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 "Unknown265"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "1k1r2nr/pp2b3/8/1Q1N2p1/7p/8/PP3qPP/2RR3K w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Rc7 Qb6 2. Rc8+ Rxc8 ( { Black can try: } 2... Kxc8 3. Nxb6+ axb6 4. Qf5+ Kc7 5. Qe5+ Rd6 6. Rxd6 Bxd6 7. Qxh8 Ne7 8. Qg7 b5 9. Qxg5 h3 10. gxh3 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Nxb6 axb6 4. Qe5+ Ka7 5. Qxh8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0