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 "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sokolov"] [Black "Mikhailov"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "2b3rk/r4p1p/1p3P2/4p3/qp1P4/5R1B/1PP5/1K1Q3R w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Ra3 bxa3 2. Bd7 Bxd7 3. Rxh7+ Kxh7 4. Qh5# 1-0