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endgame positions to avoid
Compiled by Jaredfchess
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Korchnoi vs G Borisenko, 1954 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

T Wibe vs Korchnoi, 1966 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs V Ciocaltea, 1974
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 42 moves, 1-0

Gulko vs Korchnoi, 1989 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs J Polgar, 1991
(A48) King's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0

E Arlandi vs S Polgar, 1991
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 0-1

Adams vs J Polgar, 1992 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 52 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs K Berg, 1982
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Y Stepak, 1984
(D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 38 moves, 1-0

H Vatter vs G Hertneck, 1987
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1

Bobotsov vs Uhlmann, 1958
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Uhlmann vs M Aaron, 1962 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 45 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Bronstein, 1946 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Spassky, 1954 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

Suetin vs Spassky, 1960 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 0-1

B Gurgenidze vs Spassky, 1961 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 60 moves, 0-1

Pravda vs Spassky, 1970 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 43 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs J H Donner, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

Kavalek vs Spassky, 1977 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 24 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Portisch, 1980 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1

Keene vs N High, 1963 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Miles vs Ivanchuk, 1989 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 48 moves, 0-1

J Polgar vs Ivanchuk, 1993
(B32) Sicilian, 53 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Ponomariov, 2000
(E90) King's Indian, 47 moves, 1-0

Leko vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Short vs Ivanchuk, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

M Barlow vs A Ansell, 2011
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 47 moves, 1-0

H Bennett vs I Dordevic, 2011
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Z Krnic vs S Skembris, 1983 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 56 moves, 0-1

T Lirindzakis vs Salov, 1985
(B58) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Shirov, 2010 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Lobron vs Shirov, 1993
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

NN VS BB
Shirov vs Anand, 2007
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1

Van Wely vs Anand, 1991 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 43 moves, 0-1

L Brunner vs Van Wely, 1991
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 63 moves, 0-1

Van Wely vs H Steingrimsson, 1991
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Van Wely vs Tiviakov, 1992 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 92 moves, 0-1

B Barth Sahl vs Van Wely, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0

Hodgson vs Van Wely, 1995
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 1-0

J Delemarre vs Van Wely, 1995
(E12) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1

D Bunzmann vs Van Wely, 2001
(D85) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 0-1

M Gagunashvili vs G Jones, 2007
(A10) English, 40 moves, 1-0

B Jacobsen vs Timman, 1967
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Karpov, 1980 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1

Sax vs Timman, 1980 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0

F Koberl vs Portisch, 1957
(A10) English, 77 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs N Karaklajic, 1968
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 48 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1958 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1-0

Lautier vs M Stomer, 1992
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1-0

N Guliyev vs Lautier, 2004
(B33) Sicilian, 84 moves, 0-1

L Christiansen vs S Polgar, 1993
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 46 moves, 1-0

S Polgar vs A Galkovich, 2005
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Timman vs J Hellsten, 1997
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Timman vs W Schmidt, 1983 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

E Handoko vs Timman, 1983 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 36 moves, 0-1

Timman vs L Bruzon Batista, 2005
(B40) Sicilian, 53 moves, 1-0

Ljubojevic vs Timman, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

K Bjerring vs E Schiller, 1985 
(B01) Scandinavian, 38 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs E Cohn, 1911 
(C46) Three Knights, 43 moves, 1-0

I Johannesson vs A Ipatov, 2012
(A15) English, 39 moves, 0-1

O Johannesson vs L Smith, 2012
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 50 moves, 0-1

A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0

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

M Magomedov vs Tal, 1988
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 35 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Spielmann, 1930 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

Stein vs Spassky, 1961 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

V M Vehi Bach vs Kasparov, 1984 
(A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 36 moves, 0-1

Lutikov vs Karpov, 1972 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Huebner vs Karpov, 1977 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 49 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Balashov, 1981 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 41 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Quinteros, 1981
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

So vs S Yu, 2009 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1

black's porous pawn structure dooms
Karpov vs J Mestel, 1982 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs T Georgadze, 1983 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Nunn vs Karpov, 1989 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 81 moves, 1-0

M Illescas vs Karpov, 1994 
(A13) English, 63 moves, 0-1

Anand vs Karpov, 1994 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 76 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Adorjan, 1992 
(D85) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 1-0

E Sedina vs Carlsen, 2003 
(C46) Three Knights, 47 moves, 1-0

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