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Unusual Material Imbalances
Compiled by 1. h4
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Games in this collection have, imo, an interesting and/or relatively rare material imbalance. I've avoided the usual, up a pawn, rook vs minor piece, or bishop vs knight stuff. (which happens in almost every game anyways...)

under construction

[Q] vs [R+B+N].................Q loses
Fressinet vs Radjabov, 2001 
(C11) French, 56 moves, 0-1

[R+4P] vs [B+N+N]................minor pieces win
So vs S Yu, 2009 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1

[R] vs [4P].................draw (endgame)
Portisch vs Tal, 1964 
(A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

[B] vs [3P]................P's win
Nakamura vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 100 moves, 1-0

[Q+P] vs [N+N+B].............minor pieces win
L Barden vs R C Murphy, 1972 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

[B] vs [3P]................P's win
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1

[Q+2P] vs [R+R]..............Q+P's win in middlegame
Anand vs Bologan, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

[N] vs [4P]..................draw
T L Petrosian vs B Vuckovic, 2008 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

[Q] vs [B+B+N]...................Q loses
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

[Q+2P] vs [R+N+N]..............Q+P's win
Kamsky vs Van der Sterren, 1994 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 79 moves, 0-1

[B+N] vs [R+2P].................R+P's win
Zvjaginsev vs E Najer, 2009 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 81 moves, 1-0

[Q] vs [R+R] and P's..............draw
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2

[Q+2P] vs [R+R]............Q+P's win
Korchnoi vs R G Wade, 1963 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 63 moves, 1-0

[Q] vs [Various other pieces].........draw
Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

[R] vs [6P]...............P's win
A P Law vs Miles, 1981 
(C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0

[3Q] vs [2Q+R] (very odd!).............3Q's win (of course)
Z Mackic vs A Maksimenko, 1994 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1

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