Inside Chess 1997/15 Two Classical Sacrifices: Made and Unmade by GM Leonid Shamkovich The classical Bxh7+ sacrifice is one of the first, and most useful, "stock" sacrifices we all learn. Here are two examples of this recurring combinational theme. Shamkovich,Leonid - Hunt,D U.S. Amateur Team (ch), 1997 Caro-Kann Panov-Botvinnik [B14] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 A fashionable move is 6...Bb4!?. 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0-0 Nxc3?! 9...0-0 10.Re1 Bf6 is better. 10.bxc3 0-0 11.Re1 11.Qe2 and 11.Qc2 are also good for White. 11...b6!? 12.Be4!? 12.Qc2 g6 13.Bh6 Re8 is ECO D41/30; 12.Qe2 is Inf. 2/152. 12...Bb7 13.Ne5!? Na5?! … [Read more...]