italian, ...Bg4 & o-o error, g4, N to f1 & g3, g5! Kside attack
Kasparov vs S Matabeek, 1995  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Premature o-o, Bg5 annoying pin, kside activity & thrash pins
Kasparov vs G P Gomez, 2004  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0
...a6, ...Ba7, ...d6, h3, Knight maneuver to f5, kside attack
D Howell vs M Parry, 2008 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0
...a6, ...Ba7, h3, early ...d5, exd5, pressure e5, kside tactic
M Kobalia vs V Petkov, 2008 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
...a6, ...Ba7, h3, premature o-o, Bg5!, pawn on f5, rook 7th
Vocaturo vs R Pruijssers, 2011 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0
...a6, ...Ba7, h3, N to g3, ...d5, ...d4, Bd5!, kside thrashing
Vocaturo vs S Ernst, 2012  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
Early ...d5 after 2 knights, pressure e5, knight maneuver, end
Dolmatov vs J Pribyl, 1981 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
...Be7 Spanish line, same Nbd2, closed center, kside then qside
S Makarichev vs Knaak, 1977  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
...Be7, ...Be6, ...d5 early, annotated by Tarrasch, 2 bishops
Steinitz vs Mason, 1895  (C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
...Be7, a4 line, N to f1 & g3, not recommended, more positional
Kasparov vs A Telegin, 2000 (C55) Two Knights Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
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