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 "USSR"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kuzmin"]
[Black "Grigorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "7k/3q1pp1/2R4p/1P1Np3/3bP1P1/7P/Qr3PK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Qa8+ Kh7 2. Rxh6+ Kxh6 ( { Black can try: } 2... gxh6 3. Nf6+ Kg6 4. Nxd7 Rxf2+ 5. Kg3 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Qh8+ Kg6 4. Qh5# 1-0