see-saw,BN mate
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
exciting draw Q vs 2N
Janowski vs Ed. Lasker, 1924  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
23...Qg3!! initiates a shower of gold coins
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Bishop dominates Knight
Smyslov vs Tal, 1964  (A36) English, 72 moves, 0-1
Rook-N Arabian mate
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1
Smash the guards
Parma vs G Ramirez, 1963  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
Power of Rook on the 7-th rank
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
BN mate,Q sac - Caro-Kann trap
B Perenyi vs L Eperjesi, 1974  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 14 moves, 1-0
Q,2N vs Q,R,N
A P Law vs Miles, 1981  (C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0
2-edged attack - deflection & threat on loose B.
B Malich vs J Kort, 1971  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0
sac & complications
Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0
Strangulation behind a pawn wall
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Sheltering pawn
W Schlage vs Reti, 1928  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 47 moves, 0-1
Siege of king after displacing the defending queen
V Karasev vs K Klaman, 1967  (B56) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0
On 42.Rxe7 how does Black mate?
Hort vs Gligoric, 1970  (E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
N vs 2B
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 83 moves, 0-1
R vs BR Endgame tactics & zugzwang
Karpov vs G Needleman, 2005  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 96 moves, 0-1
Continuous siege of King tactics
Vasiukov vs Uhlmann, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
pawn storm
I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0
Q+P wins vs Q
Botvinnik vs N Minev, 1954  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 91 moves, 1-0
Q+P defeats Q
Botvinnik vs G Ravinsky, 1944  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 126 moves, 1-0
R+B beats R with mate threats
V Malakhov vs Grischuk, 1996  (C47) Four Knights, 100 moves, 1-0
Distant opposition, triangulation
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1983  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1
Bad B overcome by good one.
B Milic vs Gligoric, 1959  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 64 moves, 0-1
Q+N defeats Q
Spassky vs Karpov, 1982  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1-0
R loses to R+N
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 1996  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 90 moves, 0-1
Rook loses to rook + pawn
Smyslov vs J H Donner, 1967  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 73 moves, 0-1
B+3P loses to N+3p
Vasiukov vs Tal, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 70 moves, 0-1
Rook traps N.
Karpov vs Ftacnik, 1988  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 93 moves, 1-0
Pawn tactics follow 30...Rxb2 sac.
Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931  (A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
RNPP overcome Q.
G Vescovi vs Sveshnikov, 2002  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 98 moves, 1-0
Fierce attack
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
B overextended by a & d pawns after positional sac.
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
67...Qa1-e5 draws in Q+P vs q ending
Alekhine vs G Stoltz, 1942  (B54) Sicilian, 80 moves, 1-0
White wins pawn ending with the opposition
Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1944  (A09) Reti Opening, 68 moves, 1-0
R+P loses to R + B
H Ni vs Z Zhang, 2005  (C10) French, 90 moves, 0-1
Q+2P vs Q draw
Ribli vs Spassky, 1985  (A15) English, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2
B+P vs B ending
I Bilek vs A Ornstein, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 57 moves, 1-0
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