Even Kramnik cannot escape!
Kramnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005  (B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1
Something "fishy" about Leko's position after 15...d4
Leko vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005  (B32) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
16.g5 is no better than Kramnik's 16.Re3
Sherzer vs D Slavov, 1988  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1
Fischer won...but there are always room for improvements.
Fischer vs Tal, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1-0
14.Nxe4 is no better...
Plachetka vs M Vokac, 1979 (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
9...d5?! got refuted?!
Short vs R Tomczak, 1991  (B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Geller survived, but something's not quite right...
Geller vs Bronstein, 1968  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
8...Qa3?!
V Malikov vs S Klyuka, 2000 (B32) Sicilian, 65 moves, 0-1
hmmm...
Van der Wiel vs B Carlier, 1980  (B32) Sicilian, 49 moves, 1-0
Another 9...d5?!
N Firman vs S Klyuka, 2000  (B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
13.Rc1 wasn't better than the mainline against 9...d5?!
Z Rigo vs M Krajnak, 2000 (B32) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Against 11.Be3
Plachetka vs E Meduna, 1976 (B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
Long live the Lowenthal !
P Haba vs R Tomczak, 1990  (B32) Sicilian, 56 moves, 0-1
Fireworks delayed
Miles vs Speelman, 1970  (B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
White's h4 Nikitin, not Fischer
A Nikitin vs Gufeld, 1959 (B32) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nice finish
A Dueckstein vs Andersson, 1969  (B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
7...Qe7
S Macharacek vs Hort, 1996 (B32) Sicilian, 21 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs B Gurgenidze, 1959  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 0-1
Soltis goes to school
Huebner vs A Soltis, 1968  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Once was not enough...
R Nezhmetdinov vs Polugaevsky, 1961  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1
Et tu, Bronstein?
Bronstein vs Polugaevsky, 1967  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1
What if he'd played the French?!
Geller vs Polugaevsky, 1972  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 0-1
Nicely done
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
Not recommended for people with pacemakers...
Bologan vs Shirov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 0-1
`He only needed a draw
J Christiansen vs Wojtaszek, 2019  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1-0
So you want to play the Sicilian?
M Bartel vs Nepomniachtchi, 2015  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
What a punch fest!
F Vallejo Pons vs Radjabov, 2017  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 45 moves, 0-1
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
An elegant finish
A Mikhalchishin vs Shirov, 1988  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 25 moves, 1-0
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
I thought both sides were winning!
Nunn vs Sadler, 1993  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Spassky crushes the Maroczy bind
Furman vs Spassky, 1957  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
J Ochkoos vs S Polgar, 1995 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 64 moves, 1-0
Young Kramnik shows promise
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991  (B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
The pawn was poison
Tal vs V Zilberstein, 1973  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
"Shocking game!"-Peter Leko
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020  (B30) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword
A Planinc vs Najdorf, 1973  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 20 moves, 1-0
Re-assess this!
Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
A new kid on the block
A Esipenko vs Carlsen, 2021  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0
13...Rc5! TN
C Zuidema vs Sosonko, 1976  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
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