The sacrifice

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From the sacrifice horses were born, and animals with two sets of teeth such as donkeys and mules. From the sacrifice, cows were born, and likewise goats and sheep.

Giving your opponent a piece is sometimes very smart as we have seen at several occasions.

After giving your opponent a piece you can sometimes attack successfully.

In this game position white makes a sacrifice followed by an attack. The strong piece at 24 is removed to be able to attack 23.

X 35

2.33 – 29

Of course this is a dangerous situation. You have to check carefully if black has a stick-move or a shot. In this case black has to close square 18.

2… 12 – 18

X 30

X 10

Dussaut – De Heer 1886

A famous game in which the French player Dussaut made a double sacrifice. His sacrifice is still called the Dussaut sacrifice. Note that the first example was also a Dussaut sacrifice.

X 35

X 27

3.33 – 29

No stick moves or shots available for black.

3…. 13 – 18

X 30

X 10

White won the endgame.

White attacks the vulnerable piece at 19 making a sacrifice followed by an attack.

X 28

2.38 – 33

Even the possible stick move is losing for black:

2… 26 – 31

X 13 31 x 42

4.32 – 28!!

White removes piece 24 in order to attack the vulnerable piece at 19.

X 15

2.35 – 30!

Threatens to play 30 – 24, which is also played also after 15 – 20.

Black has no choice but to give back the piece. However, this gives white a very strong position.

2… 23 – 29

3.33 x 24 9 – 14

4.38 – 33! 14 – 20

5.33 – 29 20 – 25

6.39 – 34

Black has no good moves left. 12 - 17 is met by 28 – 22 +.

In this case the purpose of the sacrifice is to break through to the kings row.

X 37

X 41 23 x 32

3.22 – 18!

White wants to play 18 – 13 8 -12 13 – 9. There is not much black can do about this…

Both players possess the strong squares 27 and 28, for black 23 and 24. This type of position is called a classical position. In classical games sacrifices play an important role. Because piece 24 is so strong it is often removed by a sacrifice, like in this example.

X 35

X 44

X 50

Black has to give back at least two pieces and loses.

This position has emerged in many games.

The way to attack piece 24 is something to remember!

X 37

X 41 23 x 21

3.34 – 29

White sacrificed two pieces for a winning attack.

This position is composed by the former Dutch world champion Piet Roozenburg. The sacrifice is not followed by an attack here, but by a double threat.

X 16

2.26 – 21!

White threatens to take the shot a shot at 3 or 5: 33 – 28 23 x 32 27 x 38 16 x 27 38 – 32 27 x 38 39 – 33 38 x 29 34 x 3 + or 34 x 5 +.

2… 18 – 22 2.27 x 29 16 x 27 is met by 3.29 – 23 19 x 28 4.33 x 31 +.

Black is without defense.

White played

1.32 – 28! 22 – 27

X 18

3.33 – 28

Leaving his opponent with no sensible move. 3… 14 – 19 is answered by 4.32 – 28 18 x 20 5.25 x 3 +

White seems to be in trouble. Both 24 – 20 and 32 – 28 22 x 33 29 x 38 lose because of 13 – 19. In the game white lost playing 1.25 – 20? 14 x 25 2.23 – 19 13 – 18 and white doesn’t have a break through because 3.19 – 13 is punished by 22 – 27 4.13 x 31 36 x 38 B+.

White should have destroyed black’s strong formation 4/9/13/14.

1.15 – 10!!

Two possibilities:

1) 1… 14 x 5 2.23 – 19! 13 – 18 3.29 – 23 18 x 20 4.25 x 3 +

2) 1… 4 x 15 2.32 – 28! 22 x 33 3.29 x 38 26 – 31 4.38 – 32 and black can only give away a lot of pieces.