Pawn Play
J Bruehl vs Philidor, 1783  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Boden's Mate
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Uncastled King - Pin
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs S Lewis, 1859  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1873  (C41) Philidor Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Bishop Pair
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Hanging Pawns
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Space Advantage - Positional Piece Sacrifice
Tarrasch vs Muenchhoff, 1881  (B27) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Pawn Chain
Steinitz vs A Sellman, 1885  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Liquidation
Tarrasch vs K Hollaender, 1892  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Opposite Side Castling
Tarrasch vs Von Scheve, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Uncastled King - Pawn Sacrifice
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Kingside Attack
Charousek vs Vilmos Lehner, 1897  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0
Defence
Charousek vs Maroczy, 1897  (C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury Attack
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Kingside Attack
Przepiorka vs W Cohn, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Opposite Side Castling
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Backward Pawn
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Pawn Chain
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Sacrifice on f7
W Von Holzhausen vs Tarrasch, 1912  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn
W John vs Tarrasch, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
Opposite Colour Bishops
Reti vs H Fahrni, 1914  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Back Rank
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Blockade
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Rook Sacrifice
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922  (A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1
Zugzwang
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Passed Pawn
Nimzowitsch vs Von Gottschall, 1925  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Queen Sacrifice
Tarrasch vs B Moritz, 1925  (D65) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Pin
Spielmann vs R Wahle, 1926  (C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0
Doubled Pawns
P Johner vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs K Kholodkevich, 1927  (E72) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
E Canal vs P Johner, 1929  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Sacrifice on h7
Colle vs J J O'Hanlon, 1930  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Sacrifice on f6
Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Rook vs Bishop & Knight
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1933  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
The Seventh Rank
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
IQP
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Mobile Centre
Keres vs Fine, 1937  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
Good Knight vs Bad Bishop
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
Space Advantage
Petrov vs R Grau, 1939  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Good Knight vs Bad Bishop
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Weak Square
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1945  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0
Minority Attack
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Doubled Pawns
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
Active Pieces
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Minority Attack
Kotov vs Ragozin, 1949  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Backward Pawn
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1
Doubled Pawns
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
Strong and Weak Squares
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sacrifice
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blockade
Kotov vs Gligoric, 1953  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Euwe vs N Minev, 1954  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
Sacrifice on h6
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Szabo, 1955  (A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Gligoric, 1958  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
H Berliner vs Bisguier, 1960  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 27 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Averbakh, 1961  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Keres, 1962  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Backward Pawn
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs S Schweber, 1962  (E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
Positional Piece Sacrifice
Tal vs Ghitescu, 1963  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's Block
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Balashov vs J Penrose, 1966  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 26 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Knight on the Edge - Pin
Geller vs Velimirovic, 1971  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 50 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Doubled Pawns
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
IQP
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0
Opposite Side Castling
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Spassky, 1980  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 44 moves, 1-0
King in the middle
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1982  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Double Bishop Sacrifice
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs Short, 1986  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 30 moves, 1-0
Open File
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
King March
Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0
Sacrifice on g6
L B Hansen vs G Vescovi, 1995  (A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0
Positional Queen Sacrifice
Kramnik vs Anand, 1996  (A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0
I Sokolov vs Epishin, 1997  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 37 moves, 1-0
Open File - Queenside attack
Korchnoi vs Tiviakov, 2006  (E17) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Carlsen, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Pawn Chain
Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2007  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 35 moves, 1-0
Pawn Chain
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2008  (E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Caruana vs E Berg, 2008  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Jakovenko, 2009  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2009  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Opposite Side Castling
Caruana vs Landa, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Short, 2010  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
V Gashimov vs Ivanchuk, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Positional Piece Sacrifice
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Double Exchange Sacrifice
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2012  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Anand, 2012  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
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