Chapter 1: Simagin's Attacking Philosophy
Simagin vs Bibikov, 1944  (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Chapter 1: Simagin's Attacking Philosophy ("28 Rde1+", Marin)
Simagin vs N Golovko, 1950 (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 28 moves, 1-0
Chapter 1: Simagin's Attacking Philosophy
G Kasparian vs Simagin, 1952 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 0-1
Chapter 2: Heading for a Favourable Endgame
Simagin vs Kotov, 1945  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 62 moves, 1-0
Chapter 2: Heading for a Favourable Endgame
Simagin vs Suetin, 1960 (A61) Benoni, 67 moves, 1-0
Chapter 3: Defeating the Giants
Simagin vs Petrosian, 1956  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
Chapter 3: Defeating the Giants
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 33 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: My Sicilian Castle for a Knight
Gipslis vs Simagin, 1957 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: My Sicilian Castle for a Knight
Lasker vs D Mackay, 1908  (B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: ("30.Rxc1 Qd2", Marin)
G Ravinsky vs Simagin, 1947 (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 29 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: My Sicilian Castle for a Knight
G Ravinsky vs Simagin, 1957  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
Chapter 4: My Sicilian Castle for a Knight (also "Althausen")
A Altgauzen vs Simagin, 1941 (B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Chapter 5: Oh Prince, Sacrifice your Rooks and not your Bishop!
V Lyublinsky vs Simagin, 1939  (C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Chapter 5: Oh Prince, Sacrifice your Rooks and not your Bishop!
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Chapter 5: Oh Prince, Sacrifice your Rooks and not your Bishop!
Timman vs Spassky, 1983  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Chapter 5: ("32.Ka1 Qa5+ 33.Qa3 Qxa3#", Marin)
Panov vs Simagin, 1943  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Chapter 6: The Simagin Sicilian
M Kamyshov vs Simagin, 1947  (B32) Sicilian, 69 moves, 0-1
Chapter 6: The Simagin Sicilian
F Olafsson vs Simagin, 1959 (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 50 moves, 0-1
Chapter 6: The Simagin Sicilian
V Byvshev vs Simagin, 1952  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 69 moves, 0-1
Chapter 7: The Closed, but not boring, Sicilian
Simagin vs V Mikenas, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: The Closed, but not boring, Sicilian
Simagin vs S Kogan, 1952  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Chapter 7: The Closed, but not boring, Sicilian
Spassky vs Simagin, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Chapter 8: The Grünfeld, the Simagen Way
O Moiseev vs Simagin, 1950  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 41 moves, 0-1
Chapter 8: The Grünfeld, the Simagen Way
D Rovner vs Simagin, 1951  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1
Chapter 8: The Grünfeld, the Simagen Way
Gligoric vs Tukmakov, 1973 (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 41 moves, 0-1
Chapter 8: The Grünfeld, the Simagen Way
A Chistiakov vs Simagin, 1952 (D90) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Chapter 8: The Grünfeld, the Simagen Way
Shamkovich vs Simagin, 1951  (D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 27 moves, 0-1
Chapter 9: Nimzovitsch's Bishop
Uhlmann vs Simagin, 1960 (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 46 moves, 0-1
Chapter 10: The Simagen Ensemble
G Fridstein vs Simagin, 1950 (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 50 moves, 0-1
Chapter 11: The Refutation of a System
Simagin vs Taimanov, 1966  (A56) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Chapter 10: The Swan Song
A Khasin vs Simagin, 1968 (B56) Sicilian, 71 moves, 0-1
Chapter 13: Think and Play Like Simagen!
Simagin vs E Zagoryansky, 1944 (A25) English, 56 moves, 1-0
Tests: A. Manoeuvres 2 (after 29... Rf7)
Simagin vs Y Gusev, 1952 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
Tests: A. Manoeuvres 3 (after 22... Rf6)
Simagin vs B Goldenov, 1952 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Tests: A. Manoeuvres 4 (after 31... Bd7)
Simagin vs A Chistiakov, 1946  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 43 moves, 1-0
Tests: A. Manoeuvres 6 (after 18... OO)
Simagin vs Antoshin, 1953  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 7 (after 30... Kf7)
Simagin vs N Golovko, 1959 (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 42 moves, 1-0
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 9 (after 29... Qf5)
E Gereben vs Simagin, 1949 (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 10 (after 23... Rd2)
V Soloviev vs Simagin, 1954  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 39 moves, 0-1
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 11 (after 16... Qe7)
Simagin vs B Verlinsky, 1940  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions (after 8... Qe7)
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 12 (after 30... Rb4)
Simagin vs V Saigin, 1958 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 13 (after 27.Bh3)
F N Ignatiev vs Simagin, 1959 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Tests: B. Concrete Decisions 15 (after 28.Ba2)
Simagin vs F Zita, 1950 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Tests: C. Tactics & Combinations 16 (after 29.h3)
G Fuster vs Simagin, 1949  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
Tests: C. Tactics & Combinations 17 (after 17... Qxe7)
Simagin vs N Kopilov, 1951 (A80) Dutch, 21 moves, 1-0
Tests: C. Tactics & Combinations 19 (after 30.Qxc4)
Simagin vs B Goldenov, 1952 (E14) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Tests: C. Tactics & Combinations 22 (after 18.a3)
O Moiseev vs Simagin, 1951  (E70) King's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
Tests: D. Major Pieces on the Attack 23 (after 31... Rxe3)
Simagin vs Stein, 1961  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0
Tests: D. 24 (after 53... Rh4) - book adds 1 to each move no.
Simagin vs K Muchnik, 1959  (E92) King's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0
Tests: D. Major Pieces on the Attack 25 (after 58... Qf1+)
G Borisenko vs Simagin, 1955  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 59 moves, 0-1
Tests: D. Major Pieces on the Attack 28 (after 54... Qc3)
Simagin vs S Nikolic, 1968 (B32) Sicilian, 70 moves, 1-0
Tests: A. Manoeuvres 1 (after 29.Kxc4)
Barcza vs Simagin, 1949  (A04) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 0-1
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