In some sources I see advice that I agree with, which is simply to commit these games to memory. As daunting of a task that this sounds, it is possible to do, especially if we absorb a little bit at a time. It also takes much repetition, but that is the nature of memory.

Over time I will add analysis to some of these games, but it is not necessary to have analysis to start learning from these games. Human beings learn by example, and even if we don't fully understand the games, we can slowly pick up ideas.

2015-11-11

Noteboom variation

Analysis
? vs. ?, ?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3c6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4Bb4
6.e3b5
7.Bd2a5
8.axb5Bxc3
9.Bxc3cxb5
10.b3Bb7
11.bxc4b4
12.Bb2Nf6
13.Bd3Nbd7
14.O-OO-O
15.Re1Ne4
16.c5Bc6
17.Qc2f5
18.Bc4Qe7
19.Bb3Kh8
20.Red1Qe8
21.Ba4Bxa4
22.Rxa4Ndf6
23.Rda1Qb5
24.Ne5Ng4
25.Nxg4fxg4
26.Qxe4Qe2
27.Rf1Qxb2
28.Qxe6b3
29.Qc4Rf6
30.Qc1Qe2
31.c6b2
32.Qc4Qd2
33.c7Rc8
34.Qb3Rcf8
35.Qd1Rxf2
 

2015-09-13

Boris Spassky

Hoogovens, Beverwijk
Spassky, Boris V vs. Ghitescu, Theodor
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4c5
3.d5e5
4.Nc3d6
5.e4Be7
6.Nf3O-O
7.Bd3Nbd7
8.Qe2Ne8
9.g4g6
10.Bh6Ng7
11.O-O-ONf6
12.h3a6
13.Rdg1Bd7
14.Nd2Kh8
15.h4Ng8
16.Be3h5
17.g5Be8
18.f4f5
19.gxf6 e.p.Nxf6
20.fxe5dxe5
21.Nf3Ng4
22.Rxg4hxg4
23.Nxe5Nh5
24.Nxg4Ng3
25.Qg2Nxh1
26.e5Rf7
27.Qxh1Rh7
28.e6Bg5
29.Qe4Bxe3+
30.Qxe3Qe7
31.Ne4Rxh4
32.Nef6Qc7
33.Be4Qa5
34.Qg3g5
35.Nxe8Rxe8
36.Qe5+Kg8
37.Qxg5+Kf8
38.Qf6+Kg8
39.Qg6+Kh8
40.Qxe8+Kg7
41.Qf7+
 

Magnus Carlsen from 2000

SWE-chT 9900, ?
Bjork, Carl-Magnus (2334) vs. Nilsson, Ove (2160)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4c5
3.d5e5
4.Nc3d6
5.e4Be7
6.Nf3O-O
7.Be2Ne8
8.a3g6
9.Bh6Ng7
10.h4Bg4
11.Ng5Bd7
12.Qd2Na6
13.h5Bxg5
14.Bxg5f6
15.Bh6Qe7
16.hxg6hxg6
17.O-O-ORfc8
18.Bxg7Qxg7
19.Rh6b5
20.Rdh1g5
21.Nd1Rf8
22.Ne3f5
23.exf5Rf6
24.Rxf6Qxf6
25.Ng4Qg7
26.f6Qg6
27.Bd3e4
28.Bxe4Bf5
29.Bxf5Qxf5
30.Nh6+Kh7
31.Nxf5+Kg6
32.Rh6+Kxf5
33.Qd3+Ke5
34.Qe3+Kf5
35.g4+Kxg4
36.Qe4#