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girisgrabbag & thegrandmaster'seye
Issue
Title
Game Theme
1
"There is a win!"
Grischuk-Giri, Wijk aan Zee 2011
Time trouble
2
Pawns or pieces?
Mamedyariv-Gelfand, Candidates (Kazan) 2011
Sicilian counterattack
3
Believe in your luck!
Caruana-Zontakh, Russian league 2011
Time trouble
4
Those were the days
Nyzhnyk-Giri, Enschede Open 2008
Attack
5
Grischuk's calm defence
Kramnik-Grischuk, Candidates (Kazan, rapid) 2011
Defence
6
Loads of pleasure
Giri-Karjakin, Amber (Monaco, rapid) 2011
Complex tactics
7
A sudden change of character
Giri-Sanikidze, French league (Mulhouse), 2011
Complex tactics
8
Anti-prophylaxis
Giri-Le Roux, French league (Mulhouse), 2011
Prophylaxis
9
Chess is cruel
Hector-So, Sigeman (Malm) 2011
Attack
10
In too much of a rush
Shirov-Giri, Sigeman (Malm) 2011
Patience
11
Correct isn't the word
Ernst-Giri, Dutch Championship (Boxtel), 2011
Defence
12
The kind of draw you're happy with
I.Sokolov-Giri, Dutch Championship (Boxtel) 2011
Defence
13
Something strange
I.Sokolov-Ernst, Dutch Championship (Boxtel) 2011
Bishop pair
14
Destroying the only positional nuance Kramnik-Giri, Dortmund 2011
Grnfeld
15
Who's equalizing here?
Kramnik-Ponomariov, Dortmund 2011
Kramnik at work
16
The key tactic
Giri-Meier, Dortmund 2011
Positional struggle
17
Avoiding theoretical lines
Andreikin-Dominguez, Baku Open 2011
Avoiding theory
18
A beautiful queen retreat
Le Roux-Feller, French Ch (Caen), 2011
Queen manoeuvre
19
Risky business
Lupulescu-Fridman, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Pawn grabbing
20
Spectacular stuff
Aronian-Carlsen, Botvinnik Memorial (Moscow) 2011
Complex tactics
21
The dominos concept
Polgar-Karjakin, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011
Berlin endgame
22
A little endgame masterpiece
Ivanchuk-Radjabov, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Bishop pair
23
A short but interesting game (1)
Moiseenko-Giri, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011
Pawn grabbing
24
A short but interesting game (2)
Moiseenko-Giri, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011
Pawn grabbing
25
Rampant Riazantsev
Zhigalko-Riazantsev, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 French counterattack
26
Rampant Radjabov J
Adams-Radjabov, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011
Ruy Lopez, Jnisch
27
The Jnisch is becoming frightening
Anand-Ivanchuk, Masters Final (Sao Paulo) 2011
Ruy Lopez, Jnisch
28
A not so one-sided fight (1)
Kramnik-Vachier-Lagrave, Univ (Hoogeveen) 2011
Complex tactics
29
A not so one-sided fight (2)
Kramnik-Vachier-Lagrave, Univ (Hoogeveen) 2011
Complex tactics
30
Keeping the game complex (1)
Tikkanen-Giri, European Teams (Porto Carras) 2011
Seeking complications
31
Keeping the game complex (2)
Tikkanen-Giri, European Teams (Porto Carras) 2011
Seeking complications
32
Ridiculous
Kramnik-Carlsen, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2011
Defence
33
Russian roulette
Perez Candelario-Delchev, Spanish league (Melilla) 2011 Steel king
34
Blindfold in Beijing (1)
Giri-Karjakin, World Mind Games (Beijing) 2011
Attack
35
Blindfold in Beijing (2)
Giri-Karjakin, World Mind Games (Beijing) 2011
Attack
36
The fascinating King's Gambit
Nakamura-Adams, London Chess Classic 2011
King's Gambit
37
Winning in Reggio (1)
Giri-Vitiugov, Reggio Emilia 2012
Positional exchange sacrifice
38
Winning in Reggio (2)
Giri-Vitiugov, Reggio Emilia 2012
Positional exchange sacrifice
39
Vintage Timman
Timman-Ernst, Wijk aan Zee 2012
Timman at work
40
Consecutive losses
Giri-Gashimov, Wijk aan Zee 2012
Complex tactics
41
A draw in the Bundesliga (1)
Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012
Defence
42
A draw in the Bundesliga (2)
Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012
Defence
43
More from the Bundesliga (1)
Giri-Negi, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012
Positional struggle
44
More from the Bundesliga (2)
Giri-Negi, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012
Positional struggle
45
The safe and harmless QGD?
