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Attacking Themes
Compiled by KingG
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B+Q battery, attack against fianchetto structure
Gulko vs J Horvath, 1985 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1

Qd2 in response to ...g6
Navara vs Timman, 2015 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Qd2 in response to ...g6
Velimirovic vs J Rukavina, 1975 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Qd2 in response to ...g6
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0

Q+B battery
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Q+B battery, attack against fianchetto structure
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935 
(C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0

Dutch attack
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Classical Dutch attack
Gelfand vs M Illescas, 1996 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Dutch Attack
H Steiner vs Botvinnik, 1946 
(A90) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1

Leningrad Dutch attack
Psakhis vs Kasparov, 1990 
(A10) English, 30 moves, 0-1

Dutch Attack
I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1934 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 28 moves, 0-1

Dutch attack
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 33 moves, 0-1

Dutch attack
A Budo vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1931 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

Leningrad Dutch attack
J Ochkoos vs K Spraggett, 2000 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 25 moves, 0-1

Attack against 0-0-0, b-pawn sac
Tarrasch vs Gunsberg, 1887 
(C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0

Attack with pawn on e5 against pawn on e6
Keene vs Briant, 1988 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Attack with pawn on e5 against pawn on e6
Bronstein vs J van den Bersselaar, 1991 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Attack with pawn on e5 against pawn on e6
Ftacnik vs L Arnold, 1997
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Grand Prix attack against fianchetto structure
G Jones vs D Abhishek, 2007 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0

Center, double Bishop sacrifice
K Georgiev vs I Rogers, 1993 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1

Center; attack with pawn on e5
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Attack with pawn on e5 against pawn on e6
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 2009 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Attack against fianchetto structure
D van Geet vs Guyt, 1967  
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Nxf7(f2) sacrifice
B Gurgenidze vs Tal, 1957 
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 27 moves, 0-1

...h6, ...g5, ...Rg6
H Atkins vs Pillsbury, 1902 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

Center
P Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0

Open game
C Hartlaub vs Testa, 1912 
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Attack against fianchetto structure
P K Wells vs S Ernst, 2005 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 0-1

Attack against fianchetto structure
Carlsen vs V Malakhov, 2005 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop sacrifice
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop sacrifice
G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Capablanca structure
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1986 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Capablanca structure
P Trifunovic vs D Djantar, 1959
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Silent sacrifice on e6 to undermine g6
Kholmov vs A Bannik, 1962 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Rxg7 sacrifice
J Penrose vs L Popov, 1963 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

K-side pawn advance
Morozevich vs C Lutz, 2003 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0

...f4 pawn sacrifice to weaken dark squares
L Bruzon Batista vs Topalov, 2005 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

K-side pawn advance
Euwe vs Bogoljubov, 1928 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Capablanca structure
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Grand Prix style attack
A Bisguier vs Larsen, 1965 
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0

K-side pawn advance
C G Poch vs A Planinc, 1971 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 27 moves, 0-1

Black stops e4 with f5
Bologan vs Short, 2004 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 40 moves, 1-0

Rxf3 sacrifice
D Rovner vs Tal, 1955 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Rxf6 sacrifice
Stein vs Parma, 1962 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

Rxe6 sac
Adorjan vs L Vadasz, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 1-0

Rxf6 sacrifice
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Dark-squared bishop and open b-file
V Lyublinsky vs Simagin, 1939 
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Exploiting horizontal pin
Najdorf vs H Kramer, 1950 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0

h4 pawn sacrifice in IQP type positions
Razuvaev vs I Farago, 1979 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

K-side pawn advance, Nxg7 sacrifice
Tolush vs Kotov, 1945 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0

Opening the h-file
J Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Opening the h-file
Kudrin vs D King, 1988 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 21 moves, 1-0

Nd5 sacrifice
Tkachiev vs W N Watson, 1993 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD, Q-side castle
Kasparov vs A Duer, 1981 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Opposite-side castling
Shabalov vs A Ivanov, 1994 
(C22) Center Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Nxh7 sacrifice
Glek vs F Kroeze, 1996 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Rf6 silent sacrifice
Fischer vs Benko, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Grand Prix attack
N Minev vs Z Doda, 1963
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

