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Ivanchuk-Radjabov
FIDE Grand Prix Dubai
April 5, 2002
E63 King's Indian Defense
Teimour Radjabov defends his favorite King's Indian against Vassily Ivanchuk. |
Minzer-Bulcourf2nd Cleaner Bissell International
1995
A10 English Opening
A sharp line of the English Opening leads to a position that Black ought to be able to hold - until he trades queens! |
Speelman-Situru32nd Olympiad, Yerevan, Armenia
1996
A48 Torre Attack, Fianchetto Defense
Jonathan Speelman grinds down the lower-rated Nathanael Situru in a hard fought battle. |
Van Wely-HansenCap D'Agde, France
1996
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Loek Van Wely plays an ambitious line against Curt Hansen's QGA and ends up with some advantage. |
Bronstein-GellerTbilisi
1967
C69 Spanish Exchange Variation
Efim Geller defends the Exchange Spanish in this classic battle against David Bronstein. |
Shulman-GoldinNew York Open
1998
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined with Bf4
Yuri Shulman plays aggressively in the Queen's Gambit Declined and is rewarded with an advantageous rook endgame. |
Olafsson-Benjamin32nd Olympiad, Yerevan, Armenia
1996
B09 Pirc Defense, Austrian Attack
Strong defensive play by Joel benjamin defuses Helgi Olafsson's attack. Strong endgame play then follows. |
Polovnikova-BabayevaEuropean Youth Championships (Girls U14)
Rimavska Sobota, 1996
B17 Caro-Kann Main Line with 4...Nd7
An innocuous opening choice by White gives Black some advantage, but White fights back and wins! |
Shirov-AdamsTilburg, NED
1996
C69 Spanish Exchange Variation
The players enter a rook ending with even material and no passed pawns, but Shirov still manages to make Black suffer. Is it enough to win? |
Judit Polgar-Vladimir KramnikHoogovens Blitz, Wijk aan Zee, NED
1998
B66 Classical Sicilian
Judit Polgar decides to simplify into an endgame where there are only two results - win or draw. Is it enough to beat Kramnik? |
Owczarzak-GagunashviliEuropean Youth, Mureck, AUT
1998
B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
A couple of inaccurate moves by White give Black a good endgame. He presses and converts the advantage into a win with strong technique. |
Dominguez-MateusPensilvania COL
1998
D00 Queen Pawn Game
In this Women's Championship game, White is punished soundly for not knowing basic rook endgame theory. |
Zaremba-KelleherSaitek US Masters
Hawaii, 1998
B98 Sicilian Najdorf
A sharp opening leads to a complex endgame. Can Black score the full point? |
Korchnoi-MilesBaden Baden
1981
A30 Symmetrical English
England's Tony Miles gets the former World Championship contender into a tough position. Can Korchnoi hold the game? | |
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