The first encounter between Alekhine and Bogo - a great swindle
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1914  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1
One of Bogo's earliest attacking masterpieces
Flamberg vs Bogoljubov, 1914  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 0-1
Featured by Réti himself in 'Modern Ideas in Chess'
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1919  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Attack against a 'semi-exposed' king
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1919  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 40 moves, 0-1
Demolishing the French by the Alekhine-Chatard
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0
23. Bxd5!
Bogoljubov vs A Hakansson, 1920  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Nice win over Rubinstein
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1920  (C48) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1-0
Very probably Bogo's most impressive win over Rubinstein
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1920  (C48) Four Knights, 22 moves, 1-0
19. ... Rxh2 ??!! is incorrect, but suggestive
Spielmann vs Bogoljubov, 1920  (C28) Vienna Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Demonstrating the power of the bishop pair
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1921  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
The game from Stefan Zweig's 'Schachnovelle'
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogoljubov vs D Przepiorka, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0
Brilliancy prize!
Bogoljubov vs H Wolf, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Another energetic and instructive attack by Bogo
Maroczy vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (C49) Four Knights, 31 moves, 0-1
Demolishing the French again
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1922  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Special prize for the best defensive (!) game
Maroczy vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
24. Qc2! 51. R7e6!
Bogoljubov vs Marshall, 1924  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0
A sudden finish: 40 ... Rxc3!
A Smorodsky vs Bogoljubov, 1924  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs P Romanovsky, 1924 (A15) English, 53 moves, 1-0
Maybe Bogo's all-time masterpiece
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
24. Rd2!
Bogoljubov vs Nimzowitsch, 1925  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
A win over Réti highly praised by Lasker
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1925  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 25 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1925  (A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Win over the ingenious mexican
Bogoljubov vs Torre, 1925  (A47) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Win over the then most famous theoretician
Bogoljubov vs Gruenfeld, 1925  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1925  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 58 moves, 1-0
Refutation of an opening system
Bogoljubov vs S Gotthilf, 1925  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Funny miniature
Bogoljubov vs Tarrasch, 1925  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 23 moves, 1-0
titanic struggle
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1926  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Positional exchange sacrifice
Bogoljubov vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (E16) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Bogo as a defensive player - switching to counterattack
P Johner vs Bogoljubov, 1928  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
Bogo as a purely positional player - winning a knight endgame!
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1928 (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Probably best game from FIDE-WCC match
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1928  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 36 moves, 1-0
Bogo as a defender again
Yates vs Bogoljubov, 1928  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 59 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1928  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1
Best Bogo game from 1st match with Alekhine
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1929  (C11) French, 51 moves, 1-0
Draw against Capa
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1929  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
another epic fight against Rubinstein
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1930  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 77 moves, 1-0
19.d5! 20. e4! 21. e5!, and the black position falls to pieces
Bogoljubov vs Kmoch, 1930  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 24 moves, 1-0
Heroic defense - and a nice triple pawn
Stahlberg vs Bogoljubov, 1930 (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 0-1
Wild play from the beginning - should have led to a draw
Tartakower vs Bogoljubov, 1931  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 0-1
Kashdan vs Bogoljubov, 1931  (E61) King's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
22. Nd1!
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1932 (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
Both go wrong - but the counterattack rules
K Opocensky vs Bogoljubov, 1932  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 28 moves, 0-1
Bogo as an endgame player!
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1932  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 92 moves, 1-0
Quiet opening - devastating finish
Bogoljubov vs Rellstab, 1933 (A48) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Bogo's best game from 2nd match with Alekhine
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
Bogo's only win over Lasker
Lasker vs Bogoljubov, 1934  (C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs G Danielsson, 1935  (C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0
Another well-fought draw against Capa
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1936  (A26) English, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Creating a murderous attack out of an even postion
G Machate vs Bogoljubov, 1936  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1
Wild and mysterious draw
Saemisch vs Bogoljubov, 1937 (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bogo's most famous and convincing win over Alekhine
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
Win over another highly underrated player of world class format
Eliskases vs Bogoljubov, 1939  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
Bogo's next to last win over his lifetime's rival
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1942  (B15) Caro-Kann, 46 moves, 1-0
Study-like endgame after 46. b6!
Bogoljubov vs F Bohatirchuk, 1947  (B10) Caro-Kann, 54 moves, 1-0
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