Savchenko-Riazantsev, Chebanenko Mem (Chisinau) 2012 Isolated queen's pawn (IQP)
46
A brave king
Amin-Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Cappelle la Grande 2012 Steel king
47
500 Elo points (1)
Markus-Giri, Dutch league 2012
Defence
48
500 Elo points (2)
Markus-Giri, Dutch league 2012
Defence

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Issue
Title
Game Theme
49
Punishing provocative play
Boruchovsky-Savchenko, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012
Attack
50
As much fun as possible (1)
Huschenbeth-l'Ami, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012
Complex struggle
51
As much fun as possible (2)
Huschenbeth-l'Ami, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012
Complex struggle
52
As much fun as possible (3)
Huschenbeth-l'Ami, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012
Complex struggle
53
Let's be romantic
Svidler-Morozevich, Russian league (Loo, Sochi) 2012
Steel king
54
The Catalan dream (1)
Giri-Zontakh, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012
Positional play
55
The Catalan dream (2)
Giri-Zontakh, European Ch (Plovdiv) 2012
Positional play
56
The importance of preparation
Ragger-Vachier-Lagrave, Bundesliga 2012
Opening preparation
57
Not boring at all
Anand-Gelfand, World Championship (Moscow) 2012
Sharp rook endgame
58
Missing a brilliant win (1)
Giri-Le Quang Liem, French League (Belfort) 2012
Positional struggle
59
Missing a brilliant win (2)
Giri-Le Quang Liem, French League (Belfort) 2012
Positional struggle
60
Trapped in a cage (1)
Carlsen-Grischuk, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2012
Trapped bishop
61
Trapped in a cage (2)
Carlsen-Grischuk, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2012
Trapped bishop
62
Typically Aronian J
Aronian-Caruana, Tal Memorial (Moscow) 2012
Double pawn sacrifice
63
An interesting idea
Van Kampen-Van Oosterom, Weekender (Haarlem) 2012 Queen sacrifice
64
A feel for psychology
Carlsen-Radjabov, Blitz World Ch (Astana) 2012
1.a4!?
65
An excellent start (1)
Giri-Sokolov, Dutch Ch (Amsterdam) 2012
Positional play
66
An excellent start (2)
Giri-Sokolov, Dutch Ch (Amsterdam) 2012
Positional play
67
Being practical
l'Ami-Giri, Dutch Ch (Amsterdam), 2012
IQP
68
A thrilling Grnfeld (1)
Morozevich-Giri, Biel 2012
Grnfeld
69
A thrilling Grnfeld (2)
Morozevich-Giri, Biel 2012
Grnfeld
70
The danger of a concrete approach
Hertneck-Ganguly, ZMDI Open (Dresden) 2012
Avoiding theory
71
A belated start (1)
Efimov-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012
Bishop endgame
72
A belated start (2)
Efimov-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012
Bishop endgame
73
A must-win (1)
Peralta-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012
Seeking complications
74
A must-win (2)
Peralta-Giri, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012
Seeking complications
75
A perfect regrouping
Van Wely-Flores, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012
Positional play
76
How not to get smashed (1)
Leko-Giri, FIDE Grand Prix (London) 2012
Defence
77
How not to get smashed (2)
Leko-Giri, FIDE Grand Prix (London) 2012
Defence
78
More than I deserved
Giri-Rodshtein, European Club Cup (Eilat) 2012
Positional struggle
79
Grnfeld fun
Dao Thien Hai-Li Chao, Indonesia Open (Jakarta) 2012
Grnfeld
80
A winning chance (1)
Giri-Tiviakov, Univ (Hoogeveen) 2012
Seeking complications
81
A winning chance (1)
Giri-Tiviakov, Univ (Hoogeveen) 2012
Seeking complications
82
Dominating a bishop (1)
Rozum-Hovhannisyan, Chigorin Mem (St Petersburg) 2012 Bishop pair
83
Dominating a bishop (2)
Rozum-Hovhannisyan, Chigorin Mem (St Petersburg) 2012 Bishop pair
84
Human intervention
Ganguly-Giri, Spanish league (Len) 2012
Grnfeld
