Great Rook Sac Wins
F Rous vs J Cervenka, 2001  (C51) Evans Gambit, 63 moves, 0-1
Tal wins with a pawn-knight barrier
A Medina Garcia vs Tal, 1966  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Bishop v 2 Pawns
A Kosten vs Adorjan, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
Black steals a draw
K Wockenfuss vs Andersson, 1977  (B10) Caro-Kann, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2
An endgame study
J Polgar vs Short, 1993  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 67 moves, 1-0
Endgame Study with Rooks
Smyslov vs Pilnik, 1956  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 50 moves, 1-0
Superior White endgame
Jansa vs Geller, 1970  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 83 moves, 1-0
Black builds a bridge
Naiditsch vs Bologan, 2003  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 63 moves, 0-1
Two pawns seventh rank draw vs rook
Keres vs Eliskases, 1938  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
White avoids one last chance to go wrong
Carlsen vs Short, 2004  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0
Middle game to end game combo
A Acevedo Milan vs Fischer, 1970  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1
Deadly pin leads to winning endgame
Kholmov vs I Polgar, 1979  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1
Judit dodit
Grischuk vs J Polgar, 2007  (C42) Petrov Defense, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
The stalemate was there!
B Dikarev vs R Pelts, 1964  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 106 moves, 0-1
Black saves the draw
G Kluger vs B Sandor, 1954  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
121 move draw
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 121 moves, 1/2-1/2
Knight-Knight for White
V Zurakhov vs Koblents, 1956  (C11) French, 80 moves, 1-0
Black shields the winning pawn
R Bertholee vs J Polgar, 1990  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 0-1
White exchanges for advantageous endgame
Ponomariov vs Tomashevsky, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 62 moves, 1-0
Winning sac helps black promote
H MacGrillen vs Keene, 1968  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 61 moves, 0-1
Queen vs Two Rooks
L Christiansen vs de Firmian, 1985  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 77 moves, 1-0
White's mate threats delay black's passed pawn wish
Gelfand vs K Lerner, 1987  (E12) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0
Key move on 46. wins for white
A I Zakharov vs A I Petrushin, 1973  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 49 moves, 0-1
Larsen escapes Tal mate
Larsen vs Tal, 1965  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand's endgame exploits
Anand vs P Thipsay, 1987  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 70 moves, 1-0
Q & P vs Q & P Endgame Study
Azmaiparashvili vs J Ye, 1988  (A48) King's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0
White's play dictates a win vs. draw
Ljubojevic vs E Torre, 1975  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 70 moves, 1-0
Black earns a draw
Portisch vs Westerinen, 1963  (A43) Old Benoni, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
White loses drawing chances
G Marco vs Pillsbury, 1896  (C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
Black swindles a draw
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Classic Rook & Pawn vs. Rook endgame
Sax vs Tseshkovsky, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 91 moves, 1-0
Unbalanced pawn islands & Knight beats Bishop
Z Peng vs A van Weersel, 2005  (D94) Grunfeld, 70 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi wins pawn endgame
A Sokolov vs Korchnoi, 1987  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 52 moves, 0-1
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