A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
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[Event "World's Fair"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1867.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Celso Golmayo Zupide"] [Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "rnb3qr/p1ppk2B/1p2pp2/8/3P4/5Q1N/PPP3PP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... Qxh7 2. Qxa8 Nc6 { Trapping the white Queen. } 3. O-O-O Ba6 4. Qxh8 Qxh8 { Black has a winning material advantage. } 0-1