Dominant White Outpost on d5
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sac Dominates the Light Squares
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Rook on the 7th
Karpov vs Geller, 1981  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 33 moves, 1-0
Rook on the 7th
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Rook on the 7th
Portisch vs J Kozma, 1957  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0
Rook on the 7th
Stahlberg vs Szabados, 1950 (A30) English, Symmetrical, 60 moves, 1-0
Rook on the 7th, Exchange Sac, the Works!!
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sac Dominates the Light Squares
Karjakin vs Radjabov, 2005  (B33) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0
Weak Squares on c5&d5
Reti vs R Grau, 1927  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 17 moves, 1-0
Magnificent Outpost on d6
Piket vs Smirin, 1993  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0
Instant Transition from Defense, to Offense
Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Exchange Sac & Dark Square Domination
Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955  (A17) English, 48 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sac
Stein vs Parma, 1962  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sac
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1983  (A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Exchange Sac
Pachman vs J H Donner, 1955  (A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0
Inducing a Weak Square
Smyslov vs V Lyublinsky, 1949  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 33 moves, 1-0
Queen Exchange Sac
Pachman vs Petrosian, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
Knight Outpost on D5
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Knight Outpost
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Doubled Pawns Exploited All the Way to the End
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 54 moves, 1-0
Magnus opens files on the K side
Carlsen vs C Daly, 2003  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Magnus plays Ng6! to deliver devasting check on e6.
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Exchange Sac on e6
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Open the H file!
Karpov vs E Gik, 1968  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Freeze the opponents f pawn, 26 h5! would have been devastating
Fischer vs J H Donner, 1962  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 0-1
Opening a file to start a mating attack
Morozevich vs Pelletier, 2006  (C10) French, 34 moves, 1-0
Polgar sacs a piece and plays the killer 14 g4!! to open a file
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Exchange sac.
Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
Exchange Sac!
Kasimdzhanov vs Sutovsky, 2004  (B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Petrosian sacs the exchange twice.
Petrosian vs Estrin, 1968  (A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Opening a file with g4!
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Deep Queen sac by Super Nez
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954  (A57) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1
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