Karpov's Nimzo like chokehold
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Nimzo outplays White, ties up the Kside then attacks the Qside!
N Mannheimer vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
Pawn Avalanche!
Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1
Rubenstein's masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Who said positional games had to be boring!
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Notes from Capablanca!
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
A positional win, by Bronstein??
Bronstein vs Tartakower, 1948  (B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 1-0
A positional sac, by Tal!
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
A positional King's gambit game by Capa (w/ tactics, of course)
Capablanca vs Ruiz / Molina, 1914  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Karpov beats his favorite defence starting w/ an exchange sac
Karpov vs Hort, 1978  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Another positional sac
Kasparov vs R Akesson, 1980  (E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
Suffocation
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1961  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 47 moves, 0-1
Fischer outmaneuvers Petrosian!
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971  (A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
Nezh makes a positional queen sac and starts an attack on black
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Strategic Build-up
Kasparov vs Najdorf, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Fischer tied down and slowly squeezed
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1959  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 31 moves, 1-0
Petrosian never had a chance
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein's amazing trademark endgame technique
Rubinstein vs Gajdos, 1905  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 50 moves, 1-0
Fantastic Endgame
Alapin vs Rubinstein, 1908  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 78 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein's brilliant positional mastery
Rubinstein vs J Perlis, 1906  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Another positional masterpiece by Rubinstein
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1908  (C49) Four Knights, 67 moves, 0-1
Marcozy Binds his opponent
Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
A great execution of the positional brilliancy
Portisch vs Kramnik, 1993  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
How to Breakt hrough a closed position
Kasparov vs E Torre, 1980  (A43) Old Benoni, 57 moves, 1-0
Petrosian just squeezes his opponent till he pops!
Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947  (A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0
Queen mate
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
Petrosian underdevelopes, and wins!
Petrosian vs Aronin, 1961  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
White wins with the might of his knight.
Sutovsky vs L Pantsulaia, 2008  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0
Who said opposite colored bishop endings were un-exciting!
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1
Brilliant endgame by Karpov
Karpov vs Hort, 1973  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
A great opposite colored bishop ending
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1928  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1-0
The extremely bad bishop.
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Even Tal played positionaly (until the tactics started flowing)
Tal vs V Soloviev, 1955  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 53 moves, 1-0
Wait, how did my king get over there!
D Howell vs J Levitt, 2005  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
"Who said bishops were always better in OPEN positions?"
Nimzowitsch vs Levenfish, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0
"When it's too tight for the king in one side, go to the other"
Diez del Corral vs Petrosian, 1969  (C18) French, Winawer, 54 moves, 0-1
A brilliant endgame by Petrosian ( w/ king walk)
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
A knight on the rim is great !?! (Kaspy wins with one)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Steinitz sacrifices king safety for the center against Zuker!
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
Material is even but White is virtually a piece up!
Reshevsky vs G N Treysman, 1938  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Zugzwang!
K Spraggett vs G Glen, 1975  (C02) French, Advance, 45 moves, 1-0
Not a single capture or check. 0-1
A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Overprotection
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Check is met by checkmate?! ( I couldn't believe it either!)
Alekhine vs A Popovic, 1930  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Coordination and harmony of White's pieces creates a symphony
Shirov vs Jakovenko, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Alekhine, 1938  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Zugzwang Game (White has run out of good moves)
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
The "Zugzwanger" is Zugwanged!
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
An excellent game where Kaspy's defensive skills flourish
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Brilliance of Petrosian's plan
A Kalantar vs Petrosian, 1948  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
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