We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Unknown"] [Black "Unknown340"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "4rr2/1Q2n2k/p5R1/8/3qp3/7P/PP6/K5R1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Qxa6 ( { White can try: } 1. Rg7+ Qxg7 2. Rxg7+ Kxg7 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { White can try: } 1. R6g4 Rf4 2. Rg5 Rh4 3. Qxa6 Rd8 4. Qf1 { With a likely draw. } ) 1... Nxg6 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qh6# 1-0