Rook on the Seventh Rank
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
The King Is a Strong Piece
Tal vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Knight Outpost at d5.
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Aggresive Rook in the Ending
Tarrasch vs E Thorold, 1890  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
The Passed Pawn
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Weak Pawns, Weak Squares and Mighty, Mighty Knights
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Finesse in the Ending
R Domenech vs Flohr, 1935  (B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Phalanx of Pawns
Petrosian vs H Corral, 1954  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Passed Pawn's Lust to Expand
Fischer vs H Berliner, 1960  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Rook and Pawn Ending
Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
King in the Center
Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0
The Shifting Attack
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1957  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 33 moves, 1-0
A Touch of Jujitsu
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1946  (A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 23 moves, 1-0
The King-Side Attack
Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Magnificent Outpost
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
The See-Saw Check, Zugzwang, and Other Tactical Tricks
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
The Two Bishops
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Variety of Themes
Tartakower vs R Domenech, 1934  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Coup de Grace
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
The Powerful Passed Pawns
Aganalian vs Petrosian, 1945  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1
Bishop and a Half
Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 42 moves, 0-1
Problem-like Finale
J Foltys vs Golombek, 1947  (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
Board with Excitement
Keres vs A Tarnowski, 1952  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Elegant Simplification
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
Four Endings in One
Blackburne vs M Weiss, 1889  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 70 moves, 0-1
Bishop and Pawn Ending Deluxe
M Weiss vs Blackburne, 1889  (B01) Scandinavian, 57 moves, 0-1
Dispatching the King's Musketeers
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Odyssey of an Isolated Pawn
Burn vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Zugzwang, the Invincible Weapon
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
Symphony of Combinations
Eliskases vs Gruenfeld, 1933  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0
Escorting the Potential Queen
Schlechter vs Mason, 1903  (C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Web of Black Squares
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Endgame Arithmetic
J Mieses vs Reshevsky, 1935  (B15) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1
In the Grand Manner
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
March of the little Pawns
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Irresistable Pawn-Roller
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Quiet, Like a Tiger
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1931  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Endgame Duel- Knight against Rook
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Perennial Favorite
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1923  (C11) French, 42 moves, 0-1
Command of the Board
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Surprise! Surprise
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Lured into Zugzwang
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1918  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
The Flash of a Mighty Surprise
F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1958  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 44 moves, 1-0
Symphony of Heavenly Length
Evans vs H Opsahl, 1950  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 81 moves, 1-0
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