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25 Crucial Sacrifices From Soltis'Excellent "100 Chess Master Trade Secrets." I have changed some titles to the sections to reflect my own understanding of the sacrifices. I've also added some games that fit the description. 10 games, 1937-1989 Benoni: Old, Closed, Czech, Schmid An interesting, cagey set of systems stemming from various opening moves: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5 d6 or 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 etc. and the Czech 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5. 4 games, 1954-2001 Concise Chess Middlegames A gem of a book, McDonald touches lightly upon many ideas to get one started in this complex and rich aspect of the game. The games of Adams, Morozevich and Shirov figure prominently. 7 games, 1993-2004 Creative Chess by Amatzia Avni ... every chessplayer, whether amateur or master, is capable of creating something new in chess... White to play click for larger view 9 games, 1950-1989 Endgame Tactics Minimal material, maximal instruction. 5 games, 1951-2002