A Greet vs R van Wessel, 2006  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
R Forster vs T Nedev, 2000  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
short's immortal king walk
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
P Nikolic vs Ivanchuk, 2004  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
K Spraggett vs G Glen, 1975  (C02) French, Advance, 45 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1936  (B58) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
nice
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1901  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Bagirov vs K Grigorian, 1976  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976  (A43) Old Benoni, 33 moves, 0-1
B Thelen vs F Treybal, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Svidler, 2006  (D80) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Adams, 1991  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 42 moves, 0-1
J Bernstein vs Marshall, 1915  (C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 0-1
V Rauzer vs F Bohatirchuk, 1934  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 55 moves, 0-1
T Tylor vs Lasker, 1936  (C49) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs Bronstein, 1953  (E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 65 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953  (E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
A Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1990  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 63 moves, 0-1
L Carranza vs Capablanca, 1911  (C46) Three Knights, 44 moves, 0-1
M Mukhitdinov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1
G G Haase vs O Sarapu, 1969  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs O Renet, 1990  (A15) English, 47 moves, 1-0
D Foord vs C Crouch, 2006  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1
Tal vs S Saeed, 1985  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0
Torre vs J Araiza Munoz, 1926  (A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
A Acevedo Milan vs Fischer, 1970  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1
Van Kampen vs Vocaturo, 2011  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 83 moves, 0-1
Y Hou vs C Zhu, 2010  (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
E Alekseev vs Jakovenko, 2009  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 0-1
V Gaprindashvili vs G Sargissian, 1996  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1
A Sherzer vs J Kaplan, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991  (C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1
B Larsen vs J Penrose, 1969  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Onischuk, 2007  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
pin
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Morozevich vs Tkachiev, 2007  (A06) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Kostic vs Capablanca, 1919  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 54 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Giri, 2012  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
wow
A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1
nice
R Calvo Minguez vs D Byrne, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 70 moves, 1-0
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2009  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 63 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Y Wang, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
Tal vs F Reinemer, 1991  (A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0
nice
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957  (A15) English, 69 moves, 0-1
Englisch vs J Bauer, 1890  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 53 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
A Kornev vs P H Nielsen, 2005  (C48) Four Knights, 36 moves, 1-0
MacChess vs Bronstein, 1997  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 60 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld vs A Haida, 1925 (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
P Johner vs K Helling, 1928  (D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 51 moves, 1-0
Ta Lin vs C Zhu, 2001  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
a pining cynosure
Karpov vs Ribli, 1980  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Kostic, 1919  (C42) Petrov Defense, 86 moves, 1-0
Speelman vs Sax, 1988  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 62 moves, 1-0
L Day vs J Yoos, 1996  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0
Bolbochan vs J Martinez, 1946  (C10) French, 44 moves, 1-0
V Small vs Panno, 1988  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs S Levitsky, 1913  (C27) Vienna Game, 50 moves, 1-0
E Schultz vs Alekhine, 1914  (B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 33 moves, 0-1
N Pavlov-Pianov vs Alekhine, 1920  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Z von Balla, 1921  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1921  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Rotenstein / Wagner / Kolbe /, 1921  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs C Girard, 1923  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs E Spencer, 1923  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 49 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs NN, 1928  (A43) Old Benoni, 59 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
Tal vs S Tatai, 1975 (A61) Benoni, 40 moves, 1-0
Tal vs H Karner, 1976  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
after exc sac
R Rodriguez vs Tal, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 0-1
H Tabatt vs T Baron, 2012 (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 73 moves, 1-0
F Feibert vs Tal, 1991 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1894  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs J A Seitz, 1924 (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs C Carls, 1928  (A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0
Yates vs Euwe, 1930  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs S Landau, 1939  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs H Steiner, 1946  (E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 38 moves, 1-0
J Bolbochan vs Euwe, 1947  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
J H Donner vs Euwe, 1956  (A15) English, 22 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Chiburdanidze, 1980  (E92) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Shamkovich vs Kasparov, 1980  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs G Ligterink, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Van der Wiel, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Kasparov, 1981  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1983  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
A Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1983  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 0-1
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
Lilienthal vs Stein, 1957  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
I Nei vs Stein, 1960  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
Stein vs Yanofsky, 1962  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1-0
I Nei vs E Chukaev, 1955  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Elite A/S Experimental, 1985  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Fidelity, 1985 (A48) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1985  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0
very nice
M Ruderfer vs Karpov, 1971  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 0-1
