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Lengthy and Complex
Compiled by Whitehat1963
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These games are an analyst's dream (or nightmare), featuring lengthy, complicated battles filled with unexpected moves and plenty of variations in typically unbalanced opposition.

Loewenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 80 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs W Napier, 1896 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 77 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs G Marco, 1904 
(C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0

J S Morrison vs Capablanca, 1922  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1

Janowski vs Lasker, 1924 
(B83) Sicilian, 68 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

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

Keres vs Botvinnik, 1948 
(A13) English, 58 moves, 0-1

Reshevsky vs Bronstein, 1953 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 65 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Geller, 1954 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

Z Milev vs Geller, 1956 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 58 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Filip, 1958 
(A14) English, 109 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Unzicker, 1959 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 65 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Keres, 1959 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 81 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Keres, 1962 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 0-1

Benko vs Uhlmann, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Tal, 1962 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 78 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Tal, 1963 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 87 moves, 0-1

Petrosian vs Reshevsky, 1964 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 74 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs Mecking, 1967 
(E96) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line, 71 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Fischer, 1970 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B44) Sicilian, 89 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 74 moves, 0-1

Alburt vs Kasparov, 1982 
(E73) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Lobron vs Romanishin, 1983 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 65 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Beliavsky, 1983 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 78 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1

Gelfand vs Kasparov, 1991 
(E97) King's Indian, 75 moves, 0-1

Illescas Cordoba vs Karpov, 1992 
(C45) Scotch Game, 75 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Anand, 1993 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 65 moves, 1-0

Damljanovic vs Rublevsky, 1994 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 55 moves, 0-1

Shirov vs Gelfand, 1995 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 69 moves, 0-1

Salov vs Polgar, 1995 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 85 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1996 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 73 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Adams, 1997 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 65 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Topalov, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 75 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Shirov, 2001 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 65 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs J Ye, 2002 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 66 moves, 1-0

Chessmaster vs L Christiansen, 2002 
(A28) English, 72 moves, 1-0

Kasimdzhanov vs Z Kozul, 2002 
(E77) King's Indian, 68 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 79 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs Z Almasi, 2003 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 79 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Leko, 2003
(B30) Sicilian, 88 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2004 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 81 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2

Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Z Gyimesi vs Radjabov, 2005 
(E97) King's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Leko, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 106 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1

Svidler vs Topalov, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs A Adly, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 68 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Gelfand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Leko, 2006 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 71 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0

Adams vs Gelfand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 117 moves, 1-0

Jakovenko vs Shirov, 2007 
(B33) Sicilian, 53 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Sutovsky, 2007 
(D80) Grunfeld, 76 moves, 1-0

A Rychagov vs Grischuk, 2007 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 100 moves, 0-1

Jakovenko vs Z Almasi, 2007 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 102 moves, 1-0

Vachier-Lagrave vs Kosteniuk, 2008 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 85 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Caruana, 2008 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 73 moves, 0-1

Jakovenko vs E Alekseev, 2008 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2009 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1

Kamsky vs Topalov, 2009 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2009 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 69 moves, 1-0

E Alekseev vs Jakovenko, 2009 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs Anand, 2009 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1-0

Smeets vs Anand, 2011 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 65 moves, 0-1

V Gashimov vs Nakamura, 2011 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 76 moves, 0-1

Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2012 
(A05) Reti Opening, 80 moves, 1-0

Dominguez Perez vs Topalov, 2013 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 71 moves, 1-0

Dreev vs Landa, 2013 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 109 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2014 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 66 moves, 0-1

I Iljiushenok vs Eljanov, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 60 moves, 0-1

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