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Thesaint8x's favorite instructive great games
Compiled by Thesaint8x
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I should have understood something simple to understand and/or fundamental from the game-that is the criterion.

Connected passers after probably intuitive exchange sacrifices
Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 47 moves, 0-1

1)a)deflectionb)double attackc)interference2)op.file outpost
Mason vs Winawer, 1882 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0

For learning Rook endings instructive blunders/comments-depth
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(C49) Four Knights, 99 moves, 0-1

GR8 HIGH GM GAMBIT GAME
M Illescas vs L Ibarra Chami, 2008 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

see the collections below gr8 comments.
I Sokolov vs Caruana, 2010 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 1-0

Compulorily look up featred in game col. list esp.Tal Kt Enjoy!
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Going thru game and comments will improve queen movements
Van Wely vs C Hansen, 1992 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1

See featured in these game collections
G Guseinov vs Aronian, 2004 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

SUPER INSTRUCTIVE
L Zollner vs G Heywood, 1894 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

I liked the Rook ending
S Shipov vs T Oral, 1995
(E92) King's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0

Zaitsev-see game collections super end position
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

super instructive king in centre
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk blindfold masterpiece K-side demol. Q. plus R.
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2006 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

opening the hfile and ten centre attack
Ganguly vs Barsov, 2010 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0

Observe Spassky's passed pawn creation.White's mistake?lesson?
Pravda vs Spassky, 1970 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 43 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Bologan, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0

learn hou to play chess
Y Hou vs Short, 2008 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0

chess played by UFOs
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

lots of good comments links
Timman vs Karpov, 1979 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

smyslov beaten ny person no longer nonentity
N Novotelnov vs Smyslov, 1951 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 43 moves, 1-0

LOT OF kRAMNIK GAMES IN COLLECTION
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0

Sultan
S Khan vs Alekhine, 1933 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 108 moves, 0-1

Sulltan
Alekhine vs S Khan, 1932 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs S Khan, 1931 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nunn vs M Marin, 1987 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

KARPOV MATED
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

f4 by Anand intuitively gives up pawn to prevent counterplay
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

worth studying in depth
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

looks good
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

a miniature worth studying
Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1

Seirawan - nothing exciting has happened but Black is lost
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Larsen, 1966 
(A16) English, 61 moves, 0-1

bird
Larsen vs Spassky, 1964 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 60 moves, 1-0

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