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Super sacrifices
Compiled by Rubenus
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Here are some games with beautiful sacrifices. Some of them are not as well-known as the Immortal Game, but also wonderful. I sometimes add a new game when I see it.

Super Kentucky gambit, mate with three pieces!
NN vs Blackburne, 1884  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Immortal game
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Rook odd + Queen and Rook sacrifice
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Only the Queen remains
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Wonderful unsound combination
Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

With only two bishops!
Janowski vs NN, 1895 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Traxler Counterattack
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Q + R sac.
Anderssen vs B Suhle, 1860 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Rook odd + Queen sac and nice attack by Kolisch
Mandolfo vs Kolisch, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 0-1

Double rook sac by young boy
Torre vs E Z Adams, 1920 
(C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0

Rook & Bishop & Double Queen Sac!
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Both Rooks and Queen are sacrificed
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

Two Rooks and some minor pieces sac
Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Although unsound, it are beautiful sacrifices.
M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1856 
(C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0

White sacs two rooks for strong pawns and attack.
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

List vs Shredder, 2003 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1

Very nice mating combo involving a queen sac.
H Delaire vs NN, 1901 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Spassky sacs a rook which is taken with check! (and a knight)
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Tal sacs a knight and a queen for mate
Tal vs Suetin, 1969 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0

Petrosian sacs the queen for mate after 21. Bg7!
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Three minor piece sacs in a row!
C Hartlaub vs Fleischer, 1913 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 19 moves, 1-0

M Hancas vs E G Reicher, 1987 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

23. Qg6!! Beautiful move (although it looks like Marshall)
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

18...Rxd4!! a triple-sacrifice, as the Alchemist called it.
Piotrowski vs J Sokolow, 1971 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

E Canal vs NN, 1934 
(B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0

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