B Amos vs Karpov, 1971  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
E Mnatsakanian vs Karpov, 1971  (C47) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1971  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Huebner, 1972  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 74 moves, 1-0
J Sloth vs Karpov, 1972  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Smyslov, 1972  (C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs G Kuzmin, 1973  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 38 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Quinteros, 1973  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs M Schauwecker, 1973  (A15) English, 45 moves, 1-0
Uhlmann vs Karpov, 1973  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 45 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Gipslis, 1972  (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Kavalek, 1974  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 45 moves, 1-0
R Osterman vs Karpov, 1975  (E14) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
J Fraguela Gil vs Karpov, 1976  (A36) English, 33 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Gheorghiu, 1977 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0
slightly off-topic - for further study
Karpov vs Tal, 1977  (A14) English, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 41 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Lutikov, 1979  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Karpov, 1979  (E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
G Sargissian vs Grischuk, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1981  (E16) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
powerful pin forces long-term zugzwang
Karpov vs Portisch, 1982  (C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1982  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Karpov, 1982  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs H Pfleger, 1983  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Browne, 1983  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs Karpov, 1985  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1
J Qi vs Karpov, 1985  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1
R Meulders vs Karpov, 1987 (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 62 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Karl Wilhelm, 1988 (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 32 moves, 1-0
Dzindzichashvili vs Karpov, 1988  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1
Hjartarson vs Karpov, 1989  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Andersson, 1989  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Andersson, 1989  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0
A Wojtkiewicz vs Karpov, 1990  (A15) English, 61 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs M Gurevich, 1992 (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1992  (E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs D J ten Geuzendam, 1992  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Miles, 1992  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs A Ivanov, 1992  (E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
P San Segundo Carrillo vs Karpov, 1992 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
p- zugzwang the queen sac, then win
Yakovich vs Karpov, 1992  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Lobron, 1992 (E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs A Beliavsky, 1993  (E15) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs A Duer, 1993 (A53) Old Indian, 55 moves, 1-0
nice
Karpov vs Timman, 1993  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 59 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs P Romanovsky, 1925  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 64 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1993  (A48) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1994  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1994  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 1-0
Lautier vs Karpov, 1994 (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 58 moves, 0-1
A Yusupov vs Karpov, 1995  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 61 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs A Moro Adame, 1997  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 36 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Riazhskikh, 1997 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0
C Golmayo vs Kolisch, 1867  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Shirov, 1999 (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs W Grube, 2004 (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 35 moves, 1-0
one lone pawn
Shirov vs Karpov, 2007 (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 62 moves, 1-0
N Kosintseva vs Karpov, 2010  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs M Lurie, 1996  (A16) English, 41 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs P Papathanasiou, 1996 (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1996  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Anand, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 63 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Kasparov, 1997  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 0-1
D Garner vs Kasparov, 1997  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 38 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs M Busche, 2000  (B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Unzicker, 2001  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Lautier, 2002  (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs A Cristofari, 2008  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0
P Paiewonsky vs Anand, 1985  (D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 31 moves, 0-1
preparing for zugs
G Lane vs Anand, 1988  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Short, 1990  (C15) French, Winawer, 52 moves, 0-1
K Harandi vs Anand, 1990 (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 39 moves, 0-1
A Petelin vs Kramnik, 1990  (B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs J Costa, 1991  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs R Andrade Santos, 1991 (A57) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
Minasian vs Kramnik, 1991 (C11) French, 46 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Kharlov, 1991  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 0-1
G Russek Libni vs Kramnik, 1991  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 65 moves, 0-1
I Sokolov vs Kramnik, 1992  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Z Lanka, 1992  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 44 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Adams, 1993  (A15) English, 47 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Korchnoi, 1994  (E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Salov vs Kramnik, 1993  (A21) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs S Sollid, 2001  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs O Renet, 1995 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1997  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 57 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs A Yusupov, 1997  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Van Wely, 1997  (E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
Svidler vs Giri, 2016  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs C Li, 2016  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 59 moves, 0-1
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