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First Sicilian Exchange Sacrifice?
Hi everyone! I was doing some research into the history of the Sicilian Defense, particularly the Dragon, and came across what may be some of the earliest examples of the famous exchange sacrifice.
I found a couple of really old games from 1907 and 1908, including one involving Emanuel Lasker, the 2nd World Champion. They're pretty fascinating, especially because Lasker himself annotated the games.
I put together the games and some of Lasker's annotations here if anyone is interested:
https://www.chess.com/blog/TADpole4803/the-first-dragon-exchange-sacrifice
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Hi everyone! I was doing some research into the history of the Sicilian Defense, particularly the Dragon, and came across what may be some of the earliest examples of the famous exchange sacrifice.
I found a couple of really old games from 1907 and 1908, including one involving Emanuel Lasker, the 2nd World Champion. They're pretty fascinating, especially because Lasker himself annotated the games.
I put together the games and some of Lasker's annotations here if anyone is interested:
https://www.chess.com/blog/TADpole4803/the-first-dragon-exchange-sacrifice
#games
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NOT-drawish Giri? What's happening?
https://preview.redd.it/k6bcg6zbfarh1.png?width=687&format=png&auto=webp&s=4fcb156b271bcf842e820b7e5b162afffe6870ea
Giri having decisive results in every round so far. 6 wins, 1 lose.
Source: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1469895.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NED&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=5&SNode=S0
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https://preview.redd.it/k6bcg6zbfarh1.png?width=687&format=png&auto=webp&s=4fcb156b271bcf842e820b7e5b162afffe6870ea
Giri having decisive results in every round so far. 6 wins, 1 lose.
Source: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1469895.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NED&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=5&SNode=S0
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