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How top grandmasters plan and execute moves
Compiled by Tartakower257
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These games show easily understood plans from top grandmasters and how brilliantly the execute the moves

How topalov exploits the d6 square to his favour
Topalov vs J Polgar, 1994 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 44 moves, 1-0

Forced B to exchange the Bad B(d3) for the N with a good ending
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1972 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0

Karpovs plan of exchanging bad bishop and restricting B(Ba7!)
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0

e3 really is a masterpiece
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

good positional sacrifice by Karpov
Karpov vs Gulko, 1996 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Plan of kingside attack prepared & executed very well by Capa
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0

Very simple but good planning and better execution by Capa.
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935 
(C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0

Good play using the isolated pawn by Karpov.
Karpov vs Timman, 1981 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 30 moves, 1-0

Good positioning of karpov's pieces,simple.
Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1981 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Gave Polgar weaknesses and exploited them,good job by Karpov
Karpov vs S Polgar, 1987 
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0

Underpromotion to not give a draw!
Karpov vs Timman, 1986 
(A15) English, 105 moves, 1-0

Try to understand Karpovs maneuvering
Karpov vs Andersson, 1984 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 85 moves, 1-0

Brilliant planing by Rubinstein!!
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Strong intuition to sacrifice by Tartakower
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Positional game starting from e6! Messing Blacks pawn structure
Bronstein vs Tartakower, 1948 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 1-0

Good planning and execution by Rubinstein.
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 37 moves, 1-0

Very positionally played by Kasparov againts Karpov
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Plan of strangulation by Kasparov.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 
(B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Positonal sacrifices,yup there's more then one!
Korchnoi vs P H Nielsen, 2005 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Strange pawn sac by Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0

White exploited the weakness in B's positon,converting to a win
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

White showing he has better positonal advantage then Black
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch exploiting the white square weaknesses.
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1

Positonal sac for mobile pawns by Bacrot.
J Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1

Just a funny pawn formation game,nothing to do with the title
B Alterman vs Deep Fritz, 2000 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 87 moves, 1-0

Good exploitment of B bad pawn structure
Tal vs Najdorf, 1970 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

Activity of his pieces,
Fischer vs I Ibrahimoglu, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Good positonal play by white,
Andersson vs Vaganian, 1989 
(E91) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

13...Nb8! good repositioning of Blacks pieces by Anand
Ehlvest vs Anand, 1995 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1

Positional sac for b8 square and two pass pawn(6th rank)
Suetin vs Bagirov, 1961 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 47 moves, 1-0

Rxb4 !!good sac for a lot of positonal advantages by Nakamura
M Leon Hoyos vs Nakamura, 2006 
(A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1

Good ending
Ivkov vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 60 moves, 0-1

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