Game 62

Symphony Of Heavenly Length

Evans - Opsahl
Dubrovnkik 1950

QGD

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e63. Nc3 d54. Bg5 Nbd75. e3 Be76. Qc2 O-O7. cxd5 exd58. Nf3 c69. Bd3 Re810. O-O Nf811. Rab1 Ne412. Bxe7 Qxe713. b4 a614. a4 Nxc315. Qxc3 Bg416. Nd2 Qg517. Rfc1 Re618. b5 axb519. axb5 Bh320. g3 Rae821. bxc6 bxc622. Bf1 Bxf123. Nxf1 Ng624. Rb6 Ne725. Qb4 h526. Rb8 Rxb827. Qxb8+ Kh728. Qf4 Qxf429. gxf4 g630. Nd2 Rd631. Kf1 Kg732. Ra1 Rd733. Nb3 Rb734. Nc5 Rb235. Ra7 Kf636. Ra6 Rb1+37. Kg2 Rb238. Ra7 Rb139. Rc7 Ra140. Nd3 Ke641. Nc5+ Kf642. Nd7+ Ke643. Nf8+ Kf644. Nh7+ Ke645. Ng5+ Kd646. Rb7 f647. Nh7 Ke648. Nf8+ Kf749. Nxg6 Kxg650. Rxe7 Kf551. Rc7 Rc152. Rc8 Kg653. Kg3 Rc254. h4 Kf555. Rh8 Kg656. f5+ Kxf557. Rxh5+ Kg658. Rh8 Kf559. Rg8 Rc160. Kg2 Ra161. h5 Ra762. Rg3 Rh763. Rh3 Kg564. Kf3 Rh665. Rh1 Kf566. Kg3 Kg567. Rh4 Kf568. Rf4+ Kg569. Rg4+ Kf570. Kh4 Rh871. Rg7 Ra872. h6 Ra173. Rg3 Rh1+74. Rh3 Rg175. Rf3+ Kg676. Rg3+ Rxg377. Kxg3 Kxh678. Kg4 Kg679. Kf4 Kg780. Kf5 Kf781. f3 1-0

Game 61

The Flash Of A Mighty Surprise

Olafsson - Fischer
1958 Portoroz

QGD

1. c4 Nf62. Nc3 e63. Nf3 d54. d4 Bb45. cxd5 exd56. Bg5 h67. Bh4 c58. e3 Nc69. Rc1 c410. Be2 Be611. O-O O-O12. Nd2 Be713. b3 g514. Bg3 Ba315. Rc2 Nb416. bxc4 Nxc217. Qxc2 dxc418. Nb5 Bb419. Nc7 Bxd220. Nxe6 fxe621. Bxc4 Qe822. Qxd2 Ne423. Qd3 Nxg324. hxg3 Rf625. Qe4 Rc826. Bb3 Qd727. Rd1 Re828. f4 Qh729. Qe5 Qf530. g4 Qxe531. dxe5 Rf732. f5 Rc733. Rd6 Rc534. Bxe6+ Kf835. Bb3 Rcxe536. Rxh6 Rxe337. Rg6 R8e438. Rxg5 Rg339. Rg8+ Ke740. g5 Re241. Bd5 Kd642. Bf3 Rxa243. f6 Ke644. Re8+ 1-0

Game 60

Lured Into Zugzwang

Marshall - Capablanca
1918 New York

QGD

1. d4 d52. Nf3 Nf63. c4 e64. Nc3 Nbd75. Bg5 Be76. e3 O-O7. Rc1 c68. Qc2 dxc49. Bxc4 Nd510. Bxe7 Qxe711. O-O Nxc312. Qxc3 b613. e4 Bb714. Rfe1 Rfd815. d5 Nc516. dxe6 Nxe617. Bxe6 Qxe618. Nd4 Qe519. Nxc6 Qxc320. Rxc3 Rd221. Rb1 Re822. e5 g523. h4 gxh424. Re1 Re625. Rec1 Kg726. b4 b527. a3 Rg628. Kf1 Ra229. Kg1 h330. g3 a631. e6 Rxe632. g4 Rh633. f3 Rd634. Ne7 Rdd235. Nf5+ Kf636. Nh4 Kg537. Nf5 Rg2+38. Kf1 Rh239. f4+ Kxf4 0-1

