28 Rh1-h5! Black f6-knight pinned to e5-square next to f5-king Aronian vs A Volokitin, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 25 ... Be7xg5! White f4-pawn pinned to h2-square near g1-king Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1 21 Ng3-h5! Black g6-pawn pinned to h7-square by White c2-queen Mamedyarov vs B Galstian, 2002  (A57) Benko Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0 32 ... Ba6xc4! White d5-bishop pinned against d2-forking square Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1 18 Re5-f5+! h5-bishop pins Black g6-pawn to f7-mating square Greco vs NN, 1620  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0 26 Bf4xd6! Black e7-pawn blocks 7th rank to f7-mating square Tal vs Speelman, 1988  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0 28 ... Qe6-a2+! White b2-rook pinned against b1-mating square Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1 White d1-bishop pinned against the loose a1-promotion square Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2007  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1 33 Rh6xg6! White f6-rook pins Black f7-pawn to f8-checking sqr Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 0-1 28 Nd4xe6! Black f7-pawn pinned against g7-mating square,bishop Adams vs M Gurevich, 2007  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0 26 Bg5xNf6+! Black d6-rook pinned to loose e7-mating square Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2007  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 36 Rf6xg6! White d7-rook pins Black f7-pawn to g7-square Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0 27 ... Nf6-g4!! White g3-rook pinned by Black f4-queen to h2-sq A Korotylev vs Mamedyarov, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 0-1 25 Bh3xf5! White d6-rook pins Black e6-pawn to loose g6-square Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1995  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0 37 Rc4-c7! reinforces on Black g7-bishop pinned to h7-square Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2009  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 0-1 36 Qh4xNg5+! Black f6-pawn is pinned to the loose f7-square Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0 36 Rd1-h1! pins the Black h5-pawn to the h8-mating square Carlsen vs Karpov, 2007  (C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 1-0 14 f2-f3? f2-pawn pinned to d2-,e2-flight squares by g2-queen T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1 31 ... Ne5xBd7?? 32 R1-e7# Black e5-knight pinned to e7-mate sq Sutovsky vs Sakaev, 2001  (C14) French, Classical, 63 moves, 1-0 25 Bg5-f6!! White f7-rook pins Black g7-bishop to h7-mating sq Radjabov vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 33 Rb1-a1! (Ivanchuk) pins Black a5-rook to a8-back rank square Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (C11) French, 43 moves, 0-1 27 ... Qe6xBe4! White d2-knight pinned to c1-back rank square Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007  (A28) English, 27 moves, 0-1 35 ... Rf3xg3+! the White f2-pawn is pinned to the f1-square Smeets vs Carlsen, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1 20 ... Bb6-e3! White f2-pawn is pinned against f1-square,rook Anand vs Carlsen, 2008  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 25 g4-g5! White f3-queen pins Black f6-knight to loose f7-sq Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0 27 Ng3xh5+! White b1-queen pins Black g6-pawn to h7-mating sq Keres vs Smyslov, 1939  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0 14 Bc1-f4 pins Black e5-knight to c7-flight square of d8-queen Grischuk vs Rublevsky, 2005  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0 27 a4-a5 Black b6-knight pinned against loose 7th-rank b7-sq Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0 24 Na4-b6!! White d1-rook pins the Black d7-knight to the d8-sq Z Bayaraa vs M Esserman, 2008  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 48 moves, 0-1 21 b4xc5?? Rf8-b8 pins the White b2-bishop to b1-mating square Lautier vs Kasparov, 1997  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 26 Qh4xBh5+! Black g6-pawn is pinned against the h6-mating sq Duras vs Olland, 1907  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0 35 ... Re5xNe4! Black f4-queen pins White f3-pawn to f1-square V Liberzon vs Taimanov, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 36 moves, 0-1 23 ... d4xe3?? Black d4-pawn pinned to d7-,d8-flight squares I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1 31 - Nf6xBe4?? opens f-file to f7-square for 32 Qf3xf7+, mating Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0 29 Ne2-d4! Black c5-pawn pinned against c7-square near b8-king Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 28 .. Ne6-f4? 