To win the game and defend the WCC Kramnik uses his last weapon
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Black paralized as the king walks his way throug the board
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
13 King moves in the first 25 moves, from e1 to a8, to win
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
Holy King!
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Beware...in the end there is still the King
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Bishop and King attacking togehter can be fatal
Tarrasch vs Reti, 1922  (B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0
Dont leave your King alone and trapped
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0
Why to bother with rooks and bishops when there is the King?
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0
The Queen is dead, long live the King!
R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Behind the enemy lines
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1888  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
Get out of the hole! No?..okay then
J Cukierman vs Capablanca, 1938  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 91 moves, 0-1
One step at a time
A Muffang vs H Weenink, 1927  (B83) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0
Cornered with help of the King
Pirc vs T H Tylor, 1939  (A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Supporting a Queen sacrifice to mate with pawn
Browne vs Karpov, 1977  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Dont hunt the King for the sake of it...migth end attacking you
Karjakin vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1
Up it goes
Duras vs Teichmann, 1906  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 1-0
Provisional
J Vijzelaar vs C Trimborn, 1903  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
King blocks the exit
M Lazarevic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961  (A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
All the way...
Radjabov vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
After two new queens enter game, white King attacks on f7
Shirov vs Grischuk, 2000  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
The king untangles it
Van Wely vs Shirov, 2010  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 59 moves, 0-1
The king dismantles the 1st rank...aided by Whites chase
H Geiger vs W Wurm, 1926  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 39 moves, 0-1
The king support the final check, after two pawns on the 7th
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Seems difficult to do in an ending with just queens....but
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2008  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
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