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Sacrifice puzzles

You give up material now to win more later, or to mate. Every sacrifice has to be backed by a concrete line.

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Black to move. Mate in two.

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Black to move. Mate in two.

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How to judge a sacrifice

  1. Count what you get backA sacrifice is sound when the line ends with mate or with more material than you gave.
  2. Open the kingSacrifices on the squares in front of a castled king strip away its pawn cover.
  3. Check the quiet repliesThe opponent does not have to take. Make sure declining the sacrifice also loses.

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