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 you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
We must finish once and for all with the neutrality of chess. We must condemn once and for all the formula “chess for the sake of chess”, like the formula “art for art’s sake”. We must organize shock brigades of chess-players, and begin immediate realization of a Five-Year Plan for chess.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent!
Robert Fischer
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
Fischer wanted to prove that all world championship games after his victory were prearranged. He did not convince me.
Vishy Anand 2008
