Sacrifice gone wild
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Trap and fail
W Kobese vs Sutovsky, 2004  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 19 moves, 0-1
Aronian stunning 32 ... Qxg3+!!
S Iuldachev vs Aronian, 2004  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
Leitmotif
Gelfand vs K Georgiev, 2004  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuck's complexity
Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
White's {Q} vs Black's double {B} and passed {P} and won
P Ricardi vs N V Pedersen, 2004  (A13) English, 52 moves, 1-0
Shirov's best game in Olympiad
Shirov vs Fressinet, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Graf ready to pounce
A Graf vs R Felgaer, 2004  (A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
31. Nd7+ into a beauty
A Rodriguez Vila vs Z Kozul, 2004  (B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Experience over Youth
Vaganian vs Ponomariov, 2004  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 51 moves, 1-0
Aronian's sacrifice plan
Shabalov vs Aronian, 2004  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 47 moves, 0-1
Stunning game with Rook sac
B Socko vs Karjakin, 2004  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Blunder haunts Korchnoi
Morozevich vs Korchnoi, 2004  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 13 moves, 1-0
Deep Technical Ending
Dominguez Perez vs Van Wely, 2004 (B33) Sicilian, 90 moves, 1-0
Tasteful ending by Vallejo-Pons
F Vallejo Pons vs Mamedyarov, 2004  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 45 moves, 1-0
Georgiev capitalize Radjabov's 31st move.
K Georgiev vs Radjabov, 2004  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 58 moves, 1-0
Useless Rook sac turned Chucky into a winner
Ivanchuk vs Navara, 2004  (B89) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Chucky's refusal to draw
J Moreno Carnero vs Ivanchuk, 2004  (C01) French, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1
Anand's risky move turn to a win
Macieja vs Anand, 2004  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Positional Queen sac
Sasikiran vs Krasenkow, 2004  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Queenside attack in full force
Karjakin vs J Radulski, 2004  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 41 moves, 1-0
Svidler's courageous effort to sac rook to gain win
Svidler vs Sutovsky, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Strong attack and black fell apart
I Nataf vs B Ostenstad, 2004  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
Far-sighted, positional exchange sacrifice.
G Hernandez Guerrero vs Kotronias, 2004  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 52 moves, 0-1
Suspenseful?
Y Quesada Perez vs M Gagunashvili, 2004 (B07) Pirc, 39 moves, 1-0
Missed chances from both sides but Beliavesky pulls it off
J Rowson vs A Beliavsky, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 51 moves, 0-1
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