Kasparov: "my greatest creative achievement" (as of 1990)
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Kasparov's Scheveningen makes him world champion
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1
The irresistable force against the immoveable object...
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
When not to fianchetto
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  (B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Fischer attack in the hands of the master
Fischer vs R Cardoso, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
Short draws blood after several near misses
Short vs Kasparov, 1993  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 1-0
Miles' Dragon devours a Yugoslav
Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1980  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Tal blasts another Sicilian open
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Chaos on board
Tal vs Polugaevsky, 1980  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 70 moves, 0-1
Kasparov miscalculates for once
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1994  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Cut and thrust - but black's counter-attack is decisive
J Krejci vs L Cernousek, 2005  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Intricate calculations
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
Typical sacrificial play by Velimirovic
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
K Kuderinov vs Morozevich, 2006  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 56 moves, 0-1
Svidler vs A Volokitin, 2006  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
S Satyapragyan vs Fedorov, 2006  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Shirov vs Bareev, 1993  (B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Sveshnikov teaches the Sveshnikov
Lagno vs Sveshnikov, 2005 (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
W Goh vs A J Atia, 2006 (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
Christiansen storming the barricades (from Wannabe)
L Christiansen vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2006  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
A critical line in the Yugoslav
Short vs Velimirovic, 1985 (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
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