We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature.
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[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Korchnoi, Viktor"]
[Black "Van der Stricht, Geert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6rk/5pp1/2pnq1Rp/1p1pB2Q/2nP4/2PB1P2/P4PKP/8 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Black resigned here when he had a won game. Can you find the winning move? } 1... Nxe5 ( { Black dare not try: } 1... fxg6 2. Qxh6# ) ( { Black can try: } 1... Qxg6+ 2. Bxg6 Nxe5 3. dxe5 fxg6 4. Qxg6 Nc4 5. e6 { White wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 2. Rxe6 Nxd3 { Now the threat of Nf4+ and NxQ
allows time to win white's rook. } 3. Rxh6+ ( { White can try: } 3. Rf6 gxf6+ 4. Kf1 Rg6 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { White can also
try: } 3. Rxd6 Nf4+ 4. Kf1 Nxh5 5. Rxc6 Ra8 6. Rc7 Kg8 7. Rc5 Nf4 8. Rxb5 Rxa2 9. Ke1 Re2+ 10. Kf1 Rc2 11. Ke1 Rxc3 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } ) ( { White can also try: } 3. Kf1 fxe6 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 3... gxh6+ 4. Kf1 Rg6 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0