Sadler vs Pelletier, 2003  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 18 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 0-1
IQP Nimzo
Portisch vs Karpov, 1975  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
IQP Semi-Tarrasch
Botvinnik vs Flohr, 1946  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
IQP d5 advance
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1906  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
IQP Caro-Kann
Kavalek vs Larsen, 1970  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
bad IQP
Karpov vs Spassky, 1979  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
against IQP
Kotov vs H Steiner, 1946  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 72 moves, 0-1
Taimanov vs I Lipnitsky, 1952  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Aronian, 2007  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
IQP -> hanging pawns attack the backward pawn
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
sac to h7
A Baburin vs B Lengyel, 1990 (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 27 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Illescas Cordoba, 1994  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0
Pachman vs Unzicker, 1964 (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
hanging pawns
Gligoric vs Keres, 1958  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Brunello vs S Malikentzos, 2012 (B19) Caro-Kann, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0
B Savchenko vs Vitiugov, 2012  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0
Adams vs Nakamura, 2012  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
M Atabayev vs A Gabrielian, 2012 (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 69 moves, 1-0
13...? black to move
Y Boidman vs Fritz, 1998  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1
C Marcelin vs E Najer, 2008 (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
M Vidmar Jr vs Gligoric, 1946 (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
24...? black to move
S Volkov vs Movsesian, 1998  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 34 moves, 0-1
14.? white to move
M Rohde vs W Martz, 1977  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Short vs Vaganian, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 51 moves, 1-0
J A Blanco vs Capablanca, 1901  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 77 moves, 0-1
N Pogonina vs G Shmirina, 2004 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 55 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
how to play ruy lopez
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0
maroczy idea for black
D Klein vs R Djurhuus, 2011 (B20) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1
17.? white to move
T Dzubasz vs M Ellerbrock, 1996  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
rook ending 3 vs 4 pawns on the same wing
T Duong vs Yermolinsky, 2007  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 124 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 65 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Reti, 1924  (C14) French, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
Anand vs T Thorhallsson, 1987 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 43 moves, 1-0
Anand vs D V Prasad, 1987  (C02) French, Advance, 51 moves, 1-0
Anand vs M Gurevich, 1990  (C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Vaganian, 1995  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Dreev, 1991  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Z Gofshtein vs M Gurevich, 2001  (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Bareev, 1993  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs B Gurgenidze, 1967  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs R Zysk, 1988  (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
A Brenke vs R Holmberg, 1999  (C11) French, 48 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Khalifman, 2000  (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Shirov, 2000 (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Korchnoi, 2000  (C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Shirov, 2000  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
T Lirindzakis vs U Atakisi, 2004 (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 0-1
A Baburin vs G Shahade, 2001  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 135 moves, 0-1
H Ni vs W Zhou, 2012  (C02) French, Advance, 43 moves, 1-0
routine pawn advance...
A Zhigalko vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012 (A33) English, Symmetrical, 69 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
K Mekhitarian vs B Ribeiro, 2010 (A57) Benko Gambit, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
20...? black to move insane
S P Tanin vs G Sanakoev, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Huebner, 1979  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Miles, 1985  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 1-0
exploit caro kann
Kudrin vs R Douven, 1989  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 51 moves, 1-0
A Olsson vs Ake Carlsson, 1971  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0
37...? black to move
Velimirovic vs A Zontakh, 1998  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 38 moves, 0-1
A Goganov vs V Yemelin, 2012 (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pirc vs E Zinner, 1933 (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 47 moves, 0-1
18.? white to move
T Hillarp Persson vs T Thomsen, 1997  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Harikrishna vs Giri, 2013  (C10) French, 59 moves, 1-0
G Jones vs Anand, 2012  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1993  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 99 moves, 1/2-1/2
Harikrishna vs Van Wely, 2013  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1-0
illustrative bishop ending
Tiviakov vs E Romanov, 2012  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 67 moves, 1-0
Giri vs Morozevich, 2011  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 0-1
Ragozin
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2010  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 92 moves, 1-0
J G Soruco vs Fischer, 1966  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 0-1
27...? black to move
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1948  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
R Sinitsin vs M Kanarek, 2008 (E90) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
44...? black to move
H Szapiel vs Keres, 1950  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1
V Gashimov vs Shirov, 2008  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 67 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Short, 2010  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1970  (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 35 moves, 0-1
A Saric vs R Sargac, 2001  (A74) Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4, 30 moves, 0-1
Steinitz vs B Markx, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1
27...? black to move sunday
P Vorontsov vs K Troff, 2012  (B50) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
jump to f5
F van Assendelft vs Giri, 2008 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 0-1
queen maneuver
M Gurevich vs Kasparov, 1988  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 32 moves, 0-1
iqp
I Sokolov vs Leko, 2013  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 26 moves, 0-1
T Vakhidov vs Z Mamedjarova, 2004 (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
32.? white to move
W Schmidt vs Jansa, 1983  (D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0
27.? white to move
A Korotylev vs Z Izoria, 1998  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 29 moves, 1-0
J Jens vs Le Quang Liem, 2011 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
W Zhou vs Le Quang Liem, 2007  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 53 moves, 0-1
Sengupta vs Le Quang Liem, 2006 (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 58 moves, 0-1
D Kalashian vs Le Quang Liem, 2006 (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Roellig vs J Hector, 1993 (C29) Vienna Gambit, 57 moves, 0-1
16.? white to move. counter counter tactics clearance Q sac.
Miles vs Plaskett, 1983  (A22) English, 19 moves, 1-0
najdorf
Kamsky vs Nakamura, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 0-1
22.? white to mmove
Van der Wiel vs Sax, 1983  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2010  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Giri vs V Kovalev, 2008 (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
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