Bronstein's Benko
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1953  (A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
C Maduekwe vs C Crouch, 2001 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 0-1
Dutch
B Malisov vs Kupreichik, 1963  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 13 moves, 0-1
Dutch
G Abramovic vs Botvinnik, 1924  (A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Dutch
Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1
Vienna?
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
tromp
Hodgson vs Nunn, 1993  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
gurg
P K Wells vs Speelman, 2006  (B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0
Radjabov vs Milov, 2005  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 44 moves, 1-0
Karpov Tarrasch
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Smith Gambit
J Bosch vs J Algra, 2001  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 21 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit
T L Petrosian vs S P Sethuraman, 2006  (C45) Scotch Game, 70 moves, 1-0
Anderson
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Tal Smith Morra Gambit
Tal vs M Neibults, 1959  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0
Great short Pirc
Ponomariov vs Grischuk, 1994  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
The Petroff can win -- rooks vs queen
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
Tal defeats the Averbakh variation of the KID
E Chukaev vs Tal, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 27 moves, 0-1
J Bick vs A Inigo, 2007  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
J H Donner vs Miles, 1978 (A10) English, 47 moves, 0-1
Huebner vs Miles, 1977  (A10) English, 45 moves, 0-1
Dutch Leningrad
Huebner vs S Polgar, 1991  (A86) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
Just "Wing It"
J Unciti Juan vs L I Perez de Aranda, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
King Hunt
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1
Classic KID Game vs Fianchetto set-up
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1
Bronstein at his best -- KID
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1
B Gibbons vs C Hansen, 1988  (B53) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Tal Benoni
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1
Great modern Benoni with Na6
N Davies vs Suba, 1989 (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 36 moves, 0-1
Four pawns Benoni
I Niemela vs Tal, 1959  (A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 27 moves, 0-1
Fischer deftly plays against the hanging C and D pawns
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Exchange French
M Ashley vs Shabalov, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 1-0
Wild tactical Benoni
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1
Great English Botvinik setup
K Spraggett vs P San Segundo Carrillo, 1989  (A26) English, 45 moves, 1-0
a typical Miles mess
Miles vs S Kindermann, 1983  (A28) English, 29 moves, 1-0
Super n
V Zak vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Unusual mainline English
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
Nice short win by Kosten
A Kosten vs G Lilley, 1999  (A16) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Even Capa played the English (really well!!)
Capablanca vs J Torres Caravaca, 1929  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 18 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky spices up the (otherwise boring) London system
H Morton vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Acc Dragon
Aronin vs Geller, 1950  (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Shabalov attack - m. Carlsen
Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Mikenas attack
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1970  (B40) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1-0
Mikenas with early . . . d5
Krasenkow vs M Bartel, 2001 (A35) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0
interesting marozy bind
S Limontaite vs P Schuurman, 2005  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 58 moves, 0-1
we would all play the KID if we were Super Nezh
V Timofeev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1970  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1
Kramnik English
Kramnik vs C E Toth, 1991  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 19 moves, 1-0
Knight Moves: The English, Reversed English Attack
Smyslov vs Huebner, 1983  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 48 moves, 1-0
Reversed English Attack
Krasenkow vs Tukmakov, 1990  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0
Predojevic vs Morozevich, 2008  (C11) French, 35 moves, 0-1
KID vs Bg2
W Pajeken vs S Bromberger, 2007 (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1
Susan Polgar and a maze of tactics
S Polgar vs Chiburdanidze, 2004  (A17) English, 39 moves, 1-0
Great strategic game!
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
Kramnik can play E4 (quite well)
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
That famous Reti game
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
A Matanovic vs Bronstein, 1958 (B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
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