Roger Meng vs E Romanov, 2011  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
K Nuri vs F Andraschko, 2011 (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 37 moves, 1-0
L Van Vliet vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Burn vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1923  (C11) French, 42 moves, 0-1
Trapped piece
Showalter vs Janowski, 1900  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
A Gulbrandsen vs O'Kelly, 1937  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Svidler, 2011  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 54 moves, 1-0
Caruana vs A Smirnov, 2009  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
Ponomariov vs Z Andriasian, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Mamedyarov vs Z Andriasian, 2007  (A16) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Mamedyarov, 2007  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 42 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 2007  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Naiditsch vs Carlsen, 2006  (C57) Two Knights, 54 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1998  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Nunn, 1992  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs G Gonda, 1988  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Nepomniachtchi vs Z Andriasian, 2008  (B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1997  (E97) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2009  (E92) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Botvinnik, 1967  (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 0-1
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
Karjakin vs Navara, 2009  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
A Timofeev vs Khismatullin, 2009  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0
V Gashimov vs M Roiz, 2009  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0
I Sokolov vs Lenderman, 2010  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Kamsky vs Ding Liren, 2011  (C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Li Shilong vs Ding Liren, 2011  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 55 moves, 0-1
H Wang vs Ding Liren, 2010  (C11) French, 54 moves, 0-1
Bu Xiangzhi vs Ding Liren, 2011  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 52 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren vs H Wang, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0
Ding Liren vs H Wang, 2011  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
E Romani vs Tal, 1957  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 43 moves, 0-1
Janowski vs Ed. Lasker, 1924  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Uhlmann vs Karpov, 1973  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 45 moves, 0-1
Keene vs J Horner, 1970  (A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0
B Dodgson vs Keene, 1985  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
A Fuderer vs Pachman, 1955  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1
Furman vs Kholmov, 1963  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs Fine, 1937  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Poor dev poor king safety
Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1855 (C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1952  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 30 moves, 1-0
outpost
Robatsch vs Bisguier, 1961  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1
pieces in enemy territory
Fischer vs K Gasser, 1964  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
two bishops
P N Lee vs Keres, 1964  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1
J Sofrevski vs K Danov, 1967 (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 0-1
extended pawn weakness
I Figler vs G Borisenko, 1971  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1
domination
Abetisian vs Karpov, 1967  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
domination
Chute vs Master, 1977  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 45 moves, 0-1
Shirov vs D Komarov, 1988 (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 51 moves, 1-0
cordination
V Karasev vs Karpov, 1969 (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
A Urzica vs Karpov, 1969 (C49) Four Knights, 35 moves, 0-1
L Ogaard vs Kupreichik, 1975  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906  (C10) French, 38 moves, 0-1
M Lubensky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1949  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 35 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Soloviev, 1950 (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
P van der Weide vs Van der Wiel, 1979 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Jansa, 1973  (A05) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
N Proskurin vs Botvinnik, 1925  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
Andersson vs E Lundin, 1971 (A12) English with b3, 37 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs F Kuijpers, 1971  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
better minor piece, better communication
Andersson vs Larsen, 1973 (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
A Medina Garcia vs Andersson, 1974  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1
Z Almasi vs Andersson, 1996 (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Andersson vs Chandler, 1991  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 62 moves, 0-1
outposts
E Ermenkov vs Andersson, 1980 (B83) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1985  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 50 moves, 1-0
tempting your opponents to piece disunity
Averbakh vs Taimanov, 1953  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs A Sznapik, 1969  (B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
queen dominates central file
Kavalek vs Karpov, 1970  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 59 moves, 1-0
V Doroshkievich vs Karpov, 1970  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
strong knight center manorvre
Andersson vs L Ljungquist, 1969 (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
good defence
B Rivlin vs Botvinnik, 1925  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
J Dobropistsev vs Botvinnik, 1925  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 0-1
center control
Botvinnik vs M Kagan, 1926  (D66) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 42 moves, 1-0
discordinating opponnent pieces
Gulko vs K Grigorian, 1976 (A57) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
B Gamback vs T E Sawyer, 1995 (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
center control as a prerequisite for good tactics
A Planinc vs Velimirovic, 1975  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 49 moves, 0-1
central file control
Karpov vs K Grigorian, 1971  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 39 moves, 1-0
file control
D Ruzele vs Gelfand, 1986 (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 37 moves, 0-1
e3 weak square
A Mikhalchishin vs Gelfand, 1988 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
outpost
