Rook on the Seventh Rank
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
the king is a strong piece
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
knight outpost at d5
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
aggressive rook in the ending
Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
the passed pawn
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
weak pawns, weak squares and mighty, mighty knights
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
finesse in the ending
R Domenech vs Flohr, 1935  (B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
phalanx of pawns
Petrosian vs H Corral, 1954  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
passed pawn's lust to expand
Fischer vs H Berliner, 1960  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
rook and pawn ending
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
king in the center
Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0
the shifting attack
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1957  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 33 moves, 1-0
every move a threat!
M Porges vs Lasker, 1896  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1
a touch of jujitsu
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1946  (A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 23 moves, 1-0
the king-side attack
Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
magnificent outpost
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
the isolated pawn
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1914  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
the see-saw check, zugzwang, and other tactical tricks
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
the two bishops
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
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