17. Nxg5!! Bxe1 18. Ne6!! & crank up the computer Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0 27. Qxd8! +- is a strong positional Queen sacrifice Short vs W N Watson, 1986  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 39 moves, 1-0 15...Nxe2! T C Fox vs Timman, 1970  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1 17. Bxe3! Topalov vs M Leskovar, 1992  (B07) Pirc, 23 moves, 1-0 34. Nxd5!! A Skripchenko vs Fressinet, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 1-0 27...h5!! Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0 27. Qxe8! Areshchenko vs K Georgiev, 2005  (C45) Scotch Game, 45 moves, 0-1 22. Qxf4!! Torre vs N Banks, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 25...h4! sets up 26...hxg3! Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1 32. b4! Rh8 34. Qxh8!? maximizes White's winning chances M L Hanauer vs Santasiere, 1939  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 43 moves, 1-0 54. Rxe5! Ivanchuk vs N Delgado Ramirez, 2005  (B58) Sicilian, 72 moves, 1-0 23...Qg3!! S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1 19. Qxe5! Szabo vs K Honfi, 1950  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 15...Qxb5!? +/= is Black's best chance in this position Shabalov vs Gelfand, 2004  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 0-1 18...0-0-0! gives Black at least equality with winning chances Ljubojevic vs A Planinc, 1971  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 0-1 24. b4! is a true sacrifice for winning chances and little risk Khalifman vs E Ermenkov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 1-0 26. Bxd6! is an instructive positional Queen Sacrifice Unzicker vs Keres, 1956  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 39 moves, 1-0 10...Nxc3! and the followups 11...Nxb4! & 12...Qd5!! =/+ Musaiev vs M Karmov, 1979   (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 28 moves, 0-1 23...Qxe4! gives Black a clear advanatage & winning chances P Smirnov vs Milov, 2005  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 47 moves, 0-1 34. Qxh7+! S Polgar vs S Kamberi, 1996  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 23...Qxd5!! guarantees Black no worse than a draw R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1 10. e6!? is a true queen sacrifice (3 pieces as compensation) Nakamura vs Mikhalevski, 2007  (A15) English, 40 moves, 1-0 31. Qxg3! defends against a double attack & is also strong K Georgiev vs Grischuk, 2007  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0 27. Qxf3! is forced to avoid mate & even position becomes a win E Fakhiridou vs O Gutmakher, 2007  (B32) Sicilian, 54 moves, 1-0 12. Qxf6!? is a true sacrifice R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0 26. Rf4! sets up a trap for a surprise Queen (sham) sacrifice O Lie vs H Theting, 1985  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0 17. Nxd8!? is a true Queen sacrifice R Levit vs N Kopilov, 1955  (B56) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0 27...Qxf2+! I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1 27. Nxf5! and 28. Bxg7+! offer Queen for Bishop Rook & Pawn Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0 20. Qxd4!! compensates with three pieces a pawn and the attack V A Vasiliev vs Tolush, 1945  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1 31. Qxd7!! is a sham sacrifice for a winning minor piece attack Piket vs Smirin, 1993  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0 22...Nd5!? = gives Black sufficient compensation J Bellon Lopez vs G Garcia, 1976  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1 20...Qxa2!? a patzer-like pawn grab is actually much deeper M Stoinev vs A Kovalev, 1992  (B32) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1 11...Nxd5!? is a true Queen cac for minor pieces and a pawn Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1 25. Qxg6! sacs the Queen for two Bishops (defensive sac?) Nepomniachtchi vs L'Ami, 2008  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 25. Qxb7! leads to a win after Black makes blunder Kramnik vs Topalov, 2008  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 33 moves, 1-0 13...gxf3! W Fried vs Schlechter, 1897  (A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1 45. Nb4! sacs so 3 minor pieces can overwhelm Black's Queen Grischuk vs Topalov, 2010  (E15) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0 29. Qc7+!! decisively exploits Black's weakened position E Sedina vs S Tkeshelashvili, 2003  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 41. Qb3!! is an amazing sham sac to solve a Saturday puzzle Kotronias vs Grigoriants, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 1-0 37...Qc7! gives Black excellent winning chances D Yanjindulam vs T Tsereteli, 2010  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 26...Qxd2! Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2010  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 0-1 31...Qxc2! 32. Kxc2 cxb3+ -+ solves a Sunday puzzle S Marder vs J Dlugosz, 2007  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 0-1 19. exf6! +- actually begins with the clever 18. Ng5! +- J Rubinetti vs S Imbert, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0 29...Qxf3! K Allen vs A Donchenko, 2016  (A60) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1 45 games