85
Just play and see what happens (1)
Giri-Bauer, Spanish league (Len) 2012
Positional play
86
Just play and see what happens (2)
Giri-Bauer, Spanish league (Len) 2012
Positional play
87
A real game of chess (1)
Kovalyov-Giri, Spanish league (Len) 2012
Seeking complications
88
A real game of chess (2)
Kovalyov-Giri, Spanish league (Len) 2012
Seeking complications
89
It appealed to my tastes... (1)
Morozevich-Giri, Mind Games Blindfold (Beijing) 2011
Grnfeld
90
It appealed to my tastes... (2)
Morozevich-Giri, Mind Games Blindfold (Beijing) 2011
Grnfeld
91
A King's Indian masterpiece
Lenic-Ivanisevic, World Cities (Al Ain) 2012
Attack in the King's Indian
92
A lucky escape for Magnus
Giri-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2013
Complex tactics
93
A game from the Kilkenny Masters
Collins-Jones, Kilkenny Masters 2013
Seeking complications
94
A positional Ruy Lopez
Van Kampen-Urkedal, World Juniors (Athens) 2012
Positional play
95
A (very) interesting win
Rogozenco-l'Ami, Bundesliga (Solingen) 2013
Rook endgame
96
The power of the initiative
Mkrtchian-Kosintseva, Krasnoturyinsk 2006
Attack
97
Going for the rook ending
Jones-Tischbierek, Gibraltar Masters 2013
Rook endgame
98
Clever manoeuvring in the Caro-Kann Van Kampen-Ledger, 4NCL (Daventry) 2013
Positional play
99
A sharp Tarrasch
l'Ami-Berelowitsch, Dutch league 2013
Tarrasch
100 Rotlewi-Rubintein revisited
Aronian-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2013
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Issue
Title
Game Theme
1
Smooth attacking victory
Carlsen-Wang Hao, Wijk aan Zee 2011
Structure: Space Advantage
2
An instructive pawn sacrifice
Dzagnidze-Mkrtchian, Doha 2011
Positional pawn sac
3
Positional masterpiece: domination
Wojtaszek-Hracek, European Championship 2011
Positional pawn sac
4
Building up potential
Dominguez-Andreikin, Capablanca Mem (Havana) 2011 Structure: Hedgehog
5
No coincidence
Bruzon-Andreikin, European Championship 2011
Structure: IQP
6
Creative attacking solutions
Van Delft-Sorkin, World U16 Championship, 1995
Attack
7
Dealing with the IQP
Bacrot-Rozentalis, French Team Ch (Mulhouse) 2011
Structure: IQP
8
Winning with the bishop pair
Le Quang Liem-Peralta, French Team Ch (Mulhouse) 2001 Bishop pair
9
Domination with heavy pieces
Tomashevsky-Boacharov, Russian Ch (Taganrog) 2001
Positional pawn sac
10
Attack with opposite coloured bishops Van Delft-Jelen, Groningen 1996
Attack
11
The dominating bishop pair
Spoelman-Swinkels, Dutch Ch (Boxtel) 2011
Bishop pair
12
More bishop pair
Sokolov-Janssen, Dutch Ch (Boxtel) 2011
Bishop pair
13
Mating down the h-file
Mastrovasilis-Hunt, Artemis Cup (Leros) 2011
Attack
14
Playing against doubled f pawns
Nepomniachtchi-Polgar, World Team Ch (Ningbo) 2011
Structure:doubled f pawns
15
Positional play a rook down
Kramnik-Ponomariov, Dortmund 2011
Positional rook sac
16
Good knight bad bishop
S.B.Hansen-Radulski, Politiken Cup (Helsingor) 2011
Knight vs bishop
17
Castling on opposite sides
Van Delft-Dongart, Tingkaerskolen 1997
Attack
18
Coffeehouse chess at the highest level Galkin-Kramnik, Russian Ch (Moscow) 2011
Positional piece sac
19
Spicing up the Maroczy Bind
Shirov-Leon Hoyos, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Maroczy Bind
20
Attack on the queenside
Salem-Jakovenko, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011
Structure: Qside majority
21
The pawn steamroller
Nepomniachtchi-Kamsky, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Steamroller
22
Powerplay with the Maroczy Bind
Ivanchuk-Grischuk, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: Maroczy Bind
23
Slaying the Dragon
Van Delft-Muis, Soest open 2000
Attack
24
Attack with opposite coloured bishops 2 Stefansson-Pruijssers, European Club Cup (Slovenia) 2011 Attack