Grand Prix attack
McShane vs I Cheparinov, 2009 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Nxf7 sacrifice
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Nd5 sacrifice
A Sznapik vs O Foisor, 1982 
(B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Nh2-f3 sacrifice
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1

Lead in development
H Lindehn vs L Maczuski, 1863 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack
V Kozomara vs R Byrne, 1967 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Bxe6 sacrifice to undermine g6
Spassky vs Timman, 1977 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

Rxg7 sacrifice
Azmaiparashvili vs N Rashkovsky, 1995 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 27 moves, 1-0

Sacrifice of g2 pawn
Khalifman vs Bareev, 2002 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

Lead in development
Najdorf vs Portisch, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

Silent sacrifice Rf3 to open g-file
M Golubev vs V Podinic, 2001 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Sacrifice of g2 pawn
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1984 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Lead in development
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

f5-f6 sacrifice
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

Greek gift sacrifice
Pillsbury vs M Judd, 1898 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Q-sac in KID Saemisch
J Levitt vs A D Martin, 1989 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 31 moves, 1-0

Ng6 sacrifice to undermine e6
A Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

f4-f5 advance against bishop on g6
J Waitzkin vs A Friedman, 1993 
(C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0

h6-g5 in response to Bg5 pin against uncastled king
S Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Bxg7 sac
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Rxg7 sac
K Treybal vs I Solin, 1935 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

Rxg7 sac
K Richter vs G Alexandrescu, 1936 
(C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0

Rxg7 sac
Shamkovich vs Kholmov, 1961 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Nf5 sacrifice
C H Alexander vs Pachman, 1947 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 41 moves, 1-0

Bxh6 sac
L Vogt vs Uhlmann, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0

Attack against Fianchetto
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

150 Attack
Anand vs Chernin, 1999 
(B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 1-0

Greek gift with pawn on h4
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931 
(C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0

Nxf7 sac
Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

Nxf2 sac
Reti vs H Wolf, 1922 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Rook lift
L Christiansen vs J Campos Moreno, 1980 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

Bxh7 sac
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Rxg7 sac
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948 
(E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

f4-f5 against Nimzo-Indian
J Sarfati vs R Stevens, 2008  
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Rg1, g4
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(B01) Scandinavian, 54 moves, 1-0

Nxf7
Yudasin vs Balashov, 1986 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0

Anastasia's mate
E Krueger vs G Iskov, 1978 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Transfer of the Q to h3 via f1
V Kovacevic vs I Farago, 1982 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

...Nxh2 against fianchetto structure
V Ciocaltea vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954 
(C59) Two Knights, 27 moves, 0-1

Nh5 sac against fianchetto structure
R Nezhmetdinov vs G Borisenko, 1954 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0

...Bg4 silent sacrifice against fianchetto structure
E Nikolic vs Fischer, 1968 
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1

Rook lift
Kasparov vs Pigusov, 1977 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

N sac for the sake of pin, attack down g-file
A Demchenko vs D Howell, 2016 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Rook lift
Browne vs J Bellon Lopez, 1977 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Opposite-side castling in QGD
Averbakh vs Sarvarov, 1959 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Attack against K in French
Caruana vs F Vallejo Pons, 2012 
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0

Opposite-side castling
Yermolinsky vs Blatny, 1996
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Silent sacrifice on h6
Kasparov vs Short, 2001 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

g4 against f5 in French
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Rook lift
C Hansen vs Anand, 2003 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 19 moves, 0-1

Nh6 sacrifice
I Platonov vs Tseshkovsky, 1969 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Greek Gift
V Kovacevic vs T O'Donnell, 1990 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

London System attack with pieces, Bxh6
M Tseitlin vs K Liesmann, 1999 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

