Winning a knight endgame.
Ribli vs Barcza, 1969 (B10) Caro-Kann, 100 moves, 1-0
Another tricky knight endgame.
V Beim vs Karpov, 2008  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1
Awesome endgame technique, first with rooks, then with queens.
J Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1915  (C48) Four Knights, 89 moves, 0-1
47. Ng2! (or do you prefer 47. Ng2!!!!!!!!!! ?)
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Leko, 1996  (A15) English, 91 moves, 1-0
Rubnstein made this ending look easy.
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1922  (A57) Benko Gambit, 47 moves, 1-0
Kasparov showcases his endgame technique.
Short vs Kasparov, 1989  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 103 moves, 0-1
"Seeing is believing"
J Polgar vs G Gislason, 1988  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 105 moves, 1-0
Black's knight is much superior to White's ghost bishop.
L Bauza vs H Rossetto, 1952 (A48) King's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
The bishop pair rules in the endgame.
P Dittmar vs Kamsky, 2010  (A10) English, 70 moves, 0-1
Oh no, the dreaded N+B mating pattern...:)
H Ni vs S Kidambi, 2009  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 120 moves, 1-0
Mating with lone B+N, example #2
Smeets vs R Swinkels, 2007  (B54) Sicilian, 95 moves, 0-1
K+N+N beats K+P+P...that takes skillz!!
D Gurevich vs R Rowley, 1990  (A17) English, 120 moves, 1-0
Wang wins a B+N vs B+N endgame.
Y Wang vs I Khairullin, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 47 moves, 1-0
Kramnik wins an extremely impressive endgame.
Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2009  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 81 moves, 1-0
How to hold a R with only a N, nothing else!
A Evdokimov vs Sveshnikov, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hey, a desicive Opposite-Colored Bishops ending! :)
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1999  (A15) English, 54 moves, 0-1
Tal shows how to win a R+B vsR+B ending, 2 pawns up.
Tal vs P Trifunovic, 1966  (E17) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1962  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 43 moves, 0-1
B vs B, Karpov wins against the isolani on the d-file.
Karpov vs Hort, 1973  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
Capa always makes it seem so natural...here he perfects R vs R.
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Black's active king wins.
Lobron vs Romanishin, 1983  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 65 moves, 0-1
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