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Annotated games for beginners.

Game 1 in Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move."
Von Scheve vs Teichmann, 1907 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1

E Liubarski vs V Soultanbeieff, 1928 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs Blanchard, 1891  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Game highlights the weakening of the dark-squares near the King
Znosko-Borovsky vs A J Mackenzie, 1924 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

King in the center from Nunn's "Understanding Chess..."
Khalifman vs Sveshnikov, 1996 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

An Overextended Pawn center lesson
K Aseev vs N Rashkovsky, 1998 
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0

Result of playing "Mechanical Chess" says Chernov.
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1889 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0

Back Rank and deflection theme
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move"
Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Capablanca "Rook on the 7th Rank"--Classic endgame!
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

From Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move."
R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934 
(A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1

An Over-Extended Pawn-Centre
Van der Wiel vs Vaganian, 1993 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Middlegame themes: Attacking Play from Nunn's book
Kasparov vs Short, 1994 
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0

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