Sacrificial Brilliance

Dazzling sacrifices: deflections, decoys, and long forcing lines.

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Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky

London 1851 · "Immortal Game" · Result: 1-0

Multiple piece sacrifices culminate in a brilliant mating attack.

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Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov

Wijk aan Zee 1999 · Tata Steel · Result: 1-0

A famous long-term queen sacrifice where the initiative never lets up.

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Mikhail Tal vs Yuri Averbakh

Moscow 1957 · USSR Championship · Result: 1-0

Tal sacrifices material for a powerful and intuitive attack on the king.