Rook sacrifice on c3 in the Sicilian
Deep Junior vs Kasparov, 2003  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Just when you thought you were heading for a Najdorf...
Nijboer vs Sutovsky, 2001  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf, Morphy style
Navara vs J Helbich, 1998  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Needles and pins
Capablanca vs J Baca Arus, 1912  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
If Petrosian offers a sacrifice, resign.
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
It's no sacrifice...
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993  (E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
The Dark Side
O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0
There's a hole... in my pawn structure!
Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Light miss, dark counter
Szabo vs Geller, 1953  (E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 59 moves, 0-1
King Botvinnik
Botvinnik vs Kasparian, 1938  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0
Anti-Marshall Crazy Style
Ivanchuk vs Adams, 2002  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 50 moves, 1-0
Kasparov's Anti-Marshall
Kasparov vs Short, 1993  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Winning against Fischer's Fischer attack
Fischer vs Larsen, 1970  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Another Fischer's Fischer missfires
Fischer vs J Rubinstein, 1971  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
How to counterattack in the Sicilian Najdorf
M Panarin vs Y Rudnev, 2001  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
Is simplicity best?
Geller vs Portisch, 1967  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Queen revival
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
Another queen revival
Keene vs Stein, 1968  (A15) English, 33 moves, 0-1
Keep it simple
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Another Sicilian Najdorf
Kupreichik vs G Danner, 1966  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
Najdorf
Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1958  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf by Fischer
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Early Rxc3 exchange sacrifice in the Najdorf
M Kazakov vs V Neverov, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 0-1
Szimply Szabo
Szabo vs V Mikenas, 1939  (B40) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, The End
J Degraeve vs R Pogorelov, 1992  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 59 moves, 1-0
Castle pawns storm
Robatsch vs Larsen, 1963  (B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Taimanov
Short vs J Ye, 2004  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
Short, The Dragon Slayer
Short vs F Hellers, 1986  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Thnik you're smart? 3.e5 Sicilian
B Eikelboom vs M van Delft, 2000  (B50) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Adams vs Gelfand, 1988  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1
A Giaccio vs F Braga, 1996  (B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0
R Plunkett vs S Fink, 2003  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
V Gashimov vs R Mamedov, 2003  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 52 moves, 1-0
R L Paige vs D Reynolds, 1962  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 0-1
E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0
G Kadar vs E Gadek, 1976 (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
M Giles vs Browne, 1988  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Hracek, 1998  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Topalov, 2004  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Romanishin vs Y Anikaev, 1973  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Ujtumen vs A Lein, 1965  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Kupreichik vs N Rashkovsky, 1986  (B57) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
J Arizmendi Martinez vs Yagupov, 2003  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 16 moves, 1-0
Kaidanov vs Wojtkiewicz, 1994  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
E Schiller vs M Arne, 1995  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs B Gurgenidze, 1959  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 0-1
Chekhov vs B Gurgenidze, 1977  (A09) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
J K MacDonald vs J Hille, 1966  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
L Christiansen vs Wojtkiewicz, 2006  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Topalov, 1999  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Morozevich vs Ftacnik, 1999  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Nunn vs C Pritchett, 1986  (B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs Ftacnik, 1993  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 39 moves, 1-0
M Erdogdu vs Ftacnik, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1
E Grassi vs W Tjipueja, 2004 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 2002  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0
K Czuhai vs E Schiller, 1986 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Miles vs J Franco Jimenez, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs M Colon Romero, 1956 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
Tal vs Unzicker, 1960  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 25 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Leko, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1-0
Smagin vs S Salov, 1984  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0
R Bellin vs Portisch, 1972 (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs Averbakh, 1959  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 63 moves, 0-1
Bagirov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1964  (A21) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Geller vs Keres, 1963  (A09) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Z von Balla vs K Opocensky, 1922  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 58 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
L Peterson vs Keres, 1932  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Motylev vs Anand, 2007  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1
Euwe vs G J van Gelder, 1923 (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
Short vs Movsesian, 2007  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
Miles vs G Wall, 1999  (A10) English, 15 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Kamsky, 2009  (A10) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Aronian vs Grischuk, 2009  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Giri vs F A Cuijpers, 2009  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Gelfand, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
W Hartston vs Najdorf, 1972  (A05) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
Kholmov vs Gufeld, 1969 (A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
D Lemos vs C Vernay, 2010  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998  (D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0
Shirov vs Polgar, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Adams vs Khalifman, 1993  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 70 moves, 0-1
Polgar vs Shirov, 1995  (B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
G Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1
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