MATERIAL ADVANTAGE - Pawns on one Wing Only
Petrosian vs Keres, 1951  (E14) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1956  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 73 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Yates, 1930  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 87 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Antoshin, 1954  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 70 moves, 1-0
Piket vs Kasparov, 2000  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
V Mikenas vs Alekhine, 1935  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Anand, 2000  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Vidmar vs Menchik, 1929  (A43) Old Benoni, 88 moves, 1-0
MATERIAL ADVANTAGE - Outside Passed Pawn
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs G Borisenko, 1955  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  (E17) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Fernandez Garcia vs Kotronias, 1986 (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 77 moves, 1-0
Polugaevsky vs Vasiukov, 1967  (E73) King's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Yusupov vs Timman, 1992 (D80) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
MATERIAL ADVANTAGE - Potential Outside Passed Pawn
J Mieses vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1907  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 0-1
Teichmann vs E Schallopp, 1896 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 0-1
Breyer vs P Johner, 1914 (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 61 moves, 0-1
A Reggio vs D Przepiorka, 1905 (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fine vs G A Thomas, 1936  (E16) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1912  (A38) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
Foltys vs Fine, 1937  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 63 moves, 0-1
T F Lawrence vs J Mieses, 1904  (B20) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs Botvinnik, 1937  (D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 78 moves, 1-0
Kostic vs Gruenfeld, 1922  (D85) Grunfeld, 61 moves, 0-1
MATERIAL ADVANTAGE - Central Pawn
Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Chigorin, 1895  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 78 moves, 0-1
Tartakower vs Kashdan, 1933  (A04) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1934  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 65 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1936  (C49) Four Knights, 60 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1932  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1924  (C42) Petrov Defense, 81 moves, 1-0
Levenfish vs N Riumin, 1935 (D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 56 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1904  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1
DIFFICULTIES CONVERTING A MATERIAL ADVANTAGE - Weak Pawns
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti vs Tartakower, 1914  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Colle vs Alekhine, 1926 (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
DIFFICULTIES CONVERTING A MATERIAL ADVANTAGE- Enemy Passed Pawn
Euwe vs Capablanca, 1929  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
P S Leonhardt vs Schlechter, 1906  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reshevsky vs Alekhine, 1938  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1929  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
DIFFICULTIES CONVERTING A MATERIAL ADVANTAGE - Active Rook
Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1927  (A04) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Fine, 1937 (A09) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C10) French, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Saemisch vs K Treybal, 1922  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 79 moves, 1-0
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