Anonymous ID: 9fdd0b Nov. 7, 2018, 3:02 a.m. No.3777901   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8025

"A queen sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." – Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956).

 

Even the most technical, positional-minded player cannot dispute the accuracy of Tartakower's remark. No matter how straightforward or prosaic, a queen sacrifice is chess beauty incarnate. There is no moment in chess that is more magical than the queen sacrifice, especially when it leads to checkmate.