London System attack with pawns, Bxh7+,g6
I Koenig vs H Weiss, 1921 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Using the centre
Euwe vs K Jutte, 1927 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Rook lift e5-h5
A Beliavsky vs M Illescas, 1990 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack
Blatny vs J Luchan, 2001
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack
Capablanca vs R Illa, 1911 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Nf6+ sacrifice
Bologan vs B Heberla, 2008 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Opposite-side castling
Y Yu vs Grischuk, 2017
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

Pawn on f6 against fianchetto structure
Gunsberg vs von Gottschall, 1887 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

Bishop on f6 against fianchetto structure, rook lift
Euwe vs Flohr, 1939 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Ng5 sacrifice
Chandler vs Short, 1981 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Lobron vs K Spraggett, 1985
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Qd2 in response to ...g6
Velimirovic vs K Honfi, 1976 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

Ljubojevic vs Seirawan, 1983 
(C16) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0

Bxh6 sacrifice
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Bxh6 sacrifice
Keres vs E Gilfer, 1936 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

Nxh6 sacrifice
Karjakin vs Mamedyarov, 2013 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0

Pawn wedge on f6
A Yusupov vs Sveshnikov, 1978
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 27 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Hoelscher, 1933 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Pawn wedge on g6
Blackburne vs Lipschutz, 1889  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs O Novotny, 1943 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 51 moves, 1-0

Ng6 sacrifice to open h file
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Lobron vs Tukmakov, 1984
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

...Kh8, ...Rg8, ...g4
J G Soruco vs Fischer, 1966 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 0-1

Kh1, Rg1, g4
E Nievergelt vs Keres, 1959 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bf6 silent sacrifice
Anand vs Leko, 2017 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs A Esipenko, 2017 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 29 moves, 0-1

Q+B battery; Attack down g-file
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Q+B attack
Alekhine vs Yates, 1923 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1

Sac on h4 for attack down g-file
Kasparov vs Chiburdanidze, 1980 
(E92) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

Q+B vs B mate
Kasparov vs Smirin, 1988 
(E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Attack against doubled g pawns
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Q+B battery
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Greek gift
Spassky vs Geller, 1965 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

Ng5, f4
Anand vs So, 2015 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0

N sac on e6 with pawn on d5
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 1-0

R sac on h7 against fianchetto structure
Breyer vs J Esser, 1917  
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

N sac on g4 in Petrosian KID
Keres vs E Walther, 1964 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 36 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Averbakh, 1953 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 34 moves, 1-0

Nd5 sac in sicilian
Van Wely vs J Piket, 1996 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

Attack against fianchetto structure
Fischer vs Panno, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

B sac on h7
Bareev vs O Renet, 1996
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 30 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury Attack
Lautier vs V Chuchelov, 2001
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 27 moves, 1-0

Attacking down the g-file
Smyslov vs B Kurajica, 1970 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

Opposite-side castling in QGD, Bxh7+, g6
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

B sac on f7
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1921 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 33 moves, 0-1

Greek gift
Steinitz vs C Golmayo, 1888 
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0

Attack against fianchetto structure with P on e5
B M Kogan vs Benjamin, 1981 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 41 moves, 0-1

Blocking f6 with open h-file; pawn avalanche
Seirawan vs A Beliavsky, 1988 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

Power of black DSB
J Mieses vs Capablanca, 1913 
(C22) Center Game, 44 moves, 0-1

Opposite-side castling
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1914 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Pawn storm
Capablanca vs Ruiz / Molina, 1914 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

Attacking down g-file in French structure
Capablanca vs Blackburne, 1914 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Demolition of pawn cover; French structure
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1889 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0

Attacking down open g-file
Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1894  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Attacking down open g-file
Maroczy vs Capablanca, 1926 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 49 moves, 0-1

Classical scheveningen attack
Adorjan vs J Tompa, 1974 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0

Attack against fianchetto structure
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Transferring K to Q-side before pawn storm
M Palac vs D Pavasovic, 2000
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Pawn sac to open up bishop
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Weak dark square complex
Gunsberg vs NN, 1879 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0

