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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