25
The perfect Benk Gambit
Pantsulaia-Ding Liren, 1st Qinhuangdao Open 2011
Structure: Benko Gambit
26
Converting a structural edge
Dominguez-Moradiabadi, World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk) 2011 Structure: IQP
27
Cornering the French Bishop
Dominguez-Le Quang Liem, SPICE (Lubbock, Texas) 2011
Playing against Bc8
28
Navigating through a tactical labyrinth Nyzhnyk-Ernst, Univ Open (Hoogeveen) 2011
Attack
29
Keeping the initiative alive
Aagaard-Neiksans, European Teams (Porto Carras) 2011 Attack
30
The pawn steamroller 2
Cheparinov-Vachier-Lagrave, Porto Carras 2011
Structure: Steamroller
31
Using the whole board
Van Delft-Boersma, Dutch league (Apeldoorn) 2003
Structure: Ruy Lopez
32
Taking over the initiative
Shirov-Vachier Lagrave, Spanish Team Ch (Melilla) 2011 Counterattack
33
Dealing with a persistant pin
Adhiban-Haast, Cultural Village (Wijk aan Zee) 2011
Defence
34
The classical pawn centre
Caruana-Godena, Italian Championship (Perugia) 2011
Structure: Pawn centre
35
Attacking the uncastled king
Dominguez-Kamsky, World Mind Games (Beijing) 2011
Attack
36
A recurring tactical theme
Huschenbeth-Tkachuk, Osnabrck 2011
Attack
37
Feel the strength of Gligoric
Smyslov-Gligoric, Soviet Union 1979
Knight vs bishop
38
Combining attack and defence
Van Delft-Wempe, Essent Open (Hoogeveen) 2008
Attack
39
Simple chess
Harika-Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2012
Against bishop pair
40
Following in the footsteps of Kramnik Grover-Adhiban, Wijk aan Zee 2012
Positional piece sac
41
Learning a lesson from a loss
Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012
Bishop pair
42
Superior minor pieces
Zhao Jun-Bojkov, Queenstown Classic 2012
Knights versus bishops
43
Sipke's steel king
Ernst-Harikrishna, Wijk aan Zee 2012
Attack
44
Extreme sports
Z.Almasi-David, Tradewise Festival (Gibraltar) 2012
Attack
45
Dancing black knights
Jankovic-Sandipan, Aeroflot Open (Moscow) 2012
Structure: IQP
46
Simple chess 2
Wojtaszek-Mista, Polish Ch (Warsaw) 2012
Playing against Bc8
47
The pawn steamroller 3
Bogner-Bischoff, Bundesliga (Bochum) 2012
Structure: Steamroller
48
Exploiting a space advantage
Palac-Doric, Zagreb Open 2012
Structure: Space Advantage
49
Handling your bishops
Van Delft-Baider, Queenstown Classic 2009
Bishop pair
50
Building up your position
Timman-Torre, Tilburg 1982
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Issue
Title
Game Theme
51
The legendary defender
Benk-Petrosian, Candidates (Curacao) 1962
Defence
52
The universal Slav setup
Scheerer-Van Delft, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2010
Structure: Rti
53
Playing with unbalanced material
Baramidze-Volokitin, Austrian league (Jenbach) 2012
Unbalanced material
54
Increasing the central tension
Geller-Spassky, Soviet Ch (Riga) 1958
Structure: Ruy Lopez
55
The open file
Iordachescu-Aleksandrov, Nakchivan Open 2012
Structure: Open file
56
Playing in the spirit of Tal
Klein-In 't Veld, Training match (Haarlem) 2012
Attack
57
Attack with opposite coloured bishops 3 Negi-Ding Liren, Asian Continental (Ho Chi Minh) 2012
Attack
58
The minority attack
Megaranto-Gundavaa, Zaozhuang 2012
Structure: Minority attack
59
Central domination
Gyimesi-Roux, French league (Belfort) 2012
Positional exchange sac
60
Fighting for the initiative
Rodriguez Vila-Shirov, Buenos Aires Masters 2012
Attack
61
The open file 2
l'Ami-Yilmaz, Grand Europe Open (Golden Sands) 2012 Structure: Open file
62
Feel for the king
Nepomniachtchi-Bocharov, Russian Ch (Tyumen) 2012
Playing with the king
63
First centralize, then attack
Kamsky-Istratescu, Greek league (Achaea) 2012
Attack
64
The Jackal Attack
Roy Chowdhury-Mueller, Pardubice Open 2005
Attack
