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The Exchange Sacrifice: A Practical Guide

Compiled by QueensideCastler

Sergey Kasparov | 2016 Book �

Game order 198 and above is not featured in this book, but they are based on on the topic "Exchange
Sacrifice".

25...♜e6!?
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

24. f4

Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971 

(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0

21. ♘e3!

vs Spassky, 1966 
Petrosian

Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno

24... e5!
Portisch
vs Petrosian, 1972 

1/2-1/2
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves,

29... ♜xf3
Spassky
vs Petrosian, 1969 

(A56) Benoni Defense, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

24... ♜xf3
Petrosian
vs Gurgenidze, 1957

34 moves, 1/2-1/2
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation,

31...♜f4!?

Tal vs Petrosian, 1958 

(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2

38...♜b4!?
Korchnoi
vs Petrosian, 1965 
(E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3,
without ...d5, 56 moves, 1-0

14...♜xe5

Petrosian, 1966 
Larsen vs

(C00) French Defense, 48 moves, 0-1

24...♞xe5!

Petrosian, 1966 
Spassky vs

0-1
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves,

22. ♖e4!

Tal vs Petrosian, 1977 

(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

16. ♖h3

vs N Rashkovsky, 1976 
Petrosian
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31
moves, 1-0

27...♜xe3!?
Karpov vs
Andersson, 1975 
(B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1

15... axb5
Korchnoi
vs Karpov, 1978 

42 moves, 1/2-1/2
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3,

15...♞xd4

L Christiansen, 1993 
Karpov vs
(E15) Queen's Indian, 47 moves, 1-0

21. ♖xb8+!

Geller vs Karpov, 1976 

1-0
(C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves,

38. ♖xc6!
Anand vs
Karpov, 1997 

1-0
(E15) Queen's Indian, 100 moves,

29. ♘d2!?
Korchnoi
vs Karpov, 1974 

(E17) Queen's Indian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

19. ♘xd4!
Karpov vs Hjartarson, 1989 
(A20) English, 45 moves, 1-0

18... ♞d5!

Anand, 1997 
Karpov vs
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted,
32 moves, 1/2-1/2

27. ♖xf5
Karpov
vs Yudasin, 1993

1-0
(E15) Queen's Indian, 56 moves,

17. ♖xe6

Larsen, 1979 
Karpov vs
(B15) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0

23. ♗e2
Karpov
vs Gelfand, 1993 

(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 45 moves,

1-0

17...bxc5!
Lautier vs
Karpov, 1995 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40
moves, 0-1

14... ♜xf3!
Karpov vs
Kamsky, 1996 

1/2-1/2
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 23 moves,

20. ♖xc3 | 21...♜xe4!

Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990 
(D85) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

17. ♗xe7

Kasparov, 1984 
Karpov vs
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

19...♜xf3!?
Anand vs
Karpov, 1998 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0

29...♜xd4!?

Short vs Karpov, 1992 

(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 76 moves, 1-0

17. ♖xb7!?
Kasparov
vs Shirov, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

22. ♖xf7!
Carlsen
vs Caruana, 2014 

moves, 1-0
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47

34. ♖d6!
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1998 
(B57) Sicilian, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

17. ♖xd6!
Anand vs
Gelfand, 2006 

1-0
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves,

38. ♖xg2!
Caruana
vs McShane, 2012 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation,
4.Nf3, 67 moves, 1-0

18. ♖xc6?!

Nakamura, 2012 
Bologan vs

(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 81 moves, 0-1

33. ♖ed1?!
Movsesian
vs I Sokolov, 1999 

(A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 1-0

26. ♖xf5!

vs A Istratescu, 2013
A Volokitin
(C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0

32...♞xd5

Topalov, 2001
Adams vs

(C78) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

17. ♖xe6!?

Anand, 2003 
Topalov vs
(C42) Petrov Defense, 61 moves,
0-1

29. ♖xc6!?
Ivanchuk
vs Ponomariov, 2002 

1/2-1/2
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves,
17...a3!?
Gelfand vs Leko, 2003
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

28...♜xd3!?
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2008 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 62 moves, 0-1

20. a4

vs Svidler, 2008 
Topalov

(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0

19. ♖xf8!?
Shirov vs
F Vallejo Pons, 2010
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0

29...♜xb5!
Caruana
vs Dominguez Perez, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 65 moves, 0-1

21...♜xc4!?
Adams vs
Wang Hao, 2013 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

35...♜xc3!

