White allows exchange material fork to enter superior end game!
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2001  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Great mating finish!
C Lutz vs Ftacnik, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
Queen sac for slow burning attack!
de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001  (B56) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Clean brutal finish !
Bologan vs Bacrot, 2001  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1
A nice final move turns the tables!
Kasparov vs Timman, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
When both kings join the battle!
J van Ruitenburg vs S Castellani, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Knight forks King and Queen, but his king get mated!
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
A nice final penetration combination!
Kasparov vs Bacrot, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Superb attack, queen sacrifice and ... beautiful mate!
A Skripchenko vs Fressinet, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 1-0
Pieces sac on castled king, and Queen sac "boom" as a finish!
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
Attack under fire!
F Vallejo Pons vs A Romero Holmes, 2002  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
Attack with very neat last move!
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1
Queen sac for a rook and an irresistible attack!
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002  (E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
An improbable attack with a swift conclusion.
Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Amazing blindfold attack!
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0
Fantastic tactics, great attack!
Anand vs Bologan, 2003  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
Great tactics
I Sokolov vs J Polgar, 2003  (E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Swift brutal attack!
J Arizmendi Martinez vs Yagupov, 2003  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 16 moves, 1-0
Surprise queen sac sets pawn rolling down towards victory!
Anand vs Radjabov, 2003  (B32) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1
Domination on dark squares net the black king!
Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0
Solid defense followed by nice pawns storm counter-attack!
Z Kozul vs Rublevsky, 2004  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Queen sac beautifully countered!
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1
Vivid attack with impressive conclusion!
Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Crushing attack!
I Sokolov vs Aronian, 2006  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
Escaping under a violent attack!
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1
Black seeks protection behind white pawns, but white still mate
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007  (B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Two kings in jeopardy!
Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Strategic exploitation of pawn's structure for pretty finish!
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Queen self-liquidates to bring winning ending!
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2007  (D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1
A beautiful last move!
Anand vs Morozevich, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
Attack accelerates in "crash-mate" finish!
Ponomariov vs Gelfand, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Spectacular attack!
Caruana vs E Berg, 2008  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Neat rook interception initiates winning attack.
Anand vs Aronian, 2008  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 34 moves, 0-1
Beautiful final combo!
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1
Unbelievable Queen sac leads to winning endgame!
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2008  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 49 moves, 1-0
Direct brilliant attack on king leads to won end game
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Winning duel knight and four pawns vs two rook!
A Timofeev vs Khismatullin, 2009  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0
Early attack and pretty mating conclusion!
J Friedel vs M de Jong, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0
Black pieces toy with white position
V Laznicka vs Mamedyarov, 2009  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 49 moves, 0-1
Enterprising paws catch enemy's King!
Navara vs Sasikiran, 2009  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Amazing tactics in final moves!
Dominguez Perez vs Morozevich, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Beautiful miniature
V Gashimov vs Gelfand, 2009  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 1-0
Provocative opening, attack, king hunt... mate!
Vocaturo vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0
White is about to kill, but black surprise shot turns tables!
M Rubil vs D Feletar, 2010  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Neat tactics... from both sides!
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2010  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 53 moves, 1-0
Inaccuracy in the opening slips into disaster.
D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2010  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0
Powerful central pawns!
I Sokolov vs Caruana, 2010  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 1-0
Tightrope game!
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1
A sparkling last move!
R Mamedov vs U Bajarani, 2010  (B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
A brilliant Bishop obstruction for a mating finish!
B Kovanova vs N Pogonina, 2010  (B50) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Powerful central pawn structure and nice final mating attack
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
The art of combining attack and defense!
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Knight battle tactically to set winning end game!
McShane vs Carlsen, 2010  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0
Nice attack, open lines and unusual finish!
C Holt vs L Milman, 2011  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Two quality sacs for superior pawn endgame!
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2011  (A36) English, 85 moves, 0-1
Great end game!
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2012  (A05) Reti Opening, 80 moves, 1-0
Neat surprise tactical shots
Giri vs Aronian, 2012  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
Queen sac allows minor pieces activity to decide the game!
S Soors vs A R Saleh Salem, 2012  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 35 moves, 0-1
Tactics and sacrifices in Tal style!
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2012  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 56 moves, 1-0
Sharp tactics!
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
En prise pieces festival!
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Clinical play.
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Quality sac twice, for lethal Bishop pair attack!
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2012  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1
Quality sac for initiative and strong attack!