65
The pawn steamroller 4
Socko-Negi, Leiden Open 2012
Structure: Steamroller
66
Bishops like open positions
Kramnik-Meier, Dortmund, 2012
Bishop pair
67
Winning with legendary ease
Fischer-Hook, Siegen Olympiad 1970
Attack
68
Structure versus activity
Petrosian-Gupta, Kavala Open 2012
Positional pawn sac
69
Tribute to a chess legend
Petrosian-Gligoric, Moscow 1967
Structure: Benko Gambit
70
The pawn steamroller 5
Ponomariov-Volokitin, Ukrainian Ch (Kiev) 2012
Structure: Steamroller
71
Playing on both sides of the board
Ivanov-Davidov, Corr. World Cup Veterans 2008
Structure: Ruy Lopez
72
Reculer pour mieux sauter
Bologan-Wang Hao, Biel 2012
Structure: Qside majority
73
The art of playing closed positions
Sokolov-Danielsen, Politiken Cup (Helsingor) 2012
Structure: Closed position
74
Another modern classic
Bachmann-Shirov, Olympiad (Istanbul) 2012
Positional exchange sac
75
The English Attack
Wang Hao-Wu Wenjin, Beijing 2005
Attack
76
The ongoing battle between B and N Alekseev-Esen, Baku Open 2012
Knight vs bishop
77
Simple chess 3
Mchedlishvili-Mamedov, Baku Open 2012
Opposite coloured bishops
78
The pawn steamroller 6
Kamsky-Romanov, European Club Cup (Eilat) 2012
Structure: Steamroller
79
Attack with opposite coloured bishops 4 Schoorl-Riemersma, Univ Open (Hoogeveen) 2012
Attack
80
The dynamic counterattack
Lindgren-Van Delft, Univ Open (Hoogeveen) 2012
Attack
81
The art of playing closed positions 2
Korobov-Smirin, European Club Cup (Eilat) 2012
Structure: Closed position
82
Attack with everything you have
De Groote-Burg, Dutch league 2012
Attack
83
The English Attack 2
Kevlishvili-Altangerel, World Juniors (Maribor) 2012
Attack
84
Beating an old coffeehouse line
Rosenberger-Kessler, Polch 1993
Attack
85
Positional sacrifices
Svidler-Morozevich, FIDE GP (Tashkent) 2012
Positional sacrifices
86
The light-square strategy
Kramnik-McShane, London Chess Classic, 2012
Positional exchange sac
87
Attacking with Judit Polgar
McShane-Polgar, London Chess Classic 2012
Attack
88
The classical blockading knight
Kempinski-Areschenko, Bundesliga (Emsdetten) 2012
Knight vs bishop
89
The dark-square strategy
Ponomariov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2011
Against bishop pair
90
Good knight bad bishop 2
Aguera Naredo-Van Kampen, Basel Open 2013
Knight vs bishop
91
Clever attacking play
Van Delft-Kleijn, Dutch league 2010
Attack
92
Judging the bishop pair
Van Kampen-Grandelius, Wijk aan Zee 2013
Bishop pair
93
Fighting for squares
Zvjaginsev-Rozum, Botvinnik Mem (St Petersburg) 2012 Positional exchange sac
94
The Sicilian Endgame
Bekker-Van Delft, Wijk aan Zee 2013
Structure: Sicilian
95
Playing in the spirit of Tal 2
Ernst-Bartel, Bundesliga (Solingen) 2013
Attack
96
Exploiting a space advantage 2
Tregubov-Tazbir, Bundesliga (Essen) 2013
Structure: Space Advantage
97
The positional gambit
Prasad-Vorobiov, Moscow Open 2013
Positional pawn sac
98
Good knight bad bishop 3
Fedorchuk-E.Hansen, Cappelle la Grande 2013
Knight vs bishop
99
The art of counterattack
Naumkin-Vitiugov, Cappelle la Grande 2008
Counterattack
100 Playing against doubled f pawns 2
Edouard-Dubov, Wijk aan Zee 2013
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Issue Title
1
Bishop cornered by a mobile pawn chain
2
Using the pawn on h6 as a door knob
3
Rapid development in the Rossolimo
4
French king in the middle (I): White
5
French king in the middle (II): Black
6
The French king castles (III)
7
Rook in the corner
8
Attacking the king on the 7th rank
9
Fighting the IQP
10
Open files (I): Eliminating the defender
11
Open files (II): An outpost for your rook
12
Open files (III): Opening and closing
13
Greek gift (I): The passive king
14
Greek gift (II): The active king
15
Tripled pawns in action!
