Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
V Malakhov vs Grischuk, 1996  (C47) Four Knights, 100 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
What a positional jewel
Andersson vs K Hulak, 1983  (A15) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Spectacular beating. Wow.
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
Kupchik vs Capablanca, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1913  (A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Simple and effective
Suba vs Sax, 1984  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0
Conceptual exchange sac... and to Karpov! Awesome.
Karpov vs Andersson, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1
Defensive masterpiece
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
Queen vs Rook drawn endgame!
Averbakh vs Bondarevsky, 1948  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
That Rook vs Rook + B & R pawns endgame...
Smyslov vs Bondarevsky, 1941  (A13) English, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2
That Rook vs Rook + B & R pawns endgame again...
Bondarevsky vs Keres, 1939  (D80) Grunfeld, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2
That Rook vs Rook + B & R pawns endgame again!
Smyslov vs E Relange, 1996  (A15) English, 72 moves, 1-0
Bondarevsky's tactical prowess at work
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936  (A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1
Harrwitz vs Zytogorski, 1851  (C59) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Amazing attacking game by Smyslov when he was 18
Averbakh vs Smyslov, 1939  (A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Capablanca's opposite-color bishops winning endgame
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
Sac a piece, suffocate the King
A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1
KID fianchetto
Botvinnik vs K Kholodkevich, 1927  (E72) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
Hypermodern mastery
Larsen vs Geller, 1960  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Maximizing Knight power
Gligoric vs Bolbochan, 1953  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 48 moves, 0-1
Beautiful miniature
Tartakower vs J Mieses, 1925  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for attack
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002  (E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
Petrosian squeezes the Stonewall
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  (A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
Had to include my own best :)
K Gulamali vs M Sana, 2014  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Yusupov attacking!
Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
Bishop ending, nuanced technique
Larsen vs Quinteros, 1974  (B06) Robatsch, 74 moves, 1-0
Jacobo Bolbochan destroys passive play
G Szilagyi vs J Bolbochan, 1966  (A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Move 8 stunner
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0
When Botvinnik sacs, you are dead
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Nice technique all along
Bluebaum vs P Cruz Lledo, 2017  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik's piece play!
I Rudakovsky vs Botvinnik, 1945  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1
Nice tactical handling of the Nimzo
R Hess vs Benjamin, 2017 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
I Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1999  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 28 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
Rook endgame superb technique
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
El Viejo's KID masterpiece
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Tough Slav
Beliavsky vs D Pavasovic, 2003 (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0
Catalan
G Sargissian vs V Akobian, 1999 (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 1-0
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