Aronian vs McShane, 2012  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 0-1
Piece sac for wonderful attack!
Caruana vs Giri, 2012  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Tactics feast!
Fridman vs Naiditsch, 2013  (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
Sacrifice, superb zwischenzug, and nice final move!
Y Yu vs A Zatonskih, 2013  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
Pieces offer, queen offer(s), until... Win!
V Gunina vs W Ju, 2013  (A21) English, 30 moves, 1-0
A funny finish!
H Hamdouchi vs S Shoker, 2013  (B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0
A pretty finish
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2013  (B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Great tactics, snowballing into mate!
Wei Yi vs J Zhou, 2013  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Early queen sac, minor pieces activity and... Win!
A R Saleh Salem vs Smeets, 2013  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
A great attack offset by a splendid defense!
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1
Methodical execution of power play!
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2013  (B30) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0
Sharp attack
Y Hou vs N Dzagnidze, 2014  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Neat swift conclusion
B Bok vs Rapport, 2014  (C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Fantastic rook move saves (and wins) the game!
Svidler vs D Andreikin, 2014  (B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Unexpected exchange sacs develop into superior position and win
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2014  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 43 moves, 1-0
Precise tactics from light pieces support strategic win!
Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2014  (D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 66 moves, 0-1
Strategic domination ends with superb finesse touch conclusion
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014  (C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
After f7 sac, Queen travels to finish the job with her troops.
M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2014  (A80) Dutch, 13 moves, 1-0
Splendid pieces coordination lead to lethal ending!
Duda vs I Beradze, 2014  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Nice finish!
M Karthikeyan vs Eljanov, 2014  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 54 moves, 0-1
A great combo with final nice touch!
Eljanov vs Kuzubov, 2014  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Nice tactics, until the end!
R Mamedov vs A R Saleh Salem, 2014  (C26) Vienna, 42 moves, 0-1
Risky play and splendid counter attack!
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2014  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Sharp fight, with beautiful mating net finish!
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Technical skills at work!
Vachier-Lagrave vs Tomashevsky, 2015  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 91 moves, 0-1
Sparkling ongoing tactics and... mate!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Strong attack with neat moves and...mate!
So vs Nakamura, 2015  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
The art of dominating the field.
Carlsen vs So, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Nice tactics from a queen and her two knights!
M Gagunashvili vs Dubov, 2016  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Surprise Queen sac forces long combination for mate!
Radjabov vs O Bortnyk, 2016  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Pseudo Queen sac becomes... real Queen sac!
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2016  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Brilliant creative play!
Aronian vs Giri, 2016  (A20) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Fierce swift attack!
So vs V Akobian, 2016  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
A Queen sac for light pieces activities until... mate!
B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017  (A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
Sharp reciprocal tactics
Xiong vs So, 2017  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1
Rook sac allows pawns rolling to victory!
Kramnik vs Harikrishna, 2017  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
White Queen "en prise", black seems to escape until final blow
P L Basso vs A Korobov, 2017  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 1-0
Queen offer for deviation allowing mating Queen promotion!
Anand vs Caruana, 2017  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
Beautiful counter attack!
Rapport vs Carlsen, 2017  (A06) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Tactical mêlée followed by superior ending!
Wei Yi vs Y Yu, 2017  (C42) Petrov Defense, 64 moves, 1-0
An epic finish!
Anand vs Caruana, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Objective mate!
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Strategic masterpiece
Carlsen vs So, 2018  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0
White pawn stings black position for great tactics and ... win!
Ding Liren vs Duda, 2018  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Sharp reciprocal agression, and neat finish!
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2018  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0
The art of positional play
Ding Liren vs Giri, 2019  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Rook sac splits board in two, allowing hunting isolated king !
Sasikiran vs V Artemiev, 2019  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
The art of building an attack and concluding it !
Carlsen vs Rapport, 2019  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
Endgame masterpiece
F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2019  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 73 moves, 0-1
Sudden deadly attack!
Koneru vs A Kashlinskaya, 2019  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Tactics swischenzugs, and mating attack finale!
Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2019  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1
Marathon win
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 136 moves, 1-0
A violent attack out of the blue!
S Williams vs A Rakhmangulova, 2023  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Queen sac and cat & mouth play with king until... mate!
G Szabo vs N Stepanencu, 2023  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
Quen sac to prepare long term battle for pawn promotion!
Abdusattorov vs P Maghsoodloo, 2024  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 68 moves, 1-0
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