Queen sac attack, for rooks and X-ray bishops to seal the win!
Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
Pins nail the win
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Complex attacks where both sides take risks! Thrilling!
I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
A brilliant king hunt
R Schmaltz vs R Har-Zvi, 2001  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
Brillant rook sac followed by queen sac ends in winning ending!
Leko vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2001  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
Black embarks into spectacular journey to... mating white king!
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002  (E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
Sacs for open lines, attack and swift conclusion!
Topalov vs Bareev, 2002  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
Pawn sacrifice initiates splendid crescendo irresistible attack
Kasparov vs Ponomariov, 2002  (C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0
Agressive attack in 19th century style... A gem
Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0
Epic fight from both sides ends with splendid conclusion
E Sedina vs S Tkeshelashvili, 2003  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Initiative play by black and suddenly ... boom! ... mate!
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Both sides attack, but black Queen sac winning end move mates!
Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1
Immaginative attack
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
Beautiful final combination where white saw one move more
Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Key intermediary pawn move lifts attack for win!
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Outstanding tactics leading to ... mate
Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Attack, sacrifices, pieces play and wonderful end mate!
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Tactics leading to positional pressure and nice kick finish!
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
The power of passed pawns!
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Quality sac, then piece sac, position domination and win!
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Nice knight sacrifice initiates beautiful finish!
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Pressure, pins, open lines and then... Boom! Mate...
S Iuldachev vs Aronian, 2004  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
Deep tactics!
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
Sacrifices, deviations, boom queen sac and... mate
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Going after the king
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
Black pieces raid White's castle with Ninjas's efficiency!
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
Buried adverse queen, triple sac on king side and ...mate!
Landa vs E Shaposhnikov, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
Masterly managed assault!
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Tactics massacre!
Aronian vs V Popov, 2005  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0
Patience and determination.
V Neverov vs A Mastrovasilis, 2005  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 148 moves, 1-0
Beautiful - yet logical and effective - tactics lead to win!
A Riazantsev vs Carlsen, 2005  (E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Beautiful tactics, and nice finish!
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Black sacs, refuses white's counter-sac and wins beautifully!
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Brutal counter-attack for mate!
J Eriksson vs J Hellsten, 2006  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Exchange sacrifices allow pawn pair running to victory
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Piece sac for attack drifts into queen sac for esthetic mate!
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
The art of building an attack, with a smash finish!
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Sacrifices for beautiful mating net
V Petkov vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Beautiful surprise moves in endgame!
Shirov vs Aronian, 2006  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 58 moves, 0-1
On the devastating power a rook can have on the 7th rank!
Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Sharp attack with neat end combination
Harikrishna vs Mamedyarov, 2006  (C47) Four Knights, 32 moves, 1-0
Combination brings unexpected queen sac and black wins!
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007  (A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1
Sacrifices, underpromotion, king hunt and... mate...
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1
Queen sacrifice for win with minor pieces
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2007  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
Complex sacrifices leading to an epic struggle!
Kotronias vs Bologan, 2007  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 0-1
Fantastic tactics for passed pawn(s) and won endgame
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
Black steadily sacrifices to reach beautiful mating ending!
V Kuznetsov vs G Gajewski, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1
Positional knight sacrifice, wild tactics and... win!
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Phenomenal combinative play.
Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2008  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Fierce attack, sacrificial demolition, king hunt and... Mate
Aronian vs A Volokitin, 2008  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Calm and collected under attack, white strikes for mate!
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 37 moves, 1-0
White promotes, but black mates!
A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1
Rook fianchetto(!) sacrifice(!) and other mutual crazy tactics!
Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1
Long strategic battle ending in surprise pawn ending finish!
Ivanchuk vs Y Wang, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 51 moves, 0-1
When combinative play leads to a fantasy game
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Vertiginous beautiful tactics
Kamsky vs B Esen, 2010  (A43) Old Benoni, 60 moves, 1-0
The art of zwischenzugs!
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010  (E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Surprise king side attack, where rooks outsmart knights!
Anand vs Topalov, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0
Superb rook deflection by black seals beautiful winning attack!
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1
Central pawn sacrifice initiates attack with delightful finish!
D Andreikin vs Dreev, 2011  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
Attack, with beautiful clever mating finish!
Y Hou vs M Sebag, 2011  (B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
End game piece dropped as queen too busy creating passed pawn
Aronian vs Svidler, 2011  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 54 moves, 1-0
Black initiative countered with beautiful queen sac
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0
Steady attack with surprise beautiful final mating touch
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2011  (D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0
Great attack, sacs, zwischenzugs, and ultimate... mate!
Zhao Jun vs D Xiu, 2011  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0
Tactics fireworks until crescendo attack delivers mate!
G Meier vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1
The art of spectacular attack!
Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Attack built up ends with crushing beautiful mate.
Harikrishna vs Van Wely, 2013  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1-0
Crowded pawns' Q-side block rescue against K-side mating attack
Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Surprise bishop move achieves wonders!
Carlsen vs Anand, 2013  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Bold piece sacrifice initiates killer attack!
A David vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for minor pieces attack!
So vs Ding Liren, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 1-0
King astonishingly walks away leaving rook "en prise"!
Khismatullin vs Eljanov, 2015  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Counter attack countered in epic style!
Carlsen vs C Li, 2015  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
What a king hunt!
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Crowning last move!
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (B54) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0
Queen sac, wild tactics and... mate!
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
Engame liquidation
Firouzja vs Bluebaum, 2017  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
A brave king march to join the mating attack!
T Hillarp Persson vs T Laurusas, 2018  (A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Guns out!
Firouzja vs M Zarkovic, 2019  (B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
"tango" king hunt!
Dubov vs R Svane, 2019  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Bishop sac enforces winning attack!
V Artemiev vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Minor pieces activity !
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2020  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1-0
Launching castles pawns on attacking enemy !
Firouzja vs M Yilmaz, 2021  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Romantic style game.
So vs Aronian, 2021  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0
Queen offer, then sac, then mate!
M Andersen vs P Salinas Herrera, 2021  (A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
The king hunt!
Duda vs Giri, 2022  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
An epic battle!
M Wadsworth vs H Grieve, 2022  (A13) English, 75 moves, 0-1
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