Cutting of the king
P Leepin vs I V Rohacek, 1941 (A13) English, 60 moves, 1-0
D Sahovic vs H Bohm, 1978 (E15) Queen's Indian, 92 moves, 1-0
Vaganian vs Razuvaev, 1980 (E15) Queen's Indian, 67 moves, 1-0
When the king goes to far
I Platonov vs Korchnoi, 1969  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 0-1
Andersson vs Huebner, 1981  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 51 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Larsen, 1967  (A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
I Rogers vs Shirov, 1990  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 65 moves, 1-0
The active king
Bondarevsky vs I Kan, 1945 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi vs A Cherepkov, 1950  (C58) Two Knights, 68 moves, 1-0
Fortresses
Smyslov vs Bondarevsky, 1940  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tied to your pawns
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
The weak passed pawn
Shirov vs Karpov, 1996  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 84 moves, 0-1
Checking distance
Leko vs Ivanchuk, 2010  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
The faults of the passive defence
H Mattison vs Rubinstein, 1929  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1
The rook sac
S Belkhodja vs A Sokolov, 2001  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 92 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tactical shots
Shirov vs Morozevich, 2001  (C11) French, 73 moves, 1-0
The miracle of the blockade
L Christiansen vs Nakamura, 2010  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rook behing the pawn
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 121 moves, 1/2-1/2
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