29 b3-b4! attacks Black c5-pawn defender of pinned d4-knight
Anand vs Svidler, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 32 moves, 1-0
21 ... Bc8-f5!, 22 .. Ra8-d8!, 23 .. b7-b5 all attack defenders
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2009  (B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1
70 .. Nc3-b1! attacks White d3-knight defender of loose e5-rook
Kasimdzhanov vs Kamsky, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 70 moves, 0-1
31 Qg7-c3! attacks Black c2-queen def of e2-rook,checking sq
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
21 Nf3-g5! attacks Black f7-knight defender of d6-trapping sq
McShane vs Wojtaszek, 2011  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
32 Bh3xNg4, 33 h2-h3 rid g4-knight defenders of e5-fork square
So vs Navara, 2011  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 34 moves, 1-0
35 ... Qf8?? 36 Bd7+! removes the guard of the Black f8-queen
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
23 ... Rb4! dominates the White a4-queen defender of c2
S Djuric vs Anand, 2000  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 23 moves, 0-1
21 Qe5!! attacks Black c5-queen defender of f8-mating square
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
22 ... Qd3! attacks White g2-queen defender of g2 and f1-rook
N Evseev vs Flohr, 1949  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
19 QxBf6! destroys the f6-bishop defender of e7-forking square
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1922  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1-0
21 RxNe5!! destroys Black e5-knight defender of Black g4-bishop
Rublevsky vs Sasikiran, 2005  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0
25 RxNd5! destroys Black d5-knight defender of e7-tactical base
S Kustar vs A Kranz, 1999  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1-0
16 Qd1xBd6!! Black c7-pawn defender of bishop cannot defend f8
Alekhine vs Koehnlein, 1908  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
29 ... Qb2!! attacks White e2-queen back rank defender, c3-rook
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1914  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
35 ... Be7-c5!! pins White e3-bishop defender to White g1-king
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Botvinnik, 1967  (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 0-1
29 Rc1xNc5! destroys Black c5-knight defender of b7-queen
Alekhine vs Keres, 1935  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 37 moves, 1-0
21 c2-c4 drives off the Black d5-knight defender of f6-bishop
Zvjaginsev vs A Belozerov, 2006  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
37 h4-h5! attacks Black g6-pawn defender of the f5-square
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2007  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
32 - Rh3 almost drives off White f3-queen defender of e4-rook
J Tisdall vs Polgar, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
17 g2-g4! drives off Black f5-knight defender of e3-square
E Moser vs J Houska, 2007  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
45 ... h4-h3 attacks White g2-pawn defender of the f3-square
Alapin vs G Marco, 1905 (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
7 f6-f7+! drives off Black e8-king defender of Black d8-queen
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
54 Ra5-d5+ drives off Black d7-king from loose c6-knight
Ivanchuk vs Eljanov, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0
33 - RxBa5! destroys defender of e1-tactical base, 34 ... Qe1+
A Saidy vs Fischer, 1968  (A25) English, 35 moves, 0-1
37 ... Bd8 38 Rd1 and 39 RxBd8! destroys defender of b6-square
Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2007  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 47 moves, 1-0
28 Bc1-f4! attacks Black c7-queen defender of loose e7-bishop
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
27 Be3xNc5 destroys Black knight defender of e6-square for sac
Fischer vs W Hook, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
42 Re2-a2? Be4-c2+! drives off White b3-king from loose a2-rook
J Trevelyan vs F Jenni, 2005  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1
22 Qd4-d6!! attacks Black e6-queen defender of f7-mating square
X Bu vs D Rensch, 2007  (A15) English, 25 moves, 1-0
16 a2-a3! drives off Black b4-bishop defender of weak d6-square
Fischer vs K Sillars / L Manter, 1964  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0
25 ... Qd5xBc4! White pawn on c4 cannot DEFEND d3 like bishop
L Didier vs Marshall, 1900  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
43 ... c6-c5! would have driven off White d4-rook from f4-rook
Kasparov vs Speelman, 1989  (A81) Dutch, 47 moves, 0-1
47 ... Kg3xf3?? 48 Re4xf4+ drives off Black king from e3-knight
Kasparov vs I Rogers, 2001  (B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 1-0
38 f2-f4! drives off Black e5-knight defender of Black d7-rook
H Wang vs Deepan Chakkravarthy J, 2007  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
24 Qh3xNd7! destroys Black d7-knight of f6-knight tactical base
Ivanchuk vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0
40 ... Qg6xRg1+! destroys White defender of d1-promotion square
Onischuk vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
28 RxNe6! destroys Black e6-knight defender of g7-mating square
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
31 .. Rd8xRd1 32 Ba4xRd1 illusory protection of White c1-bishop
M Erdogdu vs R Almond, 2006  (B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 0-1
35 Rd1xBd8! destroys defender of e7-square for 36 Bc5-e7 +-
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
54 .. Rc3-d3 55 Kf2-e2! drives off Black d3-rook from d7-bishop
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 55 moves, 1-0
24 Qg1-g5!! attacks Black f6-bishop defender, pins it to d8
