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Great Positional Sacrifices
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Kotov vs Petrosian, 1952 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Gelfand vs Dreev, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 0-1

N Wallach vs V Rezzuti, 1998 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1

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

Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Caruana, 2012 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1

Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Benko, 1959 
(B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Fine vs Gruenfeld, 1936 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 52 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0

A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002 
(E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Taimanov vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 40 moves, 1-0

Hort vs R Byrne, 1962 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

Khismatullin vs Eljanov, 2015 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 1-0

A Bodnaruk vs A Kashlinskaya, 2015 
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0

M Kravtsiv vs V Kazakouski, 2016 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

S Cao vs V Golod, 2001 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0

F Olafsson vs Unzicker, 1970 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 47 moves, 1-0

H Weenink vs Kostic, 1927 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Timman, 1988 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

M Rivas Pastor vs Psakhis, 1982 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Bluebaum vs A Korobov, 2016 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Duda vs G Gajewski, 2016 
(B50) Sicilian, 78 moves, 1-0

S Muhammad vs L Ross, 2004 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1

E Torre vs Unzicker, 1981 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Bologan vs Kasimdzhanov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Tukmakov vs Khenkin, 1992 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Szabo vs C Kottnauer, 1950 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

H Morton vs W Adams, 1937 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 1-0

C Zuidema vs Sosonko, 1976 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

S Shipov vs V L Ivanov, 1995 
(D85) Grunfeld, 23 moves, 1-0

N Krishna Teja vs L Jarmula, 2018 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

Ribli vs B Thorfinnsson, 2005 
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Kharlov vs M Kobalia, 2003 
(A22) English, 50 moves, 1-0

M N Sher vs Kholmov, 1983
(A20) English, 46 moves, 0-1

K McDonald vs A Bottino, 2003 
(B32) Sicilian, 54 moves, 1-0

S Busygin vs R Burnett, 2014 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 31 moves, 0-1

Csom vs S Kindermann, 1986 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs M Nedobora, 1994 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 30 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs H Pfleger, 1978 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1

Lautier vs Vaganian, 2004 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1

Hodgson vs A D Martin, 1992 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs A Adly, 2008 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

D Rombaldoni vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2008 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

N Mayorga vs E Cordova, 2007 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

K Miton vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2006 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Ftacnik vs J P Wallace, 2000 
(B32) Sicilian, 78 moves, 1-0

Glek vs A Rustemov, 2003 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 1-0

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