M Hebden vs S Conquest, 2003  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
G Zaichik vs V Osnos, 1978  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
positional chess as foundation for good tactics
Stahlberg vs E Andersen, 1934 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
chess strategy leads to formidable tactics
Stahlberg vs Nimzowitsch, 1934  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 1-0
steady penetration
Stahlberg vs Pelikan, 1936 (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 46 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs Keres, 1937  (C14) French, Classical, 74 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs S Garcia Martinez, 1964 (E61) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs Pilnik, 1958 (A56) Benoni Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
black sacs knight for center initiative
Timman vs K Spraggett, 1985  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
black pieces caught off-side
K Spraggett vs P San Segundo Carrillo, 1989  (A26) English, 45 moves, 1-0
queen sac as defence
J Thorn Leeson vs C Roos, 1980 (C57) Two Knights, 40 moves, 0-1
file control
Gulko vs Chiburdanidze, 1985  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
rook manouvre
Plaskett vs J Emms, 1986  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
G Kraehenbuehl vs E Mortensen, 1981 (E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 41 moves, 1-0
I Nemet vs B Ivanovic, 1977 (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 40 moves, 1-0
siege
Y Anikaev vs Yermolinsky, 1982  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 43 moves, 1-0
outpost - centralized king and queen
Karpov vs M Steinberg, 1971 (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 68 moves, 1-0
defence
Parma vs Petrosian, 1971  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
bishop in the centre
Petrosian vs Chiburdanidze, 1978  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
wonderful defence
Vaganian vs A Petrosian, 1980 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1
Topalov vs Psakhis, 1999 (A15) English, 41 moves, 1-0
rook manoever in the middlegame
Adams vs Topalov, 1998 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 61 moves, 1-0
Sasikiran vs Topalov, 2007  (E92) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
kingside majoority attack
Kramnik vs P Nikolic, 1995  (A14) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Piket vs Anand, 1993  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 30 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Khalifman, 1993 (B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Oll, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs L E Johannessen, 2010  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
V Dydyshko vs Svidler, 1994 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Morozevich, 2002 (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
outpost
Tomashevsky vs Morozevich, 2007  (A09) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Superstar 36K, 1985  (A57) Benko Gambit, 53 moves, 1-0
J Szily vs Botvinnik, 1952  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0
two bishops
Tartakower vs Bogoljubov, 1931  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 0-1
bishops in the middlegame
Kramnik vs I Paquico Rodriguez, 2002 (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
nice piece play
L Gutman vs S Polgar, 1987 (A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
passive peices
Tolush vs O'Kelly, 1954 (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 68 moves, 0-1
invasion of the seventh rank
Seirawan vs M Narciso Dublan, 2011  (A25) English, 35 moves, 1-0
invasion of seveth rank
Seirawan vs J Rowson, 2002 (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
positional chess as foundation for tactics
Seirawan vs Spassky, 1990  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1
two bishops in middlegame
Chiburdanidze vs A Grigorian, 1996 (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1-0
harmony of pieces
T Tian vs Koneru, 2002  (C42) Petrov Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
center control - attack
B Munguntuul vs Koneru, 2010  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 40 moves, 1-0
wow
Koneru vs T Kononenko, 2010 (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0
bishop pair power
R Messa vs Nunn, 1982 (B53) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
the squeezer
Korchnoi vs Timman, 1985  (A09) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
outpost weakneses
Uhlmann vs J T Barendregt, 1961  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 21 moves, 1-0
defence
Piket vs Ivanchuk, 1989 (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 0-1
good defence
Spassky vs Polugaevsky, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1
limiting whit's light-squared bishop
Klovans vs Spassky, 1963  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 54 moves, 0-1
a masterpeiece of chess strategy
D Isaacson vs Spassky, 1964 (C29) Vienna Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
S Garcia Martinez vs Spassky, 1965  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
pawn grinds down white's queen
Keres vs Spassky, 1965  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
center control in action
Spassky vs J Pribyl, 1973  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 23 moves, 1-0
prophylacctic
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1994  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 61 moves, 0-1
nice defence
Wojtaszek vs Predojevic, 2001  (A57) Benko Gambit, 44 moves, 0-1
double bishops
V Spasov vs Portisch, 1993 (B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1
R Bernard vs Chekhov, 1985 (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 39 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Bronstein, 1966  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1-0
two bishop advantage
Suetin vs Stein, 1962  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 0-1
bodyguards
Karpov vs Sveshnikov, 1973  (B33) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
the dangers of passivity
Karpov vs Huebner, 1980  (D85) Grunfeld, 58 moves, 1-0
ground out
S Giardelli vs Karpov, 1980  (A25) English, 39 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Tseshkovsky, 1983  (A10) English, 27 moves, 0-1
2Bs here inefectual
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A21) English, 50 moves, 1-0
restricted movements
K Shirazi vs Karpov, 1988 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
the dangers of passivity
Karpov vs B Belotti, 1993  (A57) Benko Gambit, 50 moves, 1-0
phsycological breakdown
Karpov vs Huebner, 1994  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0
centralisaion
J F van der Hoeven vs F Lucas, 1989  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
wow centralisation of pieces
Gelfand vs Karpov, 1995  (A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1
weak backrank
V Iordachescu vs Karpov, 2007  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
small advantages
C Jaffe vs Rubinstein, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
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