Petrosian illustrates the effectiveness of the defence. Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1 Alekhine counter-attacks and sacs 2 (!) Queens Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1 Vishy is under attack then counter-attacks to draw the game Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 White brings out his king defends well, then finishes black Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959   (A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0 White's one move from mate,but creates a vicious counter-attack B Verlinsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 White attacks but black fires a quick and deadly counter-attack E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1 White's in trouble, but tenaciously attacks the black kings Bologan vs B Redon, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0 "You attack my kingside, I take your king!" G Feher vs E Bricard, 1995  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0 Tal counters a premature attack w/ an attack of his own Aevski vs Tal, 1952  (B56) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1 Capablanca defends the original Marshal Attack novelty! Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0 Rubenstein defends well and produces a beautiful counter-attack Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 Anand tries to defend then suddenly lauches a counter-attack Anand vs Ftacnik, 1993  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0 Karpov defends well, then starts an attack in the endgame! Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1 Fischer defends very accurately but falls to a repetition Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 White's attack runs out of steam and black makes a mating net P Mithrakanth vs Anand, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 0-1 White's attack falls to black's counter-attack Shabalov vs Gelfand, 2004  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 0-1 White attacks using the K-side, but black gets there first P Rahls vs Bagirov, 1990  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1 Akiba exposes his king but defends well then marches his king Rubinstein vs Marshall, 1908  (C49) Four Knights, 49 moves, 1-0 Rh1! and Euwe starts a counter-attack Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1 The Last Shot of the great Kasparov! Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1 A great comeback Burn vs Marshall, 1906  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 Possibly the greatest comeback ever Timman vs Kasparov, 1982  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 The "Master of Attack" only draws w/ the "Master of Defence" Tal vs Petrosian, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2 Carlsen defends nicely, then sets up a mating net in the end! Aronian vs Carlsen, 2008  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 51 moves, 0-1 Bg4!! and a brilliant attack is spoiled! Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1 Great tactics and amazing endgame (I thought it was a draw)! J Piket vs G Welling, 1985  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1 Putting up the tougest defence to draw D Rubin vs Glek, 1989  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 First, White was winning, then black, then Draw! J Bellon Lopez vs R Jamieson, 1977  (C47) Four Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 Don't judge an attack by its cover. A W Bowen vs J H Beaty, 1962  (E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0 After some attack, Szabo finds a brilliant way to simplify Szabo vs L Barden, 1961  (E70) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 Kramnik castles, w/ a compromised cover against Kaspy! Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0 Black runs out of steam... twice! B Kantsler vs A Greenfeld, 2005  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 63 moves, 1-0 How to defend and attack at the same time! Fischer vs Geller, 1967  (B89) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1 "Get your butt moving" - White Queen Harikrishna vs Nisipeanu, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 Geza couldn't just attack...... Charousek vs Maroczy, 1897  (C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1 Aggression can lead to depression! Portisch vs Taimanov, 1959  (A13) English, 25 moves, 0-1 Not your usual boring draw. J Perlis vs Marshall, 1911  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2 18...a5 and Petrosian plays defense and attack! A Dueckstein vs Petrosian, 1962  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1 Wow. Keres vs K Richter, 1942   (A28) English, 59 moves, 0-1 How to show off while manually castling queenside Karpov vs A Zaitsev, 1970  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 72 moves, 1-0 You expect for Timman to at least give check other than Qh5+ ! Timman vs Gligoric, 1971  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 31 moves, 0-1 How to provoke your opponent to playing a bad attack! (Kd1!) Korchnoi vs Plachetka, 1969  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 Holding back the great Gazza! Kasparov vs Deep Junior, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1 White's dead......right? Oll vs Salov, 1982  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 A draw is better than a loss. Adams vs Topalov, 2005  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 Why Romantics are not around anymore (defense) Chigorin vs Lasker, 1895  (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1 A game which is under the book Art of Attack, chapter: Defense! Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936   (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 Tal sets up cannons towards Petrosian's king but comes out 2nd! Tal vs Petrosian, 1973  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1 Black castles Q-side and exposes the b-file! But Tal only draws Tal vs Petrosian, 1961  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black first defends an attack, then defends an ending vs. 2 Q! R Franz vs Mayet, 1858  (C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1 Pawn races usually end w/ the 1st to promote winning........... A Planinc vs D Baretic, 1968  (C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 0-1 "Slippery as an eel"-Fischer Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 Too bad it had to end with Bd3?? (time pressure) Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 41 moves, 0-1 Kasparov wasn't just good at attacking............ Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1988  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 0-1 Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 A hard to catch king! Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007  (D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0 Too much to handle eh? Kramnik vs Anand, 1997  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1 How to plug up typhoon Tip and unleash all hell M Rychagov vs Lanka, 1992  (B89) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1 59 games