Dvoirys vs G Feher, 1991  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
37 Qe3xRe8+! destroys Black rook defender of promotion squares
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2007  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
Grischuk vs Kramnik, 2007  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 1-0
23 Rd8xRh8 destroys Black rook defender of d8-promotion square
Rublevsky vs I Hera, 2007  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
17 Qh6xRf8+! destroys f8-rook defender of back rank, mating
Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
39 Rf8xBc8+! destroys bishop which shields king on back rank
Leko vs Morozevich, 2000  (C10) French, 37 moves, 0-1
28 h2-h4! drives off Black g5-queen from defense of the c1-rook
Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2007  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
21 Rd1xBd5! Qd8xRd5 now Black queen must defend both f7 and d7
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
12 Bd3xNe4! destroys Black e4-knight defender of loose c3-queen
I Cheparinov vs L Lang, 1995  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
35 ... Nc4-a5! drives off the White c6-rook defending c5-bishop
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1
36 Rd1xQd6 Rd8xRd6 Black d6-rook cannot defend a3-knight like Q
Petrosian vs Uhlmann, 1968  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1-0
39 Bf6-g7+! drives off Black f8-king from loose Black e8-queen
Kasparov vs G Gonda, 1988  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
22 Qf3-g4 h6-h5! drives off White g4-queen from e2-forking sq
Sasikiran vs Kasparov, 2002  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
50 Rc7xBd7! destroys Black light-squared defender of e6-square
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
34 g3-g4+ drives off Black f5-king from e4-bishop else mate(!)
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1930  (A90) Dutch, 50 moves, 1-0
39 .. a6-a5+ drives off White b4-king from loose White c3-queen
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995  (B57) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
32 Bf4xd6! Qe7xBd6? then 34 Rf1-f7+ drives off d7-king defender
Capablanca vs Menchik, 1935  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0
26 ... Re3xNc3! removes guard of e2-square for 27 ... Re8-e2 -+
R Palliser vs D Howell, 2005  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 27 moves, 0-1
27 ... Re8xNe3! destroys knight defender of valuable d5-pawn
Eljanov vs Radjabov, 2008  (E77) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
36 Bb8-e5! pins Black d4-bishop to c3-king so a-pawn can queen
Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
27 - Bc8xBe6 28 Rb1xb7+ drives off Black f7-king from e6-bishop
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1995  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0
17 Re6xNf6! destroys f6-knight defender of e4-tactical base
C Ahues vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
33 ... Ke8-d7! drives off White c6-rook from loose a6-bishop
Carlsen vs R S Jones, 2007  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
37 c4-c5+! Kb6xc5 drives off king to make Black b7-bishop loose
Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 48 moves, 1-0
73 Rc6-c1! Black b1-rook defends b8-promotion sq along b-file
Carlsen vs Shirov, 2008  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 80 moves, 1-0
42 .. Rb6-c6! attacks White c3-queen defender stuck on 3rd rank
Gelfand vs Karjakin, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
17 - Nc6-d4! attacks f3-knight defender of g5-bishop/check sq
T Sinkel vs Keres, 1942  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
21 - Qc7-d6? 22 f4xe5! drives off Black d6-queen from g6-square
P Tregubov vs A Greet, 2006 (E15) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0
25 - b7-b5! attacks White c4-pawn defender of d5-outpost square
R Bertholee vs Polgar, 1990  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 0-1
26 ... Nd4-c6! drives off the White a5-bishop from b6-knight
Radjabov vs I Cheparinov, 2008  (B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 0-1
24 Qd5xRa8! destroys a crucial defender of the weak back rank
Fressinet vs Macieja, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
A Hansen vs S Jensen, 1945  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 9 moves, 0-1
15 ... Be6xa2! drives White b1-queen away from White e4-pawn
S Skembris vs Polgar, 1990  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
29 Qa4-c6+ drives off Black c7-king defender from loose d7-rook
Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
39 Rf2-f7! threatens Black d7-knight defender of f8-bishop,sq
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2008  (E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1931  (E16) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
36 Qd7-d6! 1-0 attacks Black e5-queen defender of h8-mating sq
Polgar vs Kaidanov, 2010  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 36 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs H Ni, 2009  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
22 Bb2-a3! attacks the Black e7-queen defender of f7-mating sq
Aronian vs Karjakin, 2010  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
39 Ng3-f5! attacks the Black h6-knight defender of f7
Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2010  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Svidler vs Caruana, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
25 Rd1-e1! attacks Black e4-knight defender of d6-forking sq
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2010  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
20 Bg3-d6! attacks Black e7-queen defender of loose b7-bishop
Le Quang Liem vs Ponomariov, 2010  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 52 moves, 1-0
