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12 Awesome Tactics from Real Games | The Dynamic Dozen

Expert Arjun Puri is back with a dozen more chess items. See twelve awesome tactics from actual games.

2020.09.15
Stefan Levitsky vs Frank James Marshall, 18th DSB Kongress (1912): C10 French, Marshall variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1094915
Nicolas Rossolimo vs Paul Reissmann, Puerto Rico (1967): C54 Giuoco Piano
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1260578
Robert James Fischer vs Samuel Reshevsky, US Championship (1958/59): B35 Sicilian, accelerated fianchetto, modern variation with Bc4
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008376
Viktor Korchnoi vs Ilya Yulyevich Smirin, Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup (2007): E70 King's Indian, accelerated Averbakh system
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1465286
Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas, Casual game (1912): A40 Queen's pawn
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1259009
Esteban Canal vs NN, Simul (1934) (exhibition): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1264050
Dimitrios Mastrovasilis vs Nigel Short, European Team Championship (2011): B11 Caro-Kann, two knights, 3...Bg4
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1645961
Garry Kasparov vs Viswanathan Anand, Dortmund (1992): D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch variation, main line
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018304
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Claude Landenbergue, TOP 16 GpA (2009): C60 Ruy Lopez, Cozio defence
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1563195
Siegbert Tarrasch vs Allies, Consultation game (1914): A03 Bird's opening
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1378821
Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen, Bilbao Blindfold Chess World Cup (2007): B30 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1476972
Magnus Carlsen vs Tor Gulbrandsen, Ostlandserien 01/02 div. 1, Asker - Nordstrand (2002): C05 French, Tarrasch, closed variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1394443