Sample Games
- In the following game, Azmaiparashvili uses the Pirc to defeat reigning world champion Karpov.
- Karpov vs Azmaiparashvili, USSR Championship, Moscow 1983: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Rad1 b5 11. a3 a5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Ra3 14. Bg5 Rxc3 15. Bxf6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ra3 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ra1 Qa8 19. Rxa3 Qxa3 20. Be2 Qb2 21. Rd1 f5 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. c3 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Ra8 25. Bxb5 Ra3 26. Rc2 Ne7 27. f4 exf4 28. Bc6 Nf5 29. Kf2 Ne3 30. Rc1 Kf6 31. g3 Ke5 32. Kf3 g5 33. gxf4+ gxf4 34. h4 Nxd5 35. Bxd5 Kxd5 36. Kxf4 Kc4 37. Re1 Rxc3 38. Re7 Kxb4 39. Rxh7 d5 40. Ke5 c6 41. Kd4 Rc4+ 0–1
- Kasparov's Immortal; Rook and Knight Sacrifice.
- Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5 11. 0-0-0 Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 0-0-0 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ Kd1 36. Bf1 Rd2 37. Rd7 Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1–0
- Tal The Magician; Rook Sacrifice.
- Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Petrosian, Moscow 1974: 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. Re1 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bf4 h6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Bg7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bc4 Be8 19. Neg5+ hxg5 20. Nxg5+ Kg8 21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Bxf7+ 1–0
- Candidates Jewel; Bishop Sacrifice.
- Fischer vs Viktor Korchnoi, Curaçao 1962: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. 0-0 Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Nd2 a5 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. a4 Nb4 13. g4? Bxg4! 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Nxc2 16. Nb5 Nxa1 17. Nxa1 Qc6 18. f5 Qc4 19. Qf3 Qxa4 20. Nc7 Qxa1 21. Nd5 Rae8 22. Bg5 Qxb2 23. Bxe7 Be5 24. Rf2 Qc1+ 25. Rf1 Qh6 26. h3 gxf5 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Nxf5 Qe6 30. Rg1 a4 31. Rg4 Qb3 32. Qf1 a3 33. Rg3 Qxg3 0–1
- "Cheap's" Sacrifice.
- Hikaru Nakamura vs Ilya Smirin, Foxwoods Open 2005: 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. e5 Nfd7 7. h4 c5 8. h5 cxd4 9. hxg6 dxc3 10. gxf7+ Rxf7 11. Bc4 Nf8 12. Ng5 e6 13. Nxf7 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Kxf7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Bd3 Qb4 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. c4 Qd2 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Rh4 1–0
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