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Exchange Sacrifice Games

1,575 games featuring exchange sacrifices · Stockfish vs the world's top engines · Full engine evaluation preserved through the sacrifice.

Exchange Sacrifice Chess Games
Queen Rook Bishop Knight Exchange Pawn
vs LCZero (438 games)
vs Berserk (124 games)
vs Caissa (118 games)
vs Clover (111 games)
vs Dragon (96 games)
vs Alexandria (93 games)
vs Obsidian (81 games)
vs RubiChess (65 games)
vs Torch (63 games)
vs Ethereal (46 games)
vs Halogen (45 games)
vs Reckless (42 games)
vs Seer (37 games)
vs Igel (28 games)
vs Wasp (28 games)
vs Booot (27 games)
vs Velvet (26 games)
vs Fire (16 games)
vs Minic (15 games)
vs rofChade (13 games)
vs Fat Fritz (13 games)
vs BlackMarlin (11 games)
vs Marvin (6 games)
vs SlowChess Blitz (4 games)
vs LCZeroCPU (4 games)
vs Stoofvlees II WCCC2024 (3 games)
vs Seer cc6f5c83 (3 games)
vs Stoofvlees II d2 (2 games)
vs Stoofvlees II d6 (2 games)
vs Obsidian dev-16.14 (2 games)
vs Obsidian dev-15.22 (2 games)
vs Obsidian dev-15.14 (2 games)
vs Obsidian dev-9.35 (1 games)
vs Obsidian dev-11.06 (1 games)
vs Obsidian dev-11.24 (1 games)
vs Obsidian dev-11.15 (1 games)
vs Obsidian dev-13.23 (1 games)
vs Obsidian dev-13.11 (1 games)
vs Stoofvlees II d10 (1 games)
vs Stoofvlees II d9 (1 games)
vs Stoofvlees II d8 (1 games)
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a exchange sacrifice in these games?
This page collects exchange sacrifices, where a rook is given up for a minor piece (bishop or knight). Detection runs algorithmically over every move: a piece capture is flagged as a sacrifice when the side losing material does not recover equivalent material within the surrounding 3-ply window.
How many exchange-sacrifice games are in this archive?
1,575 games across all opponents, drawn from CCRL and TCEC matches involving Stockfish from 2024 onward.
Are all exchange sacrifices brilliant?
No — engines occasionally sacrifice material under time pressure or as part of long calculation that may not look immediately winning. The eval bar on each game page shows whether the sacrifice held up.
Can I filter by opponent?
Games on this page are grouped by opponent. Click any opponent header to see the full list of sacrifice games against that engine.
How does this differ from human-played sacrifice databases?
Engine sacrifices are computed objectively. Modern engines play sacrifices when calculation favors them, not based on style or intuition. Studying these games shows what is concretely sound, not just attractive.
Can I practice the exchange sacrifice games?
Yes. Open any game and click Practice — you will play the winning side's moves yourself, including the sacrifice itself.
Does the eval bar show the moment of the sacrifice?
Yes. Every move's evaluation is preserved from the engines' actual play, so you can see the exact eval before, during, and after the sacrifice.
Where do these classifications come from?
Sacrifice detection is computed during the build pipeline using a material-balance algorithm. It is not a human curator's selection, so coverage is consistent and complete across all 9,861 games in the archive.
Game data sourced from CCRL and TCEC (Top Chess Engine Championship). TCEC games are licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Engine moves are factual records of completed engine matches.