Rudolph Spielmann

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Petersburg"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarrasch"]
[Black "Nimzovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/p3qp1p/2bb2p1/2p5/3P4/1P6/PBQN1PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Bxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Qh4+ 3. Kg1 Bxg2 4. Kxg2 Qg4+ 5. Kh2 Rd5 6. f4 Rh5# 0-1