Rudolf Spielman

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 "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown022"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r3b1k1/4P2p/1p1B2p1/4P3/4p1Q1/8/2q3PP/3R3K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... h5 2. Qe6+ { The white queen has no safe square on the diagonal
protecting his back rank. } 2... Bf7 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 { Black wins with a large
material advantage. } 0-1