g4 line leads to kingside attack; exchange sac by White
Shirov vs Hjartarson, 1993 (B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
c5 push line; White defends kingside; knight outposts; pawn win
M Palac vs D Doric, 2011 (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
c5, f5 push; White gets mating attack after piece sac on f7
A Wojtkiewicz vs J Gdanski, 1992 (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
...Nc6 Taimanov line; Bd3 instead of Be2; rook sac on f3
E Paehtz vs A Horvath, 2001  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Bd3 instead of Be2 line; rook on f3 sac; pawn pushes; Rxg7!
N Mitkov vs Rublevsky, 2000  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0
Bastrikov Bd3 line; rook on f3 sac; Rxg7!; Q-B mate battery
K Haznedaroglu vs V Iotov, 2004 (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
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