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 "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Veresov"]
[Black "Dementej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r3kb1r/pp1n1ppp/2p1p3/6B1/3q4/2nB1Q1P/PPP2PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Bg6 hxg6 ( { Black dare not try: } 1... Qxd1 2. Qxf7# ) 2. Rxd4 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } 1-0