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 "Unknown00"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "1k1r1b1r/p1p2ppp/Qp3n2/1N2q3/4p3/6P1/PPPB1P1P/4RRK1 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] { Can black safely capture the bishop on d2? } 1... Rxd2 2. Qxa7+ ( { White can try: } 2. Nxa7 Qd5 3. Nb5 Qa8 4. Qxa8+ Kxa8 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Kc8 3. Rd1 e3 4. Rxd2 exd2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1