Short, 1991 
Gelfand vs
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined,
Orthodox Defense, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2

36...♜xd3!?
Khalifman
vs Bologan, 2005
(A15) English, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

17. c6!?

vs Onischuk, 2007 
Sasikiran
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

21. ♔f2!?
Aronian
vs C Balogh, 2013 

81 moves, 1/2-1/2
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav,

24. ♔g3!
Morozevich vs Van Kampen, 2013 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

22...♜c3!?
Kasparov
vs Gelfand, 1997 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

15. ♕xb7
Topalov
vs Kramnik, 1998 

(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

29...♜exe6
Anand vs
Shirov, 2001 

1-0
(C42) Petrov Defense, 44 moves,

25...♜xh6?!

Bareev, 2002
Grischuk vs

1/2-1/2
(C02) French, Advance, 55 moves,

33. Bc3!
Bareev
vs Anand, 1991 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined
Slav, 50 moves, 0-1

15. Rxf6!?
Shirov vs
Short, 1996 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60
moves, 1-0

26. Re3?!

vs Rublevsky, 2005
M Gurevich

(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

22. Rxf4!?

vs Naiditsch, 2006 
V Malakhov

1-0
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves,

29...Rxc6?!

I Cheparinov, 2007 
Beliavsky vs
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav,
52 moves, 0-1

16. Rxe6!?
Onischuk
vs P Nikolic, 2007 

(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

23. Rxf6!

vs Dominguez Perez, 2008 
A Timofeev

(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

18...♜xc3?!
Svidler vs Gelfand, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0

13...♜xf3

vs Svidler, 1999 
Kasparov
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves,
1-0

19...♜e3!?

Morozevich, 2007 
Gelfand vs
(E17) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1-0

25. ♖xc5
Piket vs
Gelfand, 1995

1-0
(E97) King's Indian, 40 moves,

31...♜xc4!?
Adams vs
Short, 1997 

1-0
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves,

26. ♖xc5!
McShane
vs Caruana, 2010

(A09) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

26...♜xe3!?

Macieja, 2008 
Van Wely vs

(E17) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

!!!

Anand vs Kamsky, 1995 

1/2-1/2
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves,

26...♜xc5
Kramnik
vs Anand, 1996 

(A04) Reti Opening, 108 moves, 0-1

22. ♗d2!?

Kasparov, 1999 
Topalov vs

(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 61 moves, 0-1

22...♝c4!?

Carlsen, 2009 
Aronian vs

(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

20. ♖c6?!

Nepomniachtchi vs Anand, 2011 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

17...♜xf7
Kamsky
vs Salov, 1992

(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

21...♜xg3

Shirov, 1997 
Adams vs

(C78) Ruy Lopez, 95 moves, 1-0

P Nikolic vs J Polgar, 2002

(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 49 moves, 0-1

27...♜xe5!
T Balogh
vs A Istratescu, 1998

(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 36 moves, 0-1

15. ♖xd5!

D H Campora, 1999
A Sorin vs
(E15) Queen's Indian, 50 moves, 1-0

28...♜d4!!

Rozentalis, 1999 
Ftacnik vs
(A17) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

29...d4!?
Portisch
vs Chiburdanidze, 1998 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 0-1

27. ♖xd4
Onischuk
vs J Ye, 1998

(B33) Sicilian, 65 moves, 0-1

13...♜xc3!?
Movsesian
vs Kasparov, 2000 

0-1
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves,

14...♜xc3!
I A Nataf
vs Dominguez Perez, 2002 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

 16...♜xc3
Shirov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 52 moves, 1-0

30. ♖xe5!
Anand vs
Sadler, 1998 

1/2-1/2
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves,

20. ♘d4!
Korchnoi vs Seirawan, 1986 
(A26) English, 56 moves, 1-0

12...♜xd4?!
Topalov vs
Kramnik, 2014 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights,
44 moves, 1-0

30...♜b4
Aronian
vs S Agdestein, 2014 

(E15) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

17...♜xc3!
Leitao vs
Carlsen, 2014 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined
Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

28. ♖xe5

Aronian, 2014 
Anand vs
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense,
61 moves, 1/2-1/2

20...♜b4!

A Selezniev vs Alekhine, 1921 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 74 moves, 0-1

21...♝e6!?
K Treybal
vs Spielmann, 1922 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1

21...♜xd6!
Tolush vs
Botvinnik, 1945 

moves, 0-1
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41

12...♝h8!
Panov vs
Simagin, 1943 

(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

21. ♗e2!

vs Z Kozul, 1991 
Seirawan
(E77) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

16... O-O!
A Rhode
vs Zitzewitz, 1910 
(B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 0-1

15...O-O-O!

vs Ivanchuk, 1986 
Vyzmanavin

31 moves, 1/2-1/2
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav,

15. ♕d2!
Reti vs Duras, 1912 

Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted,

28...Rxf2!?
Udovcic vs
M Bertok, 1961

(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 48 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Portisch, 1978 

(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0

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