Greek gift
Capablanca vs A Ribera Arnal, 1935 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Sac on g6 to undermine e6 pawn
Bologan vs Anand, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

g pawn sac for attack down g-file
Shirov vs Dreev, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

g4-g5 against pawn on h6
A Mikhalchishin vs B Lalic, 1985 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

e5, f5 pawn sac in Benoni positions; attack with P on f6
Grischuk vs K Alekseenko, 2017 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0

g pawn sac for attack down g-file
E Inarkiev vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 0-1

Q+B battery
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Attack with open g-file and e&f pawns
Bareev vs A Filippov, 2009 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1

Attack with f-pawn
Kasparov vs C van de Vlierd, 1988
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Attack with f-pawn
Kramnik vs Bluebaum, 2017 
(A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Attack with e&f pawns
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1928 
(A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

N sac on g7
Kotov vs Unzicker, 1952 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 30 moves, 1-0

Opposite side castling against fianchetto structure
Anand vs Grischuk, 2018 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

P sac on e6
Spielmann vs S Landau, 1933 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Opposite side castling against fianchetto structure
Fischer vs Robatsch, 1962 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0

N on f5
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Opposite side castling against fianchetto structure
Menchik vs G Thomas, 1932 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Double B sac
Alekhine vs J Drewitt, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Open games
Denker vs Gonzalez, 1945 
(C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0

N sac on h7 to clear g6 square for Q
Schlechter vs K Havasi, 1918 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 1-0

Attack down g-file
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1

Attack against fianchetto structure
Short vs Portisch, 1988
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Attack against fianchetto structure
K Lie vs Carlsen, 2009 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 28 moves, 0-1

N sac on f6
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Attack down g-file
L Rellstab vs Petrov, 1937 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Attack against fianchetto structure
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Attack against fianchetto structure
Lasker vs Bogoljubov, 1934 
(C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1

Attack down g-file
G Pfeiffer vs M Blau, 1952 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974 
(A17) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Grischuk vs So, 2018 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Szabo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

P Bilguer vs Angerstein, 1835 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

A Kapengut vs Vaganian, 1970 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs A Frieman, 1924  
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle vs J Delvaux, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

von Scheve vs Teichmann, 1907 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1

E Liubarski vs V Soultanbeieff, 1928 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs C T Blanshard, 1891 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Ruger vs H Gebhard, 1915 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Y Estrin vs Libov, 1945 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 1-0

D Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Znosko-Borovsky vs A J Mackenzie, 1924 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934 
(A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1

J Dobias vs J Podgorny, 1952 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

Speelman vs S Agdestein, 1991 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Timman vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1971
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 22 moves, 1-0

R Filguth vs A de la Garza, 1980 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Carlsen, 2007 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

Szabo vs N Padevsky, 1972 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

Averbakh vs Panno, 1954 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs H Weenink, 1931 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs I Sokolov, 1993 
(A21) English, 22 moves, 1-0

Vyzmanavin vs A Mikhalchishin, 1989
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

B on a2-g8 diagonal, N on g3
N Krogius vs Stein, 1960 
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Tukmakov vs Korchnoi, 1970 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Qd2-f4-g3
H Ni vs X Bu, 2011
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 64 moves, 1-0

R Hasangatin vs Yakovich, 2002 
(B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Dutch Attack
Petrosian vs Vasiukov, 1956 
(A05) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Karpov, 1979 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

A Yusupov vs Van der Wiel, 1982 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 31 moves, 1-0

Filippov vs Van Wely, 2004 
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0

Vyzmanavin vs A Beliavsky, 1984 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1898 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Tukmakov vs D Norwood, 1990 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0

Suba vs Csom, 1983
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 50 moves, 1-0

Khalifman vs Seirawan, 1991 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Reti vs Marshall, 1924 
(A15) English, 30 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Spielmann, 1925 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Tal vs B Gurgenidze, 1969 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0

Steinitz vs A Stern, 1870 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 26 moves, 1-0

W Hartston vs Portisch, 1974 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

J Cortes Parejo vs M Tissir, 2002
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 21 moves, 0-1

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