16
Two knights in action
17
Recapitulation
18
Playing with an IQP: Pawns
19
Playing with an IQP: Knights
20
Playing with an IQP: Bishops
21
Playing with an IQP: Rooks
22
Playing with an IQP: Queen
23
Two bishops in a practical endgame
24
The importance of the center
25
Exchanging pieces 1: Liquidation
26
Exchanging pieces 2: Bad piece
27
Exchanging pieces 3: Strong piece
28
Exchanging pieces 4: Changing the structure
29
Tempting knight sacrifices
30
Recapitulation
31
A reversed Benoni
32
A bishop in the corner
33
Sacrificing your bishops (1)
34
Sacrificing your bishops (2)
35
Pawn blocks (1): kingside
36
Pawn blocks (2): queenside
37
Pawn blocks (3): centre
38
The discovered attack (1)
39
Discovered attack (2): the Windmill
40
Discovered attack (3): the Carousel
41
A devilish trick
42
g4g5 in the Caro-Kann (1): Ignoring it
43
g4g5 in the Caro-Kann (2): Take
44
g4g5 in the Caro-Kann (3): Block
45
Recapitulation
46
Central passed pawn
47
Fighting a central passed pawn
48
Forcing a draw (1): perpetual check
49
Forcing a draw (2): stalemate
50
Forcing a draw (3): crazy rook

Theme
Bishops being dominated or trapped by an advancing pawn chain
Pros and cons of the move h7-h6 with the king on g8
Examples of games decided by quick development in the Rossolimo Sicilian
French pawn structure with the black king in the centre - plans for White
French pawn structure with the black king in the centre - plans for Black
French pawn structure with the black king castling kingside
Rooks stuck in the corner and unable to move
How to open the 7th rank to attack the king
Examples of how to neutralize the isolated queen's pawn
How to conquer a file by eliminating the defender
Maximize the pressure on the open file by making use of an outpost
Technique and timing of opening and closing files
The Greek gift sacrifice with the defending king hiding behind his pawns
The Greek gift sacrifice with the defending king stepping forward
Examples where tripled pawns play a decisive role
A pair of knights successfully competing with a queen
Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far
Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve pawn play
Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve knight play
Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve bishop play
Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve rook play
Typical IQP manoeuvres that involve queen play
The two s in an ending
Centralisation and the kingside attack
Reasons to exchange: liquidation into a winning ending
Reasons to exchange: getting rid of your worst piece
Reasons to exchange: getting rid of one of your opponent's important pieces
Reasons to exchange: alter the structure of the position in your favour
All kinds of sacrifices
Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far
Plans, ideas and move-orders when Black faces a (reversed) Benoni set-up
Bishops stuck and unable to move
21st-century examples of Lasker's double bishop sacrifice
Other ways to get rid of your bishops
Two pairs of doubled pawns next to each other: in front of a castled king
Two pairs of doubled pawns next to each other: in front of a queenside castled king
Two pairs of doubled pawns next to each other: on a central location
Different examples of the discovered attack
A very specific version of the discovered attack: the Windmill
Another very specific version of the discovered attack: the Carousel
Typical example of the Spanish Four Knights
Ignoring White'a g-pawn push in the Caro-Kann Advance
Taking White'a g-pawn in the Caro-Kann Advance
Blocking White'a g-pawn in the Caro-Kann Advance
Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far
Passed pawns playing a vital role in the middlegame
Dealing with passed pawns in the middlegame
Ways to go for a draw: finding a perpetual
Ways to go for a draw: finding a stalemate
Ways to go for a draw: hybrid of both perpetual check and stalemate: the crazy rook

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Issue Title
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Attacking with the bishop pair
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Fighting the bishop pair
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Four queens in action
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Recapitulation
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Rook vs Minor pieces
56
Queen vs 3 minor pieces
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Octopus
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Double your f-pawn
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Queenside majority vs central majority
60
Queen or two rooks
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g7-g5!
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Breaking with b7-b5
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A killer knight
64
How bad is your bad bishop
65
Major pieces in the twilight zone
66
The double a-status
67
Three pawns a piece
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War on the longest diagonal
69
The Nievergelt manoeuvre
70
Good or bad never take on g4?!
71
Lost without a queen?
72
The bishop snatcher
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Rook grabs knight

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"Passer pour mieux centraliser"
75
Why castle the rook is just fine
76
The lost bishop
77
A pawnless centre- a tedious draw?
78
Playing the impossible
79
With a little help from pawn e5
80
The colossal knight
81
A dynamic pawn sac
82
The modern King
83
The swinging queen's rook
84
Offside Pieces
85
The pair of Compensators
86
Cutting though the middle
87
Towards the edge
88
The people versus the queen
89
Nimzo's strong centre-back
90
A double edged exchange

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Anand's murderous twin guns
92
Space oddities
93
Dominating from the edge: a5

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The big decision
95
A versatile pawn sac
96
Countering Kazimirych
97
The bishop's monopoly
98
A practical piece sac

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Majestic Manoeuvres
100 King's rook grabs knight

Theme
Use the two bishops for attacking the king
Knights fighting bishops: when the cavalry prevails
Middlegame examples with four queens on the board
Recap with fresh examples of the most important topics discussed so far
A rook versus two minor pieces
Queen versus 3 minor pieces
The knight within the enemy camp (ie a white knight on d6)
When doubling the f-pawn proves advantageous
Queenside majority vs central majority
Queen or two rooks?
