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SIMPLE CHESS
Compiled by MondoBach22
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outposts - weak pawns - open files - half-open files the minority attack - black squares and white squares - space

GAME 1 - Botvinnik's white-square strategy - STRUCTURE
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

GAME 2 - Petrosian delays weakening K-side pawns.
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

GAME 3 - Passed pawn then resignation!
Adorjan vs M Mukhin, 1973 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

GAME 4 - Attack arose from center position of strength
Tal vs Bronstein, 1959 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 43 moves, 1-0

GAME 5 - A tale of two Outposts -
Benko vs Najdorf, 1963 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

GAME 6 - Combinations arise from pos. superiority!!
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963 
(A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0

GAME 7 - Fischer exchanges defenders of the outpost
Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0

GAME 8 - Coordination of pieces w/pawn structure
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

GAME 9 - Pieces defending weak pawns are oftem defenseless.
H Hecht vs Forintos, 1974 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

GAME 10 - Black pieces deprived of mobility! Positional masterp
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0

GAME 11 - Decided by pawns and limited mobility
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

GAME 12 - White's doubled pawns on F & C
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  
(A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1

GAME 13 - Karpov move 24 - RC! was brilliant!
Karpov vs Spassky, 1975 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

GAME 14 - Doubled Rooks on the 7th rank
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0

GAME 15 - Q'side minority attack derives from pawn structure
C van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0

GAME 16 - Half-open files naturally generate pressure.
L Vogt vs Andersson, 1975 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1

GAME 18 - Strong Bishop and opp color central pawns in endgame.
Tarrasch vs Teichmann, 1912 
(C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

GAME 19 - Power of the King in the endgame + G18 comments.
Burn vs Marshall, 1907 
(B01) Scandinavian, 62 moves, 0-1

GAME 20 - Tal's King march in the endgame
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

GAME 21 - Move17 - exch of light B vs BLK central pawns
Petrosian vs J Yuchtman, 1959 
(E92) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

GAME 22 - "BEWARE - the "bad" Bishop
M Stean vs A Planinc, 1975 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

GAME 23 - Attacks can be repulsed - pos advs. endure
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1969 
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0

GAME 24 - With SPACE advantage - avoid exchanges
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

GAME 25 - Converting spatial adv. to structural adv.
Karpov vs Westerinen, 1974 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0

GAME 26 - WHT consecutive "Brilliant" moves (27/28)
Portisch vs Reshevsky, 1973 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

GAME 27 - Avoid exchanges with a spatial advantage
Smyslov vs K Gudmundsson, 1974 
(A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

GAME 28 - Capacity - fit pieces within pawn structure
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

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