Kudrin vs S Rachels, 1989  (B58) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
J Bradford vs J Tarjan, 1978  (B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Tied up at g2
Evans vs Lombardy, 1971  (A21) English, 44 moves, 0-1
Suttles Irregularity
Suttles vs P Ostojic, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Bishop v. Knight Domination
Fischer vs W Addison, 1957  (B10) Caro-Kann, 36 moves, 1-0
I'll Mate Your Face!
Fedorowicz vs K Shirazi, 1979  (A28) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Landslide
Keene vs S Kagan, 1972  (A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
E Cohn vs Rubinstein, 1909  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
See? Tigran can attack!
Tal vs Petrosian, 1973  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Weak d3 square
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
B v. Knight domination
K Rogoff vs B Zuckerman, 1974 (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 44 moves, 1-0
Flank originality
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  (A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Larsen plays the KIA
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 61 moves, 1-0
Upset!
A Trefler vs M Rohde, 1975  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Flank game
Benko vs A Bisguier, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
the AVRO french
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1938  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
Resignation not premature
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
Kotov teaches analysis
Flohr vs Fine, 1935  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
go for it all!
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Pawn Count
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Petroff innocation
Browne vs A Bisguier, 1974  (C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
Rook Pawn ending-with rook not behind pawns
H Berliner vs Fischer, 1963  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 0-1
When did Fischer fall asleep?
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1963  (E61) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
C Holt vs M Panchanathan, 2011  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1
Effortless
A Wojtkiewicz vs A P Law, 1990  (A09) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
...the f pawn blows it open!
S Landau vs Reshevsky, 1937  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
M Shibut vs J E Roush, 2000 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs Fischer, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Well played pawn ending
Robson vs A Ivanov, 2011  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001  (B56) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Evans, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Larsen vs R Byrne, 1973  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Polugaevsky vs L Maslov, 1963  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Keynote game of the first issue of CLR I got in 1973...
I A Horowitz vs Flohr, 1945  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Rossolimo Qg6!
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 39 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
R Weinstein vs S Bernstein, 1959  (A90) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
A Saemisch Crush-US Open 1977
Browne vs E Winslow, 1977  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Yermolinsky vs J Curdo, 1994 (A80) Dutch, 28 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Gligoric, 1963  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 44 moves, 1-0
J Enevoldsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1933  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
A Moiseenko vs Kuzubov, 2008  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Classic from 1976 US Open
Lombardy vs E Winslow, 1976  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 23 moves, 1-0
K Commons vs B Baczynskyj, 1976  (E14) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Short, 1995  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
A Sherzer vs Kudrin, 1985  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Petrosian K walk v IQP
Petrosian vs J Peters, 1976  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
weak a2-g8, followed by a smothered mate
J Peters vs Lombardy, 1977  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 34 moves, 1-0
J Grefe vs Browne, 1973  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0
Chiburdanidze vs M Sharif, 1995  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
Svetozar gets a passed h-pawn...
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 39 moves, 1-0
A Bisguier vs J Sherwin, 1954  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
de Firmian vs Huebner, 1995  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
So vs E Moradiabadi, 2014  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Central play over flank play
Rubinstein vs Levenfish, 1911  (C14) French, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1982  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs J Marsalek, 1960  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 21 moves, 1-0
Keene blows up Miles
Keene vs Miles, 1976  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0
Heaven can Waitzkin
J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1970  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
interesting flank game
Karjakin vs Grischuk, 2018  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 67 moves, 1-0
Black Queen-all dressed up and no place to go
Fischer vs S Schweber, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0
Kramnik Rg8 starts a party
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
SO-who Caruana's in Berlin?
Caruana vs So, 2018  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Suddenly ...Ne3
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1
Anand and the White Square bishop close out Topalov
Topalov vs Anand, 2010  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1
The Dragon Roars-NCL Game
Shamkovich vs M Vukcevich, 1976  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Chandler vs Y Gruenfeld, 1979  (B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 0-1
C Powell vs T Weinberger, 1976  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Khan out manuvers Capa
S Khan vs Capablanca, 1930  (E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0
Szabo's Zugzwang game
Szabo vs H Mueller, 1935  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938  (A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Defensive restraint and Mysterious Rook moves
Kupchik vs Capablanca, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
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