Cost China the Gold
H Ni vs Morozevich, 2005  (B30) Sicilian, 58 moves, 0-1
Gelfand's position was no good at all but he blundered to lose
Gelfand vs Svidler, 2005  (D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 0-1
B+B is usually ample reward for sacrificed R but not this time
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2005  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 55 moves, 1-0
Black Rook trapped in the corner and left undefended.
I Ibragimov vs L Pantsulaia, 2005 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 70 moves, 1-0
Both Kings were exposed to major piece attack.
Eljanov vs Morozevich, 2005  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Shortest decisive game in tournament
Avrukh vs Q Huang, 2005  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 18 moves, 1-0
Black first sacrificed Queen then underpromoted.
Y Shen vs J Zhou, 2005  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 114 moves, 0-1
X Bu vs Jobava, 2005  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 57 moves, 1-0
That is what we call a mortal back rank attack.
Ivanchuk vs Onischuk, 2005  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0
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