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KID Panno
A Yusupov vs S Kindermann, 1992 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Budapest Gambit
I Stohl vs I Manolov, 1992 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 46 moves, 1-0

Albin Counter Gambit
Goldin vs A Mengarini, 1991
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

QGA
A Korotylev vs A Vaulin, 1998
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Closed Ruy with ...Bg4
G Alexandrescu vs S Szabo, 1951 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 64 moves, 0-1

Dutch Stonewall
Simagin vs A Chistiakov, 1946 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 43 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez exchange, Gligoric
Vladimirov vs A Ivanov, 1975
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ruy Lopez exchange, Gligoric
Timman vs Short, 1993 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Catalan
S Palatnik vs Razuvaev, 1973
(A14) English, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan
Ivkov vs D Stojanovic, 2001
(A14) English, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID orthodox
C Lutz vs J Fedorowicz, 1988
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 41 moves, 1-0

How to handle the Catalan as Black
I Hausner vs Kramnik, 1992 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1

How to handle the Catalan as Black
Wojtaszek vs Koneru, 2006 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 0-1

Slav tactics aplenty
Shirov vs Harikrishna, 2006 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Playing the Spanish Breyer
A Lein vs Kholmov, 1972 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 56 moves, 0-1

Handling the Benko
Petrosian vs Alburt, 1977 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish Worrall
A Rodriguez vs M Sisniega, 1992
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzoindian with 4.f3
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Lobron, 1990 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 1-0

Misplaying the Botvinnik variation with Black
A Beliavsky vs Bacrot, 1999 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Salov vs M Gurevich, 1992 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 30 moves, 1-0

Grunfeld with e3
G Kuzmin vs Jansa, 1976 
(D94) Grunfeld, 67 moves, 1-0

K Rogoff vs Reshevsky, 1974 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

Enterprising Nimzo
G Borisenko vs Kotov, 1955 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 57 moves, 0-1

KIA Yugoslav variation
Panno vs Korchnoi, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs Timman, 1982 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Nimzo with d6, Nbd7
Kotov vs Lisitsin, 1938 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 39 moves, 0-1

Nimzo with d6, Nbd7
Vitiugov vs Tomashevsky, 2007
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Nunn vs Glek, 1993
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik handling the Nimzo with Black
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Benko gambit
A Beliavsky vs Hodgson, 1985 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Quinteros handling the KID fianchetto
Quinteros vs A Planinc, 1970 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 61 moves, 1-0

Whack stupid Albin
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1920 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0

How to fight premature Nd2 in Benoni
L Navarovszky vs Szabo, 1959 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 25 moves, 0-1

Another example of g4 in the KID
Zvjaginsev vs M Todorcevic, 2000
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 45 moves, 1-0

Catalan with c5
Suba vs P Stefanov, 1983 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Crazy exchange sac in the three knights
Stevens vs Blackburne, 1895 
(C58) Two Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

J Penrose vs Tal, 1960 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0

Great Scotch play, but a masterpiece altogether
Levenfish vs Rubinstein, 1912 
(C45) Scotch Game, 47 moves, 0-1

Dutch Stonewall modern variation
V Chekhov vs Knaak, 1989 
(A90) Dutch, 42 moves, 1-0

Dutch Stonewall modern variation
L Verat vs C Flear, 2001
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0

Reti with e3, d4
So vs Dominguez Perez, 2022 
(A04) Reti Opening, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzoindian Huebner, as white
Hort vs L Christiansen, 1982 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Dragon with 13...Re8
J Friedel vs C Li, 2008 
(B32) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1

Dragon with 13...Re8
C Aravindh vs X Bu, 2017 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 36 moves, 0-1

Ruy Lopez Exchange
Hort vs Romanishin, 1979 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Dutch with fianchetto
A Esposito vs R Sanguineti, 1963
(A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 32 moves, 1-0

White mishandling the QGA
I Solin vs A Dake, 1935 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Another Benko with 4.Nf3
Z Peng vs G P Arnaudov, 2015 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

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