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DAVID McKAY COMP~NY, II;C" NEW' ORK


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Real Saorifices l07

26 P-QN41 R-Rl

28 NxNch Q-Kl

30 Q-KB21 l'-KN4Compulsory.

32 Q-Q211'-N5;


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Real Sacrifices 109N-K5 6 .IJK2 N-QB3B-QB4 and if 7 1'-Q4, .IJ-QN5! gives Black

u fuvornblc position as in a similar variution of the Vienna

7 1'-Q3 l'-KN4KR-NJ

10 P-Q4

12 n-os o-re13 B-KB4 l'xl'

'White wa, threatening 14 B-N3 foiJow",l by 15 PXP etc.QR4

15 R_Nl! N-Ql


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Real Sacriiices 113

ready gained a considerable advantage

DEFLECTING on DECOY SACRIFICES


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128 TI,e Arl of Sccritice ill Chesspieces from their strong pO)inls. VJriO)u, reinforcements of theattack thrcaten~d: P_KR4-5 Or 13 BxP. H~nccWhitc'sDC"tmOye.

NxQP.

Nothingcnllhcdevisedngaimtthio

Desperation. If 19 QNl33, BQ3 win, for Black.u - o a

Mter 20 Q-K2, QxNc\, is one of several winning linesQ-I\5

ResignsBluck wi", ~nothcrpiccc,


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Real Sacrifices 14531 K-N1 N-KO

Again playing lur time to 'eek the bc,t winning mcthod.Q_N6ch

Or 36 NxN, QxN

At lnst the exchange of Queen< is favorable. White must


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152 The Art { ) f Sllclifice in ChessOf ooursc White cannot takctllC Quccn, as mate is threat

"Ih" c,"nT,inati"nwn, c"lcul"tcd. Black i,a

Relatively best, though iI is as inadC'l"a\e '" Olher defen'~s


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86 c - o s01' 37 Q-Q5, P-R4ch; S3 K-BS, R-B8eh lVinlljllg

Forcing a general exchange38 Qxn

Or K_N4, p.n1chl; 39 KxNP, Q-N3ch "nd mate next

Resigns

Queen's Gambil Dec/,"edW33

.H . Spielmann S. Hubinstcin H.

P-Q45 ll-N5u I'-K3

An ""ti'lLlHtecl cletcn'e. n~tter is Q}/-Q2.7 ll-Q38 ExN

8l'xl'ro I'-Kn4!


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Real Samifices 155


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Real Sacrificee 161nxQeh i lH P.Q6

23 KNl SO P-B5

32aa

n.QIH is a bit belter, butdcfcatisum\\'oidable.~-.~;K-NlPG4

T~e only dele""'''gninsllhethtent S8 P-QN4 etc3~ QxPch Q-IlG Il_Ql

40 Q-B7ch Hc,igm


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2. Sacrificial Values

COMPARED WITH THE ob;ecf OF A SACRIFI"'"


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Sacrificial Values 163


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Sacrificial Vli/ues 167a posUion 10 bring tbc weight o his e_,tm piece I" bear in tilescales.

AUothcrthingsbcingcqua!,lhccxtra piec-e'hould usuallybe stTn!:\crhan the tlu-~e Pawn" and in defensive po,itionsit frOUluenUy happens that eVen lour healthy Pawns ar~ not"sufr.clcnt compensatiun lor tho piece

A of (he Evans Cam hit Deolined ilIustral~s thepoint:

P_K42 N-KIl3 N--QB3S BB4 B-B44 P"QN4e r-res

6 NxP7 PQ48 BxND BxP

JO B-,Pch

n-us""I'PxNKR-NlKxBQ.N4


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174 The Ar! of Sacrifice in Chess

23 Q-B2

Q-Bl 3:3 1'-QH4S3Q-lll i,metby8c3 ... Q_BGI


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180 Tile Art a f Sacfi~ce hI ChessIntllisinstance,th"sacriJlcco/theexchangecon


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THE QUEEN SACRIFICE


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The Queen Sacrifice 18736

King's G"mhit Declined(;neffc"t)Vienna, 1007

RSpicimHnn G,,\jal'oczy1 P-K4 J\-KU32 N-QBJ B-KN5

6 N-fi,3 N-ES1 N-Qn4 N-Q2


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'flw Queen Sacrifice 189


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10029 p-ro30 N-Q431 K_ltZ32a ss

The Art of Sacrifice in ChessR-Q2H-B8chP-QR3N-B3

36 IIxPcb37 R_N8ch38 P-K5e o0 '

K-NZK-RZH-RS

40 N -QS I win, fUT Whi t e4041 1'_B 6ch K _B :"_

IW'" 'NR-K2

RSl'idmann J .MoUer n.Spielma!lll J .MoUer4 s-ee N.'"s '.0' P-Q4a Q-Tl3 N -QB3 e I'-K5 N-K5

Q-H5chBlacktakcs"pthechaU""ge;hecanakorontinucbis


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The Queen Sacrifice lD3


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20 ll-Q31

27 l'-KB di,eh x-m28 N-K5 Resigns


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The Queen Sacrifice 195


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Epilogue


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Epilugllo 197

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