Long game like this one, it's hard to yield to a disadvantage Harrwitz vs Horwitz, 1849  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0 War of attrition reminds of the war just past and to come. Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0 Play this from the response to move 41. Good engame challenge. Petrosian vs Browne, 1978  (A47) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0 Beautiful development, waves of attack. Unfolding chess ideas. Dzindzichashvili vs J Hebert, 1978 (A06) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0 Ns and Ps end this battle--practice yours, after seeing this... G Szilagyi vs Bagirov, 1969  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 52 moves, 0-1 Relentless attack! King is thrown into an invisible cage. Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1 IM-Elect Tate (now) puts a run on Terrie (then) H Terrie vs E Tate, 2001  (A21) English, 32 moves, 0-1 At the end of the text moves, can you see what would come next? Harikrishna vs T L Petrosian, 2005  (A48) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0 Fight, as long as there is fight in the position. C Garcia Palermo vs Topalov, 1988  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 Watch the construction of new castles from old ones. Euwe vs Kotov, 1953  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 39 moves, 1-0 The pawns climb the ladder upward, following the king. Suba vs Timman, 1984  (A20) English, 52 moves, 1-0 Pin it to win it. Several beautiful zwishenzugs, forcing. Keene vs A Weber, 1964   (A52) Budapest Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0 This is how a 4th grader (10 yrs old) can play, when motivated. B Leverett vs J Polgar, 1987  (A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1 Fighting for initiative and an extra piece -- then mate threats Fedorowicz vs Alburt, 1988  (A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0 Developing early and attacking on the g-file instead.... Fischer vs Andersson, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 43 moves, 1-0 Even masters fall to smothered mates.... Vaganian vs Korchnoi, 1975  (A17) English, 40 moves, 1-0 Can you win it from here? Miles vs R R Smith, 1970  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0 Eyes on the prize--pawn advantage. Wise, to remember goal. Benjamin vs M Shahade, 1979  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 53 moves, 0-1 Lock the center--should it be opened back up? Savon vs O H Castro Rojas, 1977  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0 Controlling the lines, diagonals--coordinated attacks. Miles vs Seirawan, 1983  (B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 1-0 This endgame makes for a nice challenge in a minitourney. D Burns vs W Gill, 2005 (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 70 moves, 0-1 K+3P vs K+3p after 48...Kxc4; can you fight for the win? M Ashley vs J Waitzkin, 1997  (B57) Sicilian, 76 moves, 1-0 Treat a passed pawn like a virtual piece. S Chumfwa vs W Kobese, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0 Some newbies march pawns like this--see masters do it. R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1 Queenside castling, endgame with N+3p vs same-- Tal vs Y Barda, 1956  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 48 moves, 1-0 Youth instructs. Magnus plays some mean tactics. Carlsen vs Van Wely, 2006  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 1-0 Strip the board down to the knights & pawns, & here we are... M Ashley vs L Christiansen, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 50 moves, 1-0 The power of shape in the game--holding 2 bishops, long rangers Suttles vs K Spraggett, 1973  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0 Send your team to where the king is--keep your focus. Euwe vs J H Donner, 1950  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 42 moves, 1-0 Wanting the queen, badly, miscalculated--but great game. Kramnik vs Leko, 2004   (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1 K + 2P vs. same, but a win was on the board... Kasparov vs Bacrot, 2004   (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 The pawns in this endgame work together...pending mate. Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 42 moves, 0-1 What to do from the end, folks? Which side to choose? Adams vs Kramnik, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 K + 6P vs K + 5P after 27...Kxe7. Play it through.... Milner-Barry vs H Opsahl, 1939  (C27) Vienna Game, 40 moves, 1-0 Use your king in the endgame. Chigorin vs Winawer, 1882  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 48 moves, 0-1 after Black's 50th move, show me what you know about chess, kid Paulsen vs Steinitz, 1882  (C45) Scotch Game, 62 moves, 0-1 Attacking backwards and forwards, scrambling for every pawn. Blackburne vs von Bardeleben, 1895   (C20) King's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0 Can you see the patterns of action? A Murray vs Steinitz, 1874  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1 Check the lines. This story must be told again. Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C01) French, Exchange, 115 moves, 0-1 After an initial skirmish, rearrange the troops, & fight again! Bird vs D Baird, 1889   (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0 When a pawn is no longer a pawn, let it unfold: virtual piece. Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1911  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 66 moves, 1-0 Old Spanish, handled nicely. Ganging up on the queen. Unzicker vs Saemisch, 1949  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 23 moves, 1-0 Developing towards the enemy king; final battle elevates pawns. Huebner vs Portisch, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0 Chessfriend Paul is working to show how dynamic a game can be. Keres vs G Menke, 1932  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 62 moves, 1-0 If you are controlling white, what do you do? What to avoid? Blackburne vs S Rosenthal, 1870  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2 Building a bridge in the endgame allows the pawn to queen. Grischuk vs M Gurevich, 2001  (C02) French, Advance, 86 moves, 1-0 See how to attack backwards with Morphy's knight. Morphy vs A Bousserolles, 1859  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1-0 Follow the diagonals. A Volokitin vs Nakamura, 2005  (C10) French, 80 moves, 1-0 The bishops form a diagonal freeway. Very sophisticated. Leko vs Kramnik, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1 Team play shows itself in a modern game. Giuoco Piano. Shirov / Andreev vs Speelman / Harding, 2005  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 0-1 Corr. Chess can be helpful to your game. Bauer vs Scherfke, 1981  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1 Keeping the focus on the enemy king works for Black. Develop! Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1 It would be interesting to play from 36...Rb1+ in a thematic... Evans vs H Opsahl, 1950  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 81 moves, 1-0 Wonder what pawns are worth? Look at this d-pawn at work. A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1 Z Mestrovic vs Gligoric, 1971  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1 Our chessfriend with Tactics/Combos presents some of his own. F Reinfeld vs M Bain, 1939 (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 51 moves, 1-0 How could this pawn in the end have been handled better? Harikrishna vs K Georgiev, 2002 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1 Building walls and creating skewers... Shulman vs A Savage, 2002  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 37 moves, 1-0 In making your pawn chain, remember to protect it! J van Oosterom vs G Timmerman, 1996  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 64 moves, 0-1 Enjoyable to watch. Misstep at end loses rook, gains Q? H Dronavalli vs Z Rahman, 2004  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 49 moves, 1-0 Tell me: Why is the Black king not afraid of a queen check? F Devinck vs Morphy, 1858  (000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 0-1 The opponent covets the queen, and not the king. Maurian vs Morphy, 1854  (000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 0-1 Escorting the promoting pawn until it no longer needs an escort Yates vs J W te Kolste, 1925  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0 One weakness leads to another...watch giving up that knight. Salwe vs Tartakower, 1910  (A53) Old Indian, 61 moves, 1-0 What is coming up next from the final position? A Nickel vs P Dahms, 1989  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 31 moves, 1-0 King and pawns vs. same in endgame. Andersson vs Hort, 1971  (A12) English with b3, 37 moves, 1-0 What is a "turning move", players? See one here. Play through. Mason vs Janowski, 1902  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0 Building a team so strong that the queen is not needed. Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0 How looking for the win brings creative solutions to the table. Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0 Stabbed by a fork in the end. ;-) I Rabinovich vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1936  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 Z Gofshtein vs M Gurevich, 2001  (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0 J Mieses vs Alekhine, 1913  (C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 0-1 A shatranj-style ending. Uhlmann vs Gligoric, 1956  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 Rook stuck in molasses, like a bad dream. Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911   (C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0 Learn how to let your pieces speak to each other like this. Keres vs L Laurine, 1935  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0 34.c5 --and can the pawn be stopped? A Nickel vs K Schulz, 1999 (B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0 Pawns count. Good Knight attacks come from good outposts. L Mkrtchian vs J Demina, 2006 (C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1 Watch a fork end the battle. Do you see it? P Cramling vs E Paehtz, 2006  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 Impressive N+B+K vs lone king. Technique! J Xu vs Y Wang, 1997  (E73) King's Indian, 77 moves, 0-1 See how knight-bishop team outdoes rook. Strong king helps. M Judd vs Zukertort, 1884  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0 Build your house, set your targets. Watch those angles. D Filipovich vs Ganguly, 2006 (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 30 moves, 0-1 G Huber vs D Filipovich, 2004 (A10) English, 37 moves, 1-0 Enjoying 1st Saturday Idea, go full burn for the win. K Neumeier vs J Wallner, 1999 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 18 moves, 1-0 Finish the idea. Win for White; see why sacrifice is important S Joydev vs T Heinz, 1999  (C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0 M Ashley vs B Kreiman, 1992 (C60) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0 Passed pawns are valuable "pieces". Kolisch vs H Czarnowski, 1867  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 Pawns march boldly side by side and outpower the rook. C Golmayo vs Steinitz, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 1-0 Powerful knight. The queen falls, or the king does. J Owen vs A Boden, 1867  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0 For players who want to learn initiative and "What Comes Next". A Sokolsky vs Bronstein, 1944  (B10) Caro-Kann, 29 moves, 1-0 I Bilek vs E Paoli, 1958  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 18 moves, 1-0 Take space away from your opponent and push him to the edge. L Lane vs R Timmer, 1966  (B07) Pirc, 46 moves, 0-1 A youth playing at a high level, Negi builds his experience. Negi vs S Erenburg, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 73 moves, 1-0 Note the end -- where can black N go safely? Food for king. Golombek vs R Krogius, 1935  (A28) English, 32 moves, 1-0 Shulman vs V Petukhov, 1995 (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0 Knight and bishops converge on weak squares. Marshall vs R Short, 1894   (C51) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0 Use a main file to connect your attack. M R Kaldegg vs G Zeissl, 1903  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0 Tactics! Pull the kink out of the castle. L Horvath vs L Mayer, 1917  (C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0 Aim your pieces at the king! J Eckl vs Schonewald, 1968  (C52) Evans Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0 Showalter vs Chigorin, 1889  (C59) Two Knights, 40 moves, 0-1 H Lohmann vs R Teschner, 1950  (C10) French, 10 moves, 0-1 Look for the mating net O Bernstein vs NN, 1927  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 1-0 ATTACK with whole team. L Bachmann vs J Kunstmann, 1899  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0 Firouzja vs Sasikiran, 2021  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0 Converging rooks. 28APR2022 NN vs Philidor, 1749   (C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 Two masters with vision keeping each other sharp. Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (A05) Reti Opening, 72 moves, 1-0 105 games