Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1914  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Colle vs Euwe, 1924  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
S Khan vs Milner-Barry, 1932  (E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 56 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Kostic, 1931  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Fine vs Bondarevsky, 1937  (A90) Dutch, 28 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs E Gik, 1968  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
J Rukavina vs Tal, 1973  (A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Going down to pawn ending, instructive.
Tal vs J Rukavina, 1973  (B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Szabo vs Geller, 1953  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 59 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 57 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Suetin, 1951  (E03) Catalan, Open, 46 moves, 1-0
Maintaining INITIATIVE is important.
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
H Rossetto vs L Day, 1968  (B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Topalov, 2008  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Ragozin, 1939  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
E Can vs S Djuraev, 2008 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851  (A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0
A ruy lopez I can understand. Thanks, Yates and Lasker.
Lasker vs Yates, 1925  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
G Ringoir vs P Amlani, 2008 (C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
E Tate vs S Kriventsov, 1998  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Don't resign while I am out getting tea.
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1944  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 64 moves, 1-0
One of 3 brilliancies in this tourney. K+Ps v.K+B
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs E Steiner, 1937  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Smelled the blood in the water!
Chigorin vs Bird, 1889  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1923  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Passed pawns are fierce. Corr. games from past are fun to watch
Pravda vs Spassky, 1970  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 43 moves, 0-1
Teamwork between pieces is key.
Short vs McShane, 2010  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Albin Counter --
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1920  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
After playing "GuessTheMove" - Alekhine v. Colle 1925,...
G Fuster vs Bronstein, 1949  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Forceful pawn storm upon the white king's position.
L Perez Rodriguez vs K Mekhitarian, 2008 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 42 moves, 0-1
Attack. Does the extra piece help?
Morphy vs N Marache, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0
looking for the sick buffalo. Thanks GM Palatnik.
S Palatnik vs Y Kruppa, 1984  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Playing with imbalanced armies.
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1945  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0
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