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IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess"
Compiled by EmperorAtahualpa
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These are the games analyzed in the book. Per game I have added the page numbers and also the theme for which this game was used in the book.

p. 29-33 / Imbalances and the 'Silman Thinking Technique'
A Saidy vs J Silman, 1989 
(A22) English, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

p. 43-45 / Calculation
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

p. 50-51 / Rules of Combination
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960 
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

p. 52, 369 / Rules of Combination
Meesen vs H Mueller, 1928 
(A28) English, 13 moves, 0-1

p.56 / First Rule Concerning Bishops
D Cramling vs J Yrjola, 1984 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1

p. 60-68 / Using the Bishop
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0

p. 69-72 / Using the Bishop
Keres vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1948 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

p. 73 / Using the Bishop
Alekhine vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

p. 75-78 / Using the Bishop
A Tsvetkov vs Smyslov, 1947 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 64 moves, 0-1

p. 81-83 / First Rule of Knights
Kavalek vs Karpov, 1970 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 59 moves, 1-0

p. 87-90 / Fourth Rule of Knights
Allies vs A Nimzowitsch, 1921 
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1

p. 90-92 / Fourth Rule of Knights
C Guimard vs Euwe, 1946 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1

p. 95-97 / Bishops vs. Knights
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945 
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

p. 98-99 / Bishops vs. Knights
Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1936 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 57 moves, 1-0

p. 99-102 / Bishops vs. Knights
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

p. 104-107 / Bishops vs. Knights
O'Kelly vs Najdorf, 1950 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1

p. 108-110 / Bishops vs. Knights
Schlechter vs W John, 1905 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0

p. 111-112 / The Power of the Bishops
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

p. 115-117 / The Power of the Two Bishops
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 0-1

p. 118-119 / The Power of the Two Bishops
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873 
(C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1

p. 121-122 / The Two Knights Victorious!
Taimanov vs Euwe, 1953 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 41 moves, 0-1

p. 122-127 / The Two Knights Victorious!
H Wolf vs Rubinstein, 1922 
(C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 0-1

p. 127-128 / The Two Knights Victorious!
Portisch vs Karpov, 1978 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 40 moves, 0-1

p. 129 / Minor Pieces in the Middlegame
Capablanca vs Milner-Barry, 1936 
(A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0

p. 133-137 / The Big Squeeze
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

p. 137-139 / The Big Squeeze
Lisitsin vs Botvinnik, 1932 
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

p. 139-141 / The Big Squeeze
Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1894 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0

p. 144-146 / The Dark Side of Space
Csom vs Korchnoi, 1965 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Kupchik vs Capablanca, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

p. 150-152 / Block Before You Punch!
J Silman vs C Lakdawala, 1989 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 42 moves, 1-0

p. 159-161 / The Mystery of the Center
H Scheichel vs Adorjan, 1971
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

p. 162-163 / The Indestructible Center
Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr, 1933 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

p. 163-165 / The Indestructible Center
P Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0

p. 170-172 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
J Kaplan vs B Larsen, 1972 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 56 moves, 0-1

p. 172-174 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
Fischer vs Euwe, 1960 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

J Silman vs L Day, 1975 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 59 moves, 1-0

p. 176-177 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
Janowski vs A Nimzowitsch, 1914 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2

p. 178-179 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1

p. 181 / The Isolated Pawn
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

p. 182 / The Isolated Pawn
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

p. 184-185 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

p. 191-192 / Backward Pawns
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952 
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

p. 193-195 / Backward Pawns
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0

p. 201-202 / Passed Pawns
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

p. 202-204 / Passed Pawns
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1955 
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0

p. 204 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
A Nimzowitsch vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925  
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

p. 206 / Weak Pawns - Strong Pawns
J Silman vs M Blankenau, 1989
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

p. 210-212 / The Creation of a Weakness
Karpov vs Browne, 1972 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 1-0

p. 219-220 / Making Use of a Weak Square
J Silman vs D Shapiro, 1990 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 35 moves, 1-0

p. 221 / Weak Squares
Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0

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