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
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere.
David Bronstein
Danailov, in his campaign, used the motto – “I know.” One or two months later he said “I am learning.” Three years after, we know that he cannot learn. He gave so many promises, he has done absolutely nothing.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
After losing a game I play the next one better. After losing the 2nd game I play like a lion. After 3 defeats in a row, anyone can beat me!
Eduard Gufeld
I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