Examples of and ideas behind the typical break g7-g5
Examples of and ideas behind the typical break b7-b5
An attacking knight on f5
The several degrees to which your bishop can be bad
Guidelines in middlegames with only major pieces
When doubling the a-pawn proves advantageous
How to play with three pawns for a piece
How to fight for the long diagonal
h8, g8 and g7-g5
When to accept the popular pawn sac g2-g4?
How to play queenless middlegames
A typical exchange sac: xe6
A typical exchange sac: xc3
1.d5 ed5 2.e5! A suprising and centralising pawn sac
Activating the rook on h1 without castling.
An enclosed bishop after pawn capture (analogous to Fischer's xh2 against Spassky)
Middlegame battles without d- and e-pawns
A pawn sac: playing h2-h4 anyway
Attacking on the kingside backed up by the spatial advantages from a pawn on e5.
The knight sac on d5 (not capturing anything)
b7-b6 after White's pawn capture on c5
Leaving the king in the centre
Actvating the queen's rook via the rook's file and only then horizontally
How to profit from offside pieces
The bishop pair compensating for a pawn
The pawn sac 1.e6 fxe6
Favourable pawn captures towards the edge
A rook, minor piece and a pawn for a queen
About the blockading knight on d6
xc6 bxc6
Powerful pointing bishops from d6 and b7
How to play with a spatial (dis)advantages
When a knight on the edge can be functional
When to exchange queens
1. e5 dxe5 2.f5! (analogous to Penrose-Tal)
How to deal with an early storming pawns' attack
Attacking with opposite coloured bishops in the middlegame
Saccing the knight 1...g5 2.xg5 hxg5 3.xg5
Manoeuvring the king in the middlegame
An exchange sac: xf6

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Issue Title Theme
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A not so drawish rook ending Pawns on both wings
2
Bishop dominates knight Bishop superior on two wings
3
Same coloured-bishops not the same Exploiting pawns on colour of bishop
4
Rook endgame: too many weaknesses Exploiting pawn islands
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Opposite coloured-bishops: unfair battle Creating another asset
6
Rook endgame: anything for activity Paying the price for staying passively
7
Transition into a pawn ending 3 examples
8
Rook domination Rook against two minor pieces
9
A murderer on the long diagonal Bishop long diagonal, don't hurry, transformation fo advantage
10
Rook endings: Bridge building Umbrella, checking distance
11
Blockading knight (1) Knight holding position together
12
Blockading knight (2) Increasing pressure on other parts
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Blockading knight (3) Eliminating passed pawn, blockading knight not always succesful
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The strongest piece is the king Activity, route of king
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A powerful bishop pair Activity, play on both wings, flexible, symmetrical pawnstructure
16
The principal of two weaknesses Creating new targets, breakthrough
17
Rook in front of a pawn Pawn on 6th or 7th rank? Theoretical instruction+ Giri-Ponomariov
18
Rook and opposite-coloured bishops (1) Play on two wings, stronger side should keep rooks on the board
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Rook and opposite-coloured bishops (2) Activity, space advantage
20
Rook and opposite-coloured bishops (3) Queenside majory, king's activity, doubled function bishop
21
An optically harmless knight ending Two weaknesses, outside passed pawn, active defense
22
Opposition in pawn endings Improving pawnformation, triangulation
23
From the opening into the endgame Rook ending with passed pawns
24
Transforming a pawn structure Bad bishop, creating a second weakness
25
A permanent weakness Fixed weakness, careless king activation
26
Rook behind passed pawn (1) Activity rook, zugzwang
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Rook behind passed pawn (2) Defender: block the pawn asap
28
Opp.-coloured bishops: Double function Bishops defends two (or more) pawns on one diagonal
29
Rook vs. Bishop: Elementary fortress Theoretical example pawns on one wing
30
Tragicomedies from the ETC One-move blunders
31
Pawns in the crosshairs Time, stopping connected passed pawns
32
A Karpovian performance Schematic thinking, activating king, creating passed pawn, play on two wings
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Just one bad piece Play around the improsined piece, creating new weaknesses
34
From behind or from the side? Defending against passed pawn, prevent kingside plundering
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Breaking through the barrier Breakthrough, poor placement bishop
36
A valuable lesson taught by Philidor R-ending: defensive method against one pawn
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Conversion of extra pawn Play on both wings, anticipating pawn ending
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Majority and activity R-ending: creating passed pawn, active defense
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Rook vs. Bishop: Schematic thinking Several steps planned in advance
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Superior knight dominated bishop Strength and shortcomings of minor piece with only one pawn left
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Double function Another O-coloured bishop ending
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A nerve-racking rook ending Activity, interference, shouldering
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Maddening knight Unexpected jumps & passed pawns
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A not so harmless knight ending Symmetry, transition pawn ending
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Staying alert in queen endings Tricks with queens
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Centurini's Rule Bishop ending one pawn, cutting off diagonal
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Knight defending passed pawn Difficulties knight defending without having stable square
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B-K: Concrete calculation Positional consideration don't play a role, just calculate!
