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Sicilian beauties
Compiled by Zebra
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Dedicated to the Open Sicilian, a collection of exciting and/or instructive games that show the beauty and depth of this opening from both sides.

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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