2 Bishops sacrifice
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Benko
L Brunner vs Kotronias, 1990  (A59) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
Pawn sacrifice in open position
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0
Knight sac
Tal vs A Lotsov Har-Zahav, 1952  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0
Great Defence
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Isolated QP
Korchnoi vs A Zaitsev, 1962  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Queen Sacrifice
Kmoch vs Reti, 1926  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Exchange Sacrifice
B Schneider vs W Kraft, 2000  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
Pawn positions in the endgame
Lenhof vs Steinitz, 1859  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 45 moves, 0-1
Maroczy bind
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1
Queen side Pawn majority
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Zugzwang
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
Majority Attack
Karpov vs Bagirov, 1970  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 46 moves, 1-0
Endgame classic
W Henneberger vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931  (B15) Caro-Kann, 76 moves, 0-1
Queenside domination.
Capablanca vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Two rooks sac
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Lucena endgame
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
Double Bishop Sac / Alekhine's Block
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985  (E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Robatsch
J N Sugden vs Keene, 1962  (B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 0-1
Advanced French Kingside Attack
Paulsen vs A Schwarz, 1879  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Pressure on the f file
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0
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