29 Rf1xNf4! Black e5-pawn pinned to e6,e7-squares Van Wely vs Radjabov, 2009  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 19 ... Nf6xe4! White f3-pawn must shield loose f2-mating square Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1 37 ... Ne5-d3+! White e3-rook blocks b6-f2 to f2-mating square Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 0-1 33 Rf1-f8+! White h4-queen pins h6-bishop to h7-mating square B Savchenko vs V Belov, 2006  (B20) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0 38 Rb6xh6+! Black g7-pawn pinned by White g4-rook to g8-mate sq B Grachev vs V Akobian, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0 33 Qa5xe5!! Black f6-pawn is pinned to f8-,f7-flight squares Nakamura vs Ponomariov, 2009  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 36 moves, 1-0 14 ... Bf8-a3!? Black f6-queen pins b2-pawn to a1-mating square Shirov vs Salov, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0 39 ... Nd5xc3+! Black b5-queen pins b2-pawn to b1-mating sq Rublevsky vs Grischuk, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 0-1 23 ... h7-h5, 30 ... Re8xe3! exploit pins to squares near king Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1 21 Qh4xh5! White c2-bishop pins Black g6-pawn to h7-mate square M Rodshtein vs A Diamant, 2009  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0 31 ... Bh6xf4! e8-rook pins e3-pawn to e2-interference square Eljanov vs V Malakhov, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1 32 Re1-e2?? Nd5-e3+!! White f2-pawn now pinned to f1-mating sq Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2009  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 25 Qd1-d3! piles on Black g6-knight pinned to f6-checking sq Carlsen vs Shirov, 2007  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0 37 ... Qd6-g3+! White h2-pawn pinned against h1-mating square J Murey vs Kasparov, 1976  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 39 moves, 0-1 31 Rd1xBd4! Black c5-pawn pinned against the c7-forking square Robson vs B Bok, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0 48 .. Qg4-h3+! White g2-bishop pinned against h2-mating square Fridman vs Lenderman, 2010  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1 17 Re1xNe5+! Black f6-pawn pinned to e7-loose sq next to e8king Vachier-Lagrave vs M Mchedlishvili, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 33 Qg5-f6+! 1-0 Black e7-pawn pinned against e8-mating square S Zhigalko vs A Iljushin, 2010  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 29 Qe4xg6+! Black h7-pawn pinned against h8-mating focal point A Stefanova vs M Sebag, 2010  (A09) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 41 Bf3xh5! White c2-queen pins g6-pawn to h7-checking square Carlsen vs Anand, 2010  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 54 moves, 1-0 17 Rb1-b6!! White d1-queen threatens d8-mate sq thru d7-knight Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0 Tomashevsky vs Svidler, 2007  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 45 moves, 1-0 32 Qg4xRf5! 1-0 e1-rook pins e6-pawn to back rank e8-mating sq T Kosintseva vs A Stefanova, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 30 Rh6-h8+! Black g7-bishop pinned to g8-flight sq of f8-king Tal vs Benko, 1959  (B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 30 Rd1xd5! 1-0 White e3-queen pins e6-pawn to undef e8-mate sq T T Hoang vs Ehlvest, 2012  (B06) Robatsch, 30 moves, 1-0 31 ... Rb8-b4+! 0-1 as White c3-pawn pinned to d3-mating square D Antic vs D Milanovic, 1996  (A59) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1 23 Qg8xRf8+! Black d7-knight pinned against e8-mating square J Finnegan vs R P Allen, 1948  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0 30 c4-c5! Black d6-pawn is pinned against d8-skewering square Carlsen vs K Stokke, 2006  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 39 moves, 1-0 28 Re1xe6+! Black f7-pawn shields d7-mating sq from W h7-queen S Zielinski vs A Olszowski, 2009  (B56) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 28 Rh1-h8! pins Black g8-queen to the c8-,d8-,e8-flight squares H Hamdouchi vs S Shoker, 2013  (B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0 36 Qh2xRe5+! f6-pawn is pinned against back rank f8-mating sq Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0 13 Qe2xe4+! Black f6-knight is pinned against the f7-mating sq Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0 30 Rd1-d6+! Black e7-bishop pinned against the f7-mating square J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 23 Qg5-h6 threatens 24 Re6xg6+ h7xRg7 25 Qh6-h8# D Daulyte-Cornette vs V Korchagina, 2013  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0 28 Rb3-g3+! 1-0 Black f4-pawn is pinned to g4-checking square K Skold vs K Arnstam, 1963  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 28 moves, 1-0 17 ... Qb5-h5+! 0-1 White g4-pawn is pinned to the h4-mating sq J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1 26 Rf1xf6! Black e5-bishop shields/interposes e8-mating square Illescas Cordoba vs S Rachels, 1987  (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0 22 ... Re8xNe5! 0-1 Black b6-queen pins d4-pawn to f2-mating sq D Drozdova vs D Charochkina, 2014  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 35 Qe4xNf4! White d1-rook pins Black d5-knight to d8-mating sq D Reinderman vs E Goudriaan, 2014  (B54) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0 29 Rg3-g7+! 0-1 Black f6-bishop is pinned by h6-queen to e6-sq K Lapinski vs E Sharapov, 2007  (B56) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 27 ... Qd4-g1+! 0-1 White f3-knight pinned by f8-rook to f1-sq P Pinto vs W Madeira, 1982  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1 39 .. Re5-a5+! Black f4-rook pins White b4-pawn to a4-mating sq O Aharon vs Z Rahman, 2014  (B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1 33 Rd5-h5+! 1-0 as Black g6-pawn is pinned to g8-focal point Y Yu vs Svidler, 2014  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 78 games