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Grampmaster's Favorite Combo's
Compiled by trh6upsz
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Bronstein puts a stunning end to this game.

Barcza vs Bronstein, 1949 
(A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1

Fedorov vs N Miezis, 2000 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 33 moves, 0-1

C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

A Cherepkov vs Bronstein, 1961 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1

A Lagunow vs B Schneider, 1994 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

N Bakulin vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Last ten moves very forcing
Matulovic vs G Tringov, 1970 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965 
(A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

Great piece coordination wins
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Larsen coordinates mating attack
Larsen vs Geller, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Vladimirov vs G Agzamov, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Knight and pawn attack wins
Vladimirov vs V Vorotnikov, 1974 
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

Adorjan vs G Glatt, 1982  
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

Z Asefi vs Daryl Allen, 2004 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

Sacs galore lead to mate
Kavalek vs E Formanek, 1970 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0

White Attacks For The Win
N Murshed vs J Nogueiras, 1991 
(B07) Pirc, 32 moves, 1-0

Black demolishes the defence
A Vragoteris vs D Rajkovic, 1994 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

Tal Attacks
N Spiridonov vs Tal, 1970 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 36 moves, 0-1

Beautiful combination of positional play & tactics
K Burger vs P Keglevic, 1977 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Black's Rook pawn attack wins
M Trosman vs S Salov, 1978 
(B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

T Bakre vs B Zawadzka, 2004 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 0-1

Rook-Knight mating pattern with Queen deflection
S K Bru vs Movsesian, 2001 
(A16) English, 36 moves, 0-1

Complicated attack saves White
R Kempinski vs Gleizerov, 2000 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

Pawn promotion with displacement
J Klinger vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 1986 
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 0-1

Check out alternate attack by Grampmaster Note
T Witke vs J Nikolac, 1986 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 35 moves, 1-0

Queen sacrifice leads to winning endgame
J Kostro vs W Schmidt, 1968 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Sneak attack wins
Geller vs Furman, 1959 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Starting with move ....39 Black combo nets a piece
Korchnoi vs Averbakh, 1959 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 43 moves, 0-1

Bronstein wins with a tactical combo move 60
A Bannik vs Bronstein, 1958 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 0-1

Aggressive attack wins
T Luther vs Yudasin, 1989 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Bishop sac triggers the win
G Kuzmin vs E Torre, 1981 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

A rich combination
Larsen vs Tal, 1984 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

Nunn too good!
Nunn vs J van der Tuuk, 1986 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 40 moves, 1-0

Middle game sac deflection leads to win
Lisitsin vs Smyslov, 1944 
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Tal wins--Botvinnik v Tal
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Combo Complications
V Olexa vs M Ujtelky, 1948 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 26 moves, 0-1

Nice combo that wins material
S Narayanan vs V Ikonnikov, 2006 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

Black decoys blow it open.
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1

Geller sacs for pawn demolition
Geller vs Keres, 1973 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Great middle game study problem
Znosko-Borovsky vs M Lewitt, 1906 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Back rank weakness=fatal
Geller vs N Novotelnov, 1951 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Black deflects & threatens echo attack
Tolush vs N Kopilov, 1954 
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 0-1

White repositions Black until he gets the combo
R G Wade vs R F Boxall, 1953 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Deflection tactics seal Black's doom
G Agzamov vs G Tringov, 1983 
(E73) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Back rank weakness & deflection wins
M Ulybin vs Sveshnikov, 1988 
(B32) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Yasser a "quiet" combo
Seirawan vs A Kuligowski, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0

Black attack on b2
Petursson vs Wojtkiewicz, 1990 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1

Black king trapped in the center
X Zhao vs Shen Yang, 2009 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Yasser combo ends game
Seirawan vs B M Kogan, 1986 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Middle game sacs to endgame win
A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931 
(A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1

The Caro falls
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

f5! postionally changes the game
C Bauer vs Korchnoi, 2003 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

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