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White's Thematic Sacs in the Sicilian Defense
Compiled by Sharpen Your Tactics
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These games are from 7 ways to smash the Sicilian by Yury Lapshun and Nick Conticello.

As the authors state: Why devote an entire book to piece sacrifices in the Open Sicilian you may ask. The reason is quite simple: without a full understanding of these ideas you can not win in this opening! ..... White has more space, a lead in development and the initiative. According to the teachings of Steinitz, White must use these advantages to attack or suffer unpleasant consequences.

N-Sac on d5
Browne vs J Kaplan, 1972 
(B54) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

c1
W Ader Hausman vs Fischer, 1959 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 36 moves, 0-1

g4 nsacd5
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 
(B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

g6 nd5 sac
E Hagara vs M Manik, 2000 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

g7
Karpov vs Dorfman, 1976 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

G 11
Tal vs M Mukhin, 1972 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0

g16 nd5
U Atakisi vs L Mazi, 2004 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0

g17
Bronstein vs Gheorghiu, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

g30
Tseshkovsky vs Browne, 1976 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

g31
M Ashley vs Nakamura, 2003 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 0-1

g 33 nd5
Keres vs Kotov, 1950 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

g34
Spassky vs N Rashkovsky, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

g35
K Georgiev vs Kasparov, 1980 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 1-0

g37
Spassky vs Pilnik, 1955 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

g39 bsac on e6
Capablanca vs K Havasi, 1928 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

g40
Tseshkovsky vs G Zaichik, 1982
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

g42
Kasimdzhanov vs Van der Sterren, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 1-0

g41
Svidler vs R Shcherbakov, 2003 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 26 moves, 1-0

g44
Stellwagen vs Naiditsch, 2003 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 30 moves, 1-0

g46
Nisipeanu vs R Ruck, 2006 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 33 moves, 1-0

g50
Keres vs J Sajtar, 1954 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

g54
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

g55
D Minic vs Fischer, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

g56
L Barczay vs Kavalek, 1967
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

g57
Shirov vs Topalov, 2001 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

g58
Shirov vs Van Wely, 2000 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

g59 perenyi
Ivanchuk vs Van Wely, 2005 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

g60
Polgar vs Anand, 1999 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

g61
Onischuk vs Bologan, 2001
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

g62
Polgar vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

a
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983 
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

g66
P Wolff vs I Sokolov, 1987 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

g69
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1996 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

g71
R Calvo vs Kavalek, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

g72
Nunn vs Sosonko, 1984 
(B89) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

G74
Nisipeanu vs D Solak, 2001
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 44 moves, 1-0

white bishop sac but cant hold
Shirov vs Van Wely, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

12 Nd5 sac to open center
Jobava vs H Hernandez Carmenates, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

15 Nd5 thematic sac
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Nez immortal Queen Positional SAC in Sicilian
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

19 Nf5 sac
E Tate vs Yudasin, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Velimirovic vs J Fridjonsson, 1974 
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

bishop sac on
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Ch1 game 11
Short vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

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