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K-B: Astonishing knight jumps Time, interference
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Anticipating rook vs. pawn Time, shouldering, wrong side

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Issue Title Theme
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Pure pawn endings Zugzwang, opposition, key squares
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Bishop vs. Separated pawns One diagonal to defend with bishop (multi-tasking)
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A complex rook ending Rook behind pawn, activity, precision
54
Frontal Attack Rook in front of pawn, checking distance
55
Bishops, pawns and breakthroughs Zugwang, transition pawn ending, mate
56
The Vancura position Rook in front of pawn, shelter
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Fortress Defensive weapon: keeping everything protected
58
The mysteries of rook endings Instructive mistakes by Gelfand and Anand
59
Transition to a pawn ending Simplifying, ''what remains on the board''
60
Pin & Unpin Calculation, bishop pair, transition other endings
61
Frontal Attack (2) Checking files, number of files cutting king off
62
A dynamic pawnstructure A massive pawn centre
63
Connected passed pawns Pawns supporting each other
64
Rook in front of a pawn (2) Pawn on 7th rank, king activity, extra pawn
65
Anticipating rook vs. Pawn (2) Shouldering, cutting off, time
66
The knight's nightmare Dealing with rook's pawn
67
Good knight vs. Bad bishop Fixed pawnstructure, breakthrough, targets
68
Exploiting a better pawnstructure Pawn islands, ativity
69
A bizarre material distribution Specific strengths and shortcomings several pieces
70
2 vs 1 on the same wing Stay passive/active, transition pawn ending
71
Good knight vs. Bad bishop Knight controlling centre, activity rook, king activated
72
The seventh rank Mating threats, king cut off, targetting pawns
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R+N vs. R+pawns: coordination Knight out of play, activating king
74
Activity Material down: play active
75
Rook in front of a pawn: king transfer Pawnformation, aid of king with pawn on 7th rank
76
Textbook play from the highest order Like-coloured bishops; pawns on colour of bishop, many weaknesses.
77
The knight as a lonely spectator Bishop stronger in open position, play on two wings
78
Too many tasks Opposite coloured bishops: several passed (potential) pawns.
79
Carlsen on the move Activity: pressure everywhere!
80
Stalemate: 'the crazy piece' Defense: watch out for stalemate!
81
Self-propelled pawns No king needed to support, watch out counterplay
82
What normally remains undiscovered Sharp knight ending, concrete lines
83
Guretzky-Cornitz (1863) R vs B: Domination, mating threats, double attack, zugzwang, stalemate
84
Precision in R vs pawn endings Shouldering, right side, time
85
Queen versus pawns Stalemate, pawn of different files
86
The unexpected breakthrough Pawn ending, counterbreakthrough
87
A technical queen ending Activate king, Centralise queen, mate/stalemate
88
Queen versus Rook, Bishop and Knight Tactics, king's safety, simplifying
89
Checkmating knight and bishop Right corner, W-manoeuvre
90
Misleading pawn endings Breakthrough, zugzwang, within square
91
Converting extra material Defender: trade off pawns!
92
Winning pawnstructures Massive centre, play on both wings, creating new weaknesses
93
Precision in pawn endings Calculation, bishop pair, transition other endings
94
Pawns in the crosshairs (2) Defensive mechanishm with opposite coloured bishops
95
Dominating the knight One piece bad, entire position bad
96
Two rooks against a queen (1) Two rooks are stronger: coordination
97
Two rooks against a queen (2) Queen is stronger: tactics, discoordination, rooks, king safety
98
Connected or disconnected? Cutting king off, weak pawns, remarkable defensive resource
99
The king in the mating attack King joins attack, like any other piece does
100 Miraculous escape on one single tempo Opposite coloured bishops: king defends from behind.

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