30 Bb7-c8! 1-0 attacks e6-bishop defender of loose h3-knight
O Ulvestad vs I A Horowitz, 1946  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 30 moves, 1-0
Navara vs Aronian, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 0-1
19 a2-a4!,21 Ra1-a5 drives Black queen from defense of d7-bisho
T Hillarp Persson vs F Peralta, 2010  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Robson vs E Perelshteyn, 2010  (C51) Evans Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
Koneru vs W Ju, 2010  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 60 moves, 1-0
36 Bf4-h6 drives off Black f8-rook defender of loose f6-knight
I Sokolov vs A Chibukhchian, 2009  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
16 ... Qc7xNc4! destroys c4-bishop defender of e2-royal fork sq
Smeets vs Ponomariov, 2011  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
24 ... Rb3! attacking the White b6-queen defender of d4
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1979  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
White king cannot defend c4 like bishop after 34 ... RxB+! KxR
Topalov vs Svidler, 2006  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 34 moves, 0-1
32 Kc2-d3 e5-e4+! drives off White d3-king from loose e2-rook
A Schoene vs Fischer, 1957  (E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
32 Rxc6! attacking the Black f6-queen defender of the g7-square
G Michelakis vs D Canda, 2004  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
22 ... Rxe3! destroys the White e3-knight defender
N Bahram vs J Hector, 1998  (C57) Two Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
28 Qc5+! double attacks defending Black a7-queen and c8-king
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1973  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
32 Bb6-c5!+- attacks Black f8-bishop protecting g7-mating sq
V Gashimov vs Ivanchuk, 2011  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0
Grischuk vs Aronian, 2011  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 49 moves, 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Nakamura, 2011  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Pelletier, 2011  (C10) French, 42 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Grischuk, 2003  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
Navara vs Grischuk, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
M Rodshtein vs Harikrishna, 2011  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs H Ibrahim, 2011  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
26 ... Re8-e2!! attacks White c2-queen supporting defender
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
26 ... Bb7-g2+! attacks White f1-king defender of e2-bishop,sq
E Prandstetter vs I Hausner, 2001  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
33 Ne6-f8+!
Grischuk vs A Timofeev, 2007  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 1-0
28 Bg5-d8! +-
X Zhao vs N Kosintseva, 2011  (E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
60 Rh6-h4?? f7-f6+! drives off g5-king defender of loose h4-roo
D Yang vs R Mogranzini, 2011  (A57) Benko Gambit, 60 moves, 0-1
17 Bc1-g5! aims trade for critical e7-knight dfndr of d5-,f5-Ps
T Willemze vs A Hovenga, 2011  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
D Yang vs Robson, 2011  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 36 moves, 0-1
34 ... Rd7xBd5! destroys d5-bishop dfndr of c4-Q, pinning e4-P
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
29 Bc5-e7 drives off d8-rook dfndr from loose,pinned d7-knight
Sasikiran vs Anand, 2011  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Leko vs Kasimdzhanov, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
S B Hansen vs Aronian, 2011  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
33 Rc7-c8!, 34 Bb3-e6! attack Black d8- then d7-rook defender
Carlsen vs D Howell, 2011  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
22 ... Re8-e5! attacks f5-queen defender of d7-rook,g4-base
T Dao vs Kasparov, 2001  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
E Goudriaan vs L Ootes, 2012  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 21 moves, 1-0
62 Ne6-g5?? makes loose piece, 62 - Ba7-b8+ drives off defender
J Ortega Ruiz vs E Sos Andreu, 2012  (E91) King's Indian, 62 moves, 0-1
18 .. Nf6-h5! c3-queen protect c4-knight as b3-pawn protects a4
M Ragger vs Le Quang Liem, 2010  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 0-1
19 Rf1xBf6! 1-0 destroys defender of e7-royal forking square
M Rohde vs G DeFotis, 2001  (A15) English, 19 moves, 1-0
47 Rb6-c6 attacks Black c7-knight defender of the a6-,e6-pawns
Carlsen vs Ganguly, 2004  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
40 Rc6xBe6! 1-0 e6-bishop defends d7-sq, d8-rook defends skewer
Y Hou vs H Stefansson, 2012  (C26) Vienna, 40 moves, 1-0
30 Qd2-d6+! attacks Black e6-queen defender of f7-pig square
Movsesian vs L Pantsulaia, 2012  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0
32 Qe3xNc5!! destroys dfndr of d7 for double attack 33 Ra7xBd7
Y Yu vs Li Shilong, 2012  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 47 moves, 1-0
M Esserman vs V Martirosov, 2008  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
I Sokolov vs L Aroshidze, 2012  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 0-1
V Belous vs H Pasalic, 2012  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
35 Qg4xNe6+! destroys the defender of the f8-mating square
J Koch vs E Neiman, 1997  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
N Zhukova vs W Ju, 2012  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ding Liren vs Karjakin, 2012  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 0-1
22 ... Bg7-h6!! attacks White g5-queen defender of g4-mating sq
X Gu vs J Hawkins, 2012  (B10) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 0-1
28 ... Rc6xBc3!
