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PMcGuigan's favorite games
Compiled by PMcGuigan
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2 Bishops sacrifice
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Benko
L Brunner vs Kotronias, 1990 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1

Pawn sacrifice in open position
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0

Knight sac
Tal vs A Lotsov Har-Zahav, 1952 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

Great Defence
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Isolated QP
Korchnoi vs A Zaitsev, 1962 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Queen Sacrifice
Kmoch vs Reti, 1926 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Gligoric, 1968 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

Exchange Sacrifice
B Schneider vs W Kraft, 2000 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Pawn positions in the endgame
Lenhof vs Steinitz, 1859 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 45 moves, 0-1

Maroczy bind
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1

Queen side Pawn majority
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

Zugzwang
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Majority Attack
Karpov vs Bagirov, 1970 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 46 moves, 1-0

Endgame classic
W Henneberger vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 76 moves, 0-1

Queenside domination.
Capablanca vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Two rooks sac
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940 
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Lucena endgame
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop Sac / Alekhine's Block
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Robatsch
J N Sugden vs Keene, 1962 
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 0-1

Advanced French Kingside Attack
Paulsen vs A Schwarz, 1879 
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0

Pressure on the f file
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

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