Black's pawn chain cramps black's kingside.
D Rivera vs Suttles, 1965  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 38 moves, 0-1
White controls events on both sides of the board
Korchnoi vs Barcza, 1966  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
The advantages of half-open files
Botvinnik vs Kholmov, 1947 (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 30 moves, 1-0
The d5 pawn chain
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
B Larsen vs Tal, 1965  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 41 moves, 1-0
K Commons vs B Zuckerman, 1974 (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Suetin, 1950  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 51 moves, 1-0
Filip vs A Matanovic, 1958 (E92) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1956  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Polugaevsky vs Geller, 1973  (E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 35 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Tal, 1956  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs Ivkov, 1961 (A56) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
B Cafferty vs M Basman, 1968 (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 37 moves, 0-1
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