Game 59

Bolt From The Blue

Andric - Daja
1949 Belgrade

QID

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e63. Nf3 b64. g3 Bb75. Bg2 Be76. O-O O-O7. Nc3 Ne48. Qc2 Nxc39. bxc3 Qc810. a4 a511. e4 d612. Nd2 e513. f4 Nc614. Bb2 Bf615. fxe5 dxe516. d5 Nb817. Ba3 Rd818. Rxf6 gxf619. Qd1 c520. Qh5 Rd621. Bh3 Qf822. Bf5 Qg723. Nf3 Nd724. Bc1 Kh825. Bh6 Qg826. Bxd7 Rxd727. Nxe5 fxe528. Qxe5+ f629. Qxf6+ Rg730. Rf1 Ba631. d6 Bxc432. d7 Bxf133. Bxg7+ Qxg734. d8=Q+ Rxd835. Qxd8+ Qg836. Qxg8+ Kxg837. Kxf1 1-0

Game 58

Surprise! Surprise!

Petrosian - Pachman
1961 Bled

Sicilian

1. Nf3 c52. g3 Nc63. Bg2 g64. O-O Bg75. d3 e66. e4 Nge77. Re1 O-O8. e5 d69. exd6 Qxd610. Nbd2 Qc711. Nb3 Nd412. Bf4 Qb613. Ne5 Nxb314. Nc4 Qb515. axb3 a516. Bd6 Bf617. Qf3 Kg718. Re4 Rd819. Qxf6+ Kxf620. Be5+ Kg521. Bg7 1-0

Game 57

The King Takes A Walk

Botvinnik - Kan
1943 Sverdlovsk

Sicilian

1. e4 c52. Nf3 e63. d4 cxd44. Nxd4 Nf65. Nc3 d66. Be2 a67. a4 Qc78. f4 Nbd79. O-O b610. Bf3 Bb711. f5 e512. Nb3 Nc513. Qe2 Be714. Kh1 h615. Bd2 Rd816. Be1 Qc817. Rd1 Qa818. Nxc5 dxc519. Bg3 Rxd120. Rxd1 Qb821. Nd5 Nxd522. exd5 Bd623. f6 g624. Bxe5 Kd825. Bxd6 Qxd626. Qe7+ Qxe727. fxe7+ Kd728. d6 Bxf329. gxf3 Rc830. Kg2 g531. Rd5 Rg832. Kg3 f633. Kg4 Ke634. Kh5 a535. Kxh6 Kf736. Kh5 Rh8+37. Kg4 Rh4+38. Kg3 Rh839. f4 gxf4+40. Kxf4 Ke641. d7 Kxe742. d8=Q+ Rxd843. Rxd8 Kxd844. Kf5 1-0

Game 56

Command Of The Board

Rubinstein - Schlecter
1912 San Sebastian

QGD

1. d4 d52. Nf3 Nf63. c4 e64. Nc3 c55. cxd5 Nxd56. e4 Nxc37. bxc3 cxd48. cxd4 Bb4+9. Bd2 Qa510. Rb1 Bxd2+11. Qxd2 Qxd2+12. Kxd2 O-O13. Bb5 a614. Bd3 Rd815. Rhc1 b516. Rc7 Nd717. Ke3 Nf618. Ne5 Bd719. g4 h620. f4 Be821. g5 hxg522. fxg5 Nh723. h4 Rdc824. Rbc1 Rxc725. Rxc7 Rd826. Ra7 f627. gxf6 gxf628. Ng4 Bh529. Nh6+ Kh830. Be2 Be831. Rxa6 Kg732. Ng4 f533. Ra7+ Kh834. Ne5 fxe435. Bxb5 Nf636. Bxe8 Rxe837. Kf4 Kg838. Kg5 Rf839. Kg6 1-0