K Kostin vs Sasikiran, 2013  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
27 Qg4xBd7+! destroys the defender of e6-mating sq, 28 Nd4-e6#
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
21 Qd5-d3!, 22 Ra1-c1! White all over Black's piece defenders
Mamedyarov vs Topalov, 2013  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
31 Qc2-d3?? f6-f5! 0-1 ouch!
Mamedyarov vs Svidler, 2012  (D80) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 0-1
39 Rc7xBd7! destroys Black d7-bishop defender of h3-pinning sq
E Kovalevskaya vs T Kosintseva, 2013  (A14) English, 40 moves, 1-0
61 Rb6-f6+! attacks Black f7-king defender of loose g6-bishop
Adams vs D Andreikin, 2013  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 1-0
31 e2-e3?? h2-h3+! drives off g2-king dfndr of now loose bishop
G Meier vs Kramnik, 2013  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
23 ... Bg7xBb2 clears c3-base for upcoming fork 24 ... Qa5-c3
E Bronnikova vs J Zawadzka, 2013  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
23 Ba7-c5! 1-0, 23 Rd1-d7! MVL's clinic on removing the guard
Vachier-Lagrave vs A Moiseenko, 2013  (B30) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0
21 ... Bf5-c2! attacks d1-queen of f3-bishop, winning exchange
Vachier-Lagrave vs Kramnik, 2013  (C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 0-1
19 ... Qc4xNd4! 0-1 removes d4-knight defender of f3-check sq
M Subaric vs P Trifunovic, 1946  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
22 ... Qd6-c7+! 0-1 attacks b7-queen defender of b3-mating sq
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
48 Nb1-a3?? Nc3-a2! and 49 .. Nb6-a4! attack c1-bishop defender
Sliwa vs Keres, 1952  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 52 moves, 0-1
32 .. Rc4xb4?? 33 f2-f3!, 34 Rf1-c1 1-0 drives off the defender
Bronstein vs V Vorotnikov, 1970  (B10) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0
Tartakower vs G J Wood, 1947  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
27 ... Re8-c8? allows the crushing guard removing 28 Nf5-g3!+-
Taubenhaus vs Marshall, 1905  (B40) Sicilian, 84 moves, 0-1
36 ... Qd4xBd1! rook cannot prevent mate on a4 like d1-bishop
J Jackson vs D Okike, 2014  (B56) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Kmoch vs L Prins, 1940  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 17 moves, 1-0
8 Qd1xBd4! destroys d4-bishop defender of f6-sq for fatal check
Muller vs NN, 1928  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0
37.. Re7-d7?? allows MVL to remove the guard with 38 g4-g5! 1-0
Vachier-Lagrave vs Y Wang, 2006  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
24 Nc2? was a blunder, and it's black to play and win.
Granda Zuniga vs So, 2016  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1
11 Bc1-d2!+- attacks Black b4-bishop which must protect d6-sq
Wei Yi vs B Sambuev, 2017  (A13) English, 39 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
25 Qe4xBd5! would have removed guard of e6-knight fork square
H Dronavalli vs A Rudolf, 2017  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 33 moves, 0-1
53 Bd2-h6!!+- had to be foreseen to allow Black's "combination"
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
37 ... Nc2-b4!-+ drives off a6-queen defender, winning d6-rook!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1
13 ... h7-h6?? 14 Qe4xNc6+! 1-0 destroys defender of d8-mate sq
Alekhine vs A Evenson, 1918  (C26) Vienna, 14 moves, 1-0
Ding Liren vs Eljanov, 2016  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
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