A sacrifice to disrupt the defences e.g. Bxh6, gxh6. A means of penetrating the enemy position by a sacrifice involving pieces or pawns.
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Quotes of the Day
When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win because I am Bogoljubov.
Efim Bogoljubov
Garry has done a lot over the chess board – unbelievable things. He is the greatest world champion in the chess history. The question is what he has done for the federations, what he has done for his own federation.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
I believe that every world champion has a greatness of his own.
Kiril Georgiev 2017
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
You only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game.
Lajos Portisch
