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Great Tactical Sacrifices
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Carlsen vs Giri, 2011 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1

Averbakh vs Tal, 1958 
(A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 35 moves, 0-1

A Rodriguez vs Timoshenko, 1998 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1

C Hansen vs O Borik, 1998 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

G Farkas vs L Szell, 1972 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Maroczy vs M Romi, 1930 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Shabalov vs E Tate, 1998 
(B56) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

N Velez Betancourt vs F Braga, 1983 
(A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

A Sacks vs M Micayabas, 1984 
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

Tal vs Miles, 1981 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Anand, 2010 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0

Nunn vs I Nataf, 1999 
(B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

J Kozma vs L Alster, 1953 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

S Globus vs R Gross, 1884 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Panno vs Eliskases, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

D Zaslavsky vs Botvinnik, 1926 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1

N Evseev vs Flohr, 1949 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

A Kislinsky vs A Zakharchenko, 2005 
(B07) Pirc, 18 moves, 1-0

Benjamin vs Gufeld, 1998 
(B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Shabalov vs I Shliperman, 1995 
(C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs N Grigoriev, 1927 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

P K Wells vs Y Habu, 2005 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

B Koch vs J Jezek, 1956 
(A81) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

Anand vs I Morovic Fernandez, 2004 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

W Hug vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

N Popov vs A Novopashin, 1979 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Y Yu, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

I Lutsko vs S Barth Stanford, 2007 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 26 moves, 0-1

J L Hammer vs M Zumsande, 2016 
(A06) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

J Krupenski vs Gelfand, 2016 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Radjabov vs O Bortnyk, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1

NN vs R Crepeaux, 1923 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 16 moves, 0-1

Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

W Schmidt vs J Lewi, 1968 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1-0

A Goganov vs Jobava, 2016 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

E Schmittdiel vs T Ernst, 1987 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0

W Adams vs A Simonson, 1940 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Le Quang Liem vs Kazhgaleyev, 2016 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0

N Zhu vs Shabalov, 2017 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs S Schweber, 1970 
(C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0

Caruana vs E Berg, 2008 
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

Karjakin vs Caruana, 2016 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 42 moves, 1-0

A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs S Zhigalko, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

K Emmrich vs B Moritz, 1922 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Timman, 1989 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Fier vs R Aloma Vidal, 2018 
(A09) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

T Hillarp Persson vs H Grooten, 2007 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1

R Mamedov vs D Shengelia, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0

de Firmian vs P Nikolic, 1985 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1

J Mieses vs von Scheve, 1887 
(C26) Vienna, 32 moves, 0-1

Razuvaev vs Lputian, 1979 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 35 moves, 1-0

J Ragan vs Benko, 1974 
(A22) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Shainswit vs D Brummer, 1965 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

V Mikenas vs S F Lebedev, 1941 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

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

N Birnboim vs Dzindzichashvili, 1977 
(E91) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

A Minasian vs A Sokolov, 1999 
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Dolmatov vs Polugaevsky, 1988 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0

G Kochetkov vs Landa, 1995 
(B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

A Kovchan vs A Moiseenko, 2002 
(B33) Sicilian, 52 moves, 0-1

S Ionov vs A Yashtylov, 2000 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 0-1

A Sherzer vs H Olafsson, 1991 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0

Jansa vs Smejkal, 1969 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

Gligoric vs Larsen, 1967 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

Hort vs A Beni, 1962 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Speelman vs Azmaiparashvili, 1994 
(B07) Pirc, 42 moves, 1-0

M Sibarevic vs M Pavlov, 1988 
(B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

S Salov vs J Klinger, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Fedorchuk vs I Sokolov, 2009 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 32 moves, 1-0

A Karlovich vs N Hryhorenko, 2001 
(C15) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0

Y Hou vs M Sebag, 2011 
(B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Savon vs B Gurgenidze, 1971 
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1

J Becerra Rivero vs J Sarkar, 2007 
(B01) Scandinavian, 37 moves, 1-0

R Teschner vs Portisch, 1969 
(C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Miroshnichenko vs A Turzo, 1999 
(C28) Vienna Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs M Prat, 1913 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

F Bohatirchuk vs N Kopaev, 1938 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

V Popov vs N Riumin, 1929 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

Vladimirov vs D Donchev, 1976 
(A15) English, 42 moves, 1-0

R Erler vs T Espig, 1971 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

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

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

Torre vs Yates, 1925 
(A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Forintos vs V Tomovic, 1957 
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

R Fontaine vs A Sokolov, 2007 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

T Banusz vs A Brkic, 2011 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

J Durao vs J Diez del Corral, 1966 
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1

I Cheparinov vs I Salgado Lopez, 2011 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Mason vs F Perrin, 1873 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

E Paehtz vs M Medic, 2005 
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

J Peters vs P Youngworth, 1976 
(B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs I Chirila, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

O Moiseev vs Simagin, 1951 
(E70) King's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1

M Mosadeghpour vs P Darini, 2021 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0

R Hart vs S Conquest, 1999 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Navara vs Z Kozul, 2006 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0

Zvjaginsev vs Topalov, 1995 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

L B Hansen vs Ivanchuk, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

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