Amazing knight sacrifice pays off 30 moves later
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Sac sac sac mate
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1
Underpromotion wins!
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981  (B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Sac sac sac win
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969  (B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0
Rybka vs Houdini, 2011  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 53 moves, 0-1
Vitiugov vs M Ragger, 2013  (D90) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
Sac everything
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2014  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 43 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
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