The Sac of Rome
S Polgar vs S Palatnik, 1989  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 53 moves, 1-0
nice sac: 29...Rxb2+!
A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1996  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
D45
A Stefanova vs S Polgar, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1997 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1
brilliant B19? sac: 41...Bxc5!
J Xie vs Chiburdanidze, 1998 (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 47 moves, 0-1
C03 sac: 37.Nxf5!
J Xie vs N Zhukova, 2000 (C03) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
excellent D30 sac: 40.Qxc8!
C Zhu vs Kosteniuk, 2001  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
brilliant A91? sac: 35.Qxd6!
C Zhu vs Kosteniuk, 2001  (A90) Dutch, 52 moves, 1-0
C58
Short vs J Xie, 2002  (C58) Two Knights, 43 moves, 0-1
52. Qh8+!
J Xie vs Short, 2002  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 53 moves, 1-0
Xie Works Hard for the Money
Shabalov vs J Xie, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
B35
J Shahade vs T Kosintseva, 2002  (B32) Sicilian, 66 moves, 0-1
C Zhu vs I Krush, 2002  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 46 moves, 1-0
I Krush vs C Zhu, 2002  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1
D58 sac: 32.Rxd5!
C Zhu vs I Krush, 2002 (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 64 moves, 1-0
C24
M Sebag vs A Stefanova, 2003 (C24) Bishop's Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Surprise D30 sac: 77.Nf5+!
M Lomineishvili vs Kosteniuk, 2003 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 116 moves, 1-0
Sweet B63 sac: 26...Qxd1+!
J Shahade vs A Hahn, 2003  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
C68 study
Kosteniuk vs J Xie, 2004  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 54 moves, 0-1
nice sac: 17.O-O-O!
J Xie vs H Hunt, 2004  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 31 moves, 1-0
sweet B33 sac: 20...f4!
Kosteniuk vs Cmilyte, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 65 moves, 0-1
D10
I Krush vs M Sebag, 2004 (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
A34? sac: 27.Rxd4!
R Goletiani vs A Zatonskih, 2004  (A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
Sweet E15 sac: 53...Nxf2!
Koneru vs H Hunt, 2004  (E15) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 0-1
B19 sac: 27.Rxg6+!
J Xie vs K Kachiani-Gersinska, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0
nice B90 sac: 51.Rxd5!
C Peptan vs Kosteniuk, 2005 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1-0
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