Perfect White Square Strategy
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
The Importance of Structure
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
Weak Pawns
Adorjan vs M Mukhin, 1973  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Display of Outpost Play
Tal vs Bronstein, 1959  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0
Offensive Platform
Benko vs Najdorf, 1963  (A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Keen Strategical Eye
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963  (A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Building an Outpost
Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
Active Harassing Tactics
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Outpost Play and Weak Pawns
H Hecht vs Forintos, 1974  (B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Deficiencies of Isolani
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
A Game Decided by Pawns Not Pieces
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
An Auxiliary Strategy Is Needed
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  (A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1
The e-Pawn as an f-Pawn Can No Longer Control d4
Karpov vs Browne, 1972  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 1-0
Weak Pawns Always Have the Last Word
Karpov vs Spassky, 1975  (E17) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Open File ... Doubled Rooks on the Seventh Rank
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
White (Could Have) Won the Minority Attack
C van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Bad Bishop Syndrome
Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1912  (C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Strong Central Passed Pawn, Or Is It?
Burn vs Marshall, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 62 moves, 0-1
The Power of the King in the Ending
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Subtle and Illuminating
Petrosian vs J Yuchtman, 1959  (E92) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
White-Square Strategy Back to Front
M Stean vs A Planinc, 1975  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Carried Away by Dreams of an Attack
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1969  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0
How to Exploit an Advantage in Space
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Appears to Win by Force
Karpov vs Westerinen, 1974  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0
Communication between the Wings
Portisch vs Reshevsky, 1973  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0
Spatial Plus Results in Direct Attack
Smyslov vs K Gudmundsson, 1974  (A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
More Space Means a Stronger King
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0
Diagram 45 by transposition, White missed 17.Bxe4!
Taimanov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
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