Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Weak Squares!
Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Pin
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Kingside Attack
Morphy vs S Lewis, 1859  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Bishop Pair
Lindehn vs L Maczuski, 1863  (C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
Rook vs Two Pieces
Caravage vs J Placais, 1988  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 0-1
Hanging Pawns
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883  (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1892  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
Opposite Side Castling
Tarrasch vs Von Scheve, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Uncastled King
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Defence
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1895  (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Charousek vs V Lehner, 1897  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0
Defence
Charousek vs Maroczy, 1897  (C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Pillsbury Attack
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
Controlling the Open File
G Marco vs Schlechter, 1904  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
D Przepiorka vs W Cohn, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Opposite Side Castling
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Pawn Chain
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
B Verlinsky vs Alekhine, 1909  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1910  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Weak Point: f7
W Von Holzhausen vs Tarrasch, 1912  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Hanging Pawns
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Back Rank Weakness
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Open File
Nimzowitsch vs A Pritzel, 1922  (B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 1-0
Open File
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Blockade
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Zugzwang
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Perpetual Check
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1924  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1925  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs R Wahle, 1926  (C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0
Vidmar vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
H Mattison vs Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
E Canal vs P Johner, 1929  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
Greek Gift
Colle vs J J O'Hanlon, 1930  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933  (C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Lasker vs Pirc, 1935  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Seventh Rank
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
R Domenech vs Flohr, 1935  (B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
IQP
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Hanging Pawns
Euwe vs W Winter, 1936 (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs J Podgorny, 1943  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 28 moves, 1-0
Good Knight vs Bad Bishop
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1
King Hunt
Smyslov vs T Florian, 1949  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 25 moves, 1-0
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Doubled Pawns
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Closed Center
Szabo vs Spassky, 1953  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Phalanx of Pawns
Petrosian vs H Corral, 1954  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Keres vs Szabo, 1955  (A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Knight Outpost
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Liquidation
R Toran Albero vs J H Donner, 1957 (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 30 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
H Berliner vs Bisguier, 1960  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 27 moves, 1-0
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Weak Point: f2
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Benko, 1963  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Trapping The Queen
Keres vs Spassky, 1965  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Portisch, 1965  (B10) Caro-Kann, 27 moves, 1-0
IQP
Kholmov vs Tal, 1966  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Balashov vs J Penrose, 1966  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 26 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1966  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs J H Donner, 1970  (C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974  (E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0
IQP
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0
M Dvoretzky vs Smyslov, 1974  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Najdorf, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs Short, 1986  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 30 moves, 1-0
Huebner vs Korchnoi, 1987  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 19 moves, 1-0
Hedgehog
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989  (A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sacrficce
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990  (E92) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Counterattack
I Sokolov vs Van der Sterren, 1994 (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Dautov vs I Nikolaidis, 1998 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's Gun
I Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1999  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 28 moves, 1-0
Hanging Pawns
Lautier vs Short, 2000  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 45 moves, 0-1
IQP
Kramnik vs Huebner, 2000  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Pawn Ending
Topalov vs Kasparov, 2005  (B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Domination
Navara vs Smirin, 2006  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 27 moves, 1-0
Backward Pawn
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0
Caruana vs E Berg, 2008  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2012  (E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Defence
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1
Heavy Pieces
Bacrot vs Giri, 